Master Health Coach Certification
NBHWC Approved Training Program
Master Certified Health Coach Training
The Master Health Coach Certification is a comprehensive program that meets the rigorous standards set forth by the NBHWC. Once you receive your Master Health Coach Certification from Dr. Sears Wellness Institute, you meet the training requirement to sit for the National Health and Wellness Board Certification Exams offered by the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). Upon passing the National Board Exam, you will become a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC), giving you an elite credential and expanding your employment opportunities.
With over 40 hours of live online training, the Master Health Coach Certification covers 135 competencies in the areas of coaching structure, coaching process (coaching relationship, communication and techniques), coaching ethics, and health and wellness. With a primary focus on individual coaching and positive psychology, you will learn advanced coaching skills, including Motivational Interviewing, to help your clients meet their goals and achieve desired, sustainable behavior change.
Gain advanced coaching knowledge and skills that equip you to empower your clients toward optimal health through sustainable behavior change.
COURSE FORMAT
- 24/7 interactive online learning environment
- Instructor-led 24-week* Advanced Coach Training & Techniques course, which includes:
- Live instructor & peer interaction, support and feedback throughout the training
- Live two-hour classes held weekly in a virtual online classroom
- Weekly lessons and assessments
- Practical coaching application, both during and outside of class
- Practical skills assessment
- On-going support throughout training and beyond
* Does not include holiday breaks
DURING THE ADVANCED COURSE YOU WILL LEARN:
Health & Wellness
- Expand upon the content covered in the Life-stage/Specialty courses
- Support clients in obtaining credible health and wellness information
- Uncover a solid familiarity of current recommendations from public health groups such as the Center for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health
- Understand health promotion and disease prevention, applying a whole person perspective
- Learn about chronic disease, such as hypertension and diabetes
- Gain an understanding for social and behavioral risk factors
Coaching Structure
- Learn how to prepare for and conduct a coaching session
- Understand how to set the stage and what to cover in early coaching sessions
- Learn when and how to guide client to assess current state of health and wellness
- Explore client vision of optimal wellbeing, establish client-directed long- and short-term goals and back-up plans
- Grasp how to implement client preferred methods for learning and accountability
- Discover how to support clients in ongoing sessions and how to manage coaching program termination
Coaching Process
- Learn how to create a client-centered coaching relationship in a one-on-one setting
- Discover how positive psychology and the Transtheoretical Model of Change support clients in making lasting behavior changes
- Use evidence-based coaching techniques such as Motivational Interviewing and Appreciative Inquiry in coaching conversations
- Gain other coaching process knowledge including active, empathetic listening, honoring client autonomy and preferences, client-directed goal setting, recognizing client emotions, raising client awareness of strengths, values and sense of purpose, fostering client self-compassion, eliciting client intrinsic motivation, and improving client self-efficacy
Coaching Ethics
- Learn about ethical and legal considerations applicable to the health coaching profession including professional conduct, conflicts of interest, privacy, and confidentiality requirements
- Understand and apply the NBHWC Code of Ethics for health coaches
- Understand and apply the NBHWC Scope of Practice for health coaches
What our Master Health Coaches have to say
“In the coaching setting, the advanced course of study allowed me to grow in a new way which has dramatically impacted my confidence with one-on-one coaching as I use the different methods I learned. I am more than thankful that I took the class as it added to both my daily life and my professional endeavors.”
“All these years I have been basically scaring people away by telling them what to do, which I have learned…no one likes. It is all about motivating (guiding) people so THEY make the decisions and choices. The Master Certified Health Coach Training gave me the skills and confidence I needed to get started.”
” Just finished the Master Health Coach Certification and loved every minute of it!”
“The Master Certified Health Coach Training is amazing. I highly recommend it. We focused on motivation, communication and how to really connect with clients. I’m finding I use these techniques with every interaction I have with clients as well as in my personal life. Well worth it.”
“Just took the NBHWC exam . . . and — even though I did study — I was really struck by how well the Master Certified Health Coach Training prepared me for the exam. Having all the feels about being a Dr. Sears Wellness Institute Certified Health Coach today.”
“Dr. Sears Wellness Institute (DSWI) has created a powerful and impactful Advanced Training Course and Board Exam Study Group. I cannot say enough good things about it. I use what I learned everyday. I know what my coworkers are learning through other training programs and I feel you guys have nailed it!”
