In this course you will learn how you can use imagery and imagery interventions to help with symptom management and healing, as well as to enhance overall health and wellbeing. You will experience a variety of imagery interventions and evaluate how they might be helpful in providing relief or enhancing quality of life. By the end of the course, you will know how to assess if guided imagery is appropriate in specific situations or with specific patients. You will be able to find and evaluate guided imagery scripts and recordings you might use. Most importantly, you will learn how to write and record effective guided imagery scripts of your own for specific needs at work or in your personal life.
This course is part of the Integrative Health and Medicine Specialization
Guided Imagery
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About this Course
What you will learn
Evaluate the role of guided imagery in health and healthcare and how you may use it professionally and personally.
Assess if guided imagery is appropriate for a client or patient.
Identify and evaluate resources, including apps and commercial products that might be helpful in specific situations or for specific conditions.
Create your own imagery intervention for a specific patient or group of patients
Skills you will gain
wellbeingsymptom managementhealthcareStress ManagementPain Management
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
1What Is Guided Imagery and Its Role in Health and Healthcare?
4 videos (Total 23 min), 6 readings, 5 quizzes
4 videos
Defining Guided Imagery6m
Types of Guided Imagery7m
How Can We Use Guided Imagery?6m
6 readings
Experience Guided Imagery5m
A Guided Imagery Script20m
Additional Resources
Guided Imagery Literature Review10m
Angie: A Case Study5m
References and Resources
5 practice exercises
Your Response to the Guided Imagery10m
Different Types of Imagery6m
Evaluate the Guided Imagery Script6m
Use the Literature Review15m
What Did You Learn in Week 1?20m
Week
2How Does Guided Imagery Work?
6 videos (Total 38 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes
6 videos
Stress, Imagination, and Relaxation5m
How to Elicit the Relaxation Response2m
Listen and Practice: Guided Imagery for Relaxation8m
What Is an Inner Advisor?5m
Listen and Practice: Your Inner Advisor7m
4 readings
Worksheet: Notice Language and Imagery30m
Stress and Relaxation Responses5m
Activity: Connect with Your Inner Advisor30m
Week 2 References and Resources
2 practice exercises
Your Experience with the Guided Imagery Session10m
What Did You Learn in Week 2?30m
Week
3Using Guided Imagery Apps or Products
5 videos (Total 12 min), 4 readings, 3 quizzes
5 videos
Assessing Patients1m
See a Patient Assessment In Action2m
Finding Guided Imagery Recordings and Scripts4m
Evaluating Guided Imagery1m
4 readings
Summary of the Research10m
Guided Imagery Literature Review
Sources for Guided Imagery Scripts and Recordings10m
Worksheet to Prepare for Quiz45m
3 practice exercises
Check Your Understanding of the Research Summary8m
Case Studies8m
Find and Evaluate a Guided Imagery Recording15m
Week
4Creating Your Own Imagery Intervention
6 videos (Total 27 min), 5 readings, 3 quizzes
6 videos
Music and Entrainment4m
How Does Music Influence Imagery?4m
Choosing Music3m
Writing Your Own Script5m
Imagery Without a Script4m
5 readings
Listening Activity30m
Sample Script: Imagery for Pain10m
Sample Script: Imagery for Anxiety10m
Sample Script: Imagery for Sleep10m
Peer Review Project Overview10m
3 practice exercises
Entrainment Activity10m
Choose Your Music10m
Check Your Guided Imagery Scripts
Instructor
Susan Thompson, DNP
Teaching FacultyEarl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing
About University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation’s most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.
About the Integrative Health and Medicine Specialization
If you want to help your patients or clients manage conditions or symptoms such as pain and anxiety, this specialization will provide the knowledge and skills needed. In these five courses, you will explore integrative therapies, including herbal medicine, guided imagery, aromatherapy, and mindfulness. For each therapy studied, you will gain skills to: Assess if a therapy is appropriate, Educate patients or clients about benefit and risk, Administer or advise on use, and Evaluate if the therapy was useful (our AEAE approach).
By the end of this specialization, you will be familiar with application methods, mechanisms of action, and the research evidence for specific therapies, as well as safety and quality considerations. In short, you will be ready to partner with patients on developing a plan of integrative care that fits their needs and preferences. Note that while the primary focus is on working with patients or clients, the information is also immediately applicable to your own health and wellbeing
Frequently Asked Questions
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Once you enroll for a Certificate, you’ll have access to all videos, quizzes, and programming assignments (if applicable). Peer review assignments can only be submitted and reviewed once your session has begun. If you choose to explore the course without purchasing, you may not be able to access certain assignments.
What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
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Is financial aid available?
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