WHES 2092 - Foundations of Health & Wellness Coaching

Credit Hours: 3.00

Objectives:

1. Define what coaching is.
2. Examine four coaching mechanisms of action.
3. Discuss the difference between coaching and therapy.
4. Define the core three coaching skills.
5. Describe the concept of coaching presence.
6. Identify the role of compassion in coaching.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to assess the client’s level of self-efficacy and readiness to change.

Objectives:

1. Describe the difference between controlled and autonomous motivation.
2. Define motivational interviewing (MI).
3. Discuss how motivational interviewing (MI) is integrated into coaching.
4. Explore a variety of reflective listening statements.
5. Examine the four sources of self-efficacy.
6. Describe the transtheoretical model (TTM).
7. Define the five stages of change.
8. Describe coaching competencies for each stages of change.
9. Define operant conditioning and decisional balance.
10. Describe the mounting lasting change model.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to explain the coaching process.

Objectives:

1. Identify the value of assessments to the coaching partnership.
2. Identify assessments to use with clients.
3. Identify medical or mental health red flags.
4. Describe design thinking and its connection to coaching.
5. Describe the process of designing a coaching agreement with a client.
6. Describe the process of designing a vision within a coaching session.
7. Describe the process of designing three-month and weekly goals within a coaching session.
8. Define generative moments and their value.
9. Name the skills necessary for creating and facilitating generative moments.
10. Discuss how to use non-violent communication appreciative inquiry (AI) and motivational interviewing (MI) in generative moments.
11. List the five steps in the process of creating a generative moment.
12. Identify the process for conducting coaching sessions following an evidence based coaching model.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

Session #1:

• Introduction and Portfolio notebook
• Chapter 1- Introduction (Defining the Role of The Coach)
• I’m a Health and Wellness Coach…
• Practice
• Chapter Quiz

Session #2:

Chapter 2- Coaching Relationship Skills

• Three Core Coaching Principles: Mindful Listening; Open- Ended Inquiry; Perceptive Reflections
• Good Model Practice
• Practice
• Chapter Quiz

Week 2:

Session #3:

Chapter 3- Coaching Presence

• What coaching is and is not.
• Confidential relationship, focus on options, obstacles and AP.
• Preparing for a session.
• Practice
• Chapter Quiz

Session #4:

Chapter 4- Expressing Compassion

• Negative Emotions
• Self-Esteem
• Empathizing without sympathizing
• Practice
• Chapter Quiz

Week 3:

Session #5:

Chapter 5- Celebrating our Best

• Generating Positivity
• Practice
• Chapter Quiz

Session #6:,

Chapter 8- Client Assessment

• Wants and Needs of the Client
• What are they seeking?
• Practice- Explore Assessment (page 117)
• Chapter Quiz

Week 4:

Sessions #7 and #8:

Chapter 6- Harnessing Motivation to Build Self-Efficacy

• Options and Obstacles
• Motivational Interviewing
• Practice (page 83)
• Scales and Reflections (pages 84-85)
• Chapter Quiz                                                        

Week 5:

Sessions #9 and #10:

Chapter 7- Readiness to Change

• Transtheoretical Model of Change- Stages of Change
• Practice (page 101)
• Chapter quiz

Week 6:

Sessions #11 and #12:

Chapter 9- Design Thinking

• Brainstorming (options)
• SMART Model
• Practice (page 136)  
• Chapter quiz

Week 7:

Sessions #13 and #14:

Chapter 10- Generative Moments

• Open-ended Inquiry and Reflections
• Practice
• Chapter quiz

Week 8:

Session #15:

Chapter 11- Conducting Coaching Sessions

• Outline of a session: opening; goal review; generative moment; closing
• Practice

Chapter 12- The Thriving Coach

• Practice: student reflection

Session #16:

• Summary and Wrap-up
• Portfolio