Advanced Health Coaching Semin

Course Description

Opportunity to explore advanced topics in health coaching. Students will demonstrate learning through assignments including: reading of primary texts, virtual discussions and application of learned material via written work. Students will acquire a depth of knowledge and understanding of ways to serve their clients as health coach.

Learning Outcomes

• Evaluate models of wellness coaching.
• Demonstrate an understanding of motivational interviewing and related communication styles.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the core skills of motivational interviewing and when to use it, as well as why it is important for health coaching.
• Define ‘change talk’ and how to use it to help coaching clients get ‘unstuck’ and move forward.
• Create a Coaching Agreement and Policies and Procedures manual.
• Discuss ambivalence and motivation and how to determine when either or both are occurring in a coaching conversation.
• Recognize how and when to use tools with clients and develop a personal Coaching Toolkit.