Overview

The Integrated Health Coach program is a 6-credit hour graduate-level certificate of completion. The certificate program provides basic competency in core coaching skills for working with a diverse set of clients or patients, with a specific focus on integrative health coaching. The course will foster self-awareness and self-discovery through exploration of mindfulness and personal growth to create an integrative approach to wellness. Students will obtain knowledge of healthy lifestyle factors and steps for improving wellness. Students will learn facilitation of client self-awareness and coaching for behavior modification strategies through the application of wellness assessment tools and motivational skills. The program is designed to serve and educate professionals interested in coaching others to optimal health and wellness. Students will develop the skills necessary to build the coaching relationship from start to finish.

Program Outcomes:

  1. Summarize the structure of health and wellness coaching including planning, goal setting, assessments, and client relationship building.
  2. Apply techniques for building the coaching relationship, assessing and motivating behavioral change, and establishing client self-efficacy.
  3. Analyze the role of the wellness coach in health promotion, chronic disease prevention, and education of social and behavioral risk factors to optimal wellness.
  4. Discuss professional conduct, ethics and legal considerations for health and wellness coaching.
  5. Evaluate coaching clients, analyze behavioral and motivational tools particular to each client, and create a coaching plan for clients.

Program Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree or higher

Courses:

IHI509Integrative Health Coaching3
IHI510Integrative Health Coaching Practical Application3
 Total credits:6

IHI509 Integrative Health Coaching– 3 credits

An integrative health coach uses concepts drawn from psychology, behavior change, and life coaching fields to improve the health and well-being of individuals who want overcome obstacles to maintain healthy habits for life. The 1st course in the Integrative Health Coach program provides basic competency in core coaching skills for working with a diverse set of clients or patients, with a specific focus on integrative health coaching. Students will foster self-awareness and self-discovery through exploration of mindfulness and personal growth to create an integrative approach to wellness. Students will practice facilitation of client self-awareness and coaching for behavior modification strategies through the application of wellness assessment tools and motivational skills. The program is designed to serve and educate professionals interested in coaching others to optimal health and wellness. Students will develop the skills necessary to build the coaching relationship from start to finish.

(Note: this course will require 3 hours of synchronous class time per week)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Summarize the structure of health and wellness coaching including planning, goal setting, assessments, and client relationship building.
  2. Apply techniques for building the coaching relationship, assessing and motivating behavioral change, and establishing client self-efficacy.
  3. Analyze the role of the wellness coach in health promotion, chronic disease prevention, and education of social and behavioral risk factors to optimal wellness.
  4. Discuss professional conduct, ethics and legal considerations for health and wellness coaching.
  5. Evaluate coaching clients, analyze behavioral and motivational tools particular to each client, and create a coaching plan for clients.

IHI510 Integrative Health Coaching Practical Application – 3 credits

This 2nd course in the certificate program allows the student to review core coaching skills learned in IHI509 health and wellness coaching. Students will build on the core competencies to develop more advanced coaching techniques. They will examine advanced topics in health and wellness. Students will collaborate on client assessment and program planning for health and wellness clients. This course will offer additional insights into the scope of practice, collaborating with other healthcare professionals, as well as business and marketing practices. Students will have the opportunity to work with clients to build their coaching portfolios.

(Note: this course will require 3 hours of synchronous class time per week)

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  1. Review core coaching skills.
  2. Build advanced coaching techniques.
  3. Examine advanced health and wellness topics.
  4. Synthesize best practices in health and wellness coaching as it relates to scope of practice, client recommendations, business and marketing practices.
  5. Collaborate with a team to assess and plan programs for clients.
  6. Implement coaching skills with clients.

Integrative Health Institute

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