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Sedona Health Coaching
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Health coaching is an emerging profession in the areas of education, health, and self-help. Many health-related educational organizations began to provide vocational training for health/wellness coaching. Health coaching is a solution suggested for U.S. healthcare reform and the National Institute of Health (NIH) proposed the adoption of health coaching into the primary health care system in 2005.
Sedona Health Coaching program trains you with the knowledge, skills, and tools that you can use for group and individual coaching. It provides practical business insight, skills, and know-how specific to the coaching industry and enhances existing practice for health-related and wellness professionals, such as therapists, counselors, social workers, educators, etc.
Course Description
This program is 50 clock hours and includes the courses as listed below. No credit hours are awarded in this program. This program is offered either online or online & on-site combination.
5 Hours
This five-hour course is designed to introduce the wellness status of the United States. This includes primary indicators of national wellness status such as demographic date and health care costs for the primary health issues: overweight, cancer, diabetes, stress, etc. Students can develop a wider perspective regarding national wellness through comparison between OECD (Organization of Economic Co-operation & Development) member countries.
Wellness Overview
5 Hours
Coaching is a growing profession worldwide and a growing communication style adopted by leaders in organizations, teachers, counselors and parents. Coaching communication usually consists of discovery, discussion, planning and follow-up. Each of these steps requires different approaches, attitudes and skills. The knowledge attained through this course can be used for guiding others to develop healthy lifestyles in the context of coaching relationships.
Coaching Principles and Skills
10 Hours
In this ten-hour course, students will learn about key elements of a healthy lifestyle such as exercise, food, weight management, metabolism, stress management, sleep quality, and emotional balance. The purpose of this course is helping students to understand how these elements are interconnected and to develop a broad and holistic view of a healthy lifestyle.
Elements of a Healthy Lifestyle
5 Hours
Exercise is a crucial part of developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. This course teaches about basic principles of exercise with discussion of diverse Western and Eastern modalities of exercises especially focusing on how to burn calories effectively without exhausting the body. Students will understand that exercise can be adjusted to the needs and conditions of individuals by combining diverse approaches such as gym style exercise and Ki-gong style movement.
Exercise and Biomechanics
5 Hours
Corporate wellness is one of the key areas that need to be addressed to improve wellness status nationally and globally. This course provides information about the general corporate wellness status and unique wellness issues in workplaces with a discussion of program options and wellness guidelines applicable in workplaces. Students also learn how to adapt wellness program options to the specific needs and purposes of different corporations and organizations.
Corporate Wellness
20 Hours
In this twenty-hour course, all the knowledge and skills discussed through the health coaching program will be reviewed and application of these knowledge and skills in an actual coaching session will be demonstrated. Students will also be given opportunities to practice coaching with each other. While students are practicing with each other, the instructor will monitor their performance and give feedback for improvement.
Health Coaching Practice
Note: There is no clinical training, practicum, or externship/internship in this program.
Admission Requirements
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All applicants for admission to the health coaching program must be at least 18 years of age.
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Student must pay all applicable fees, as per the current published fee schedule prior to the issuance of an enrollment contract or make other arrangements acceptable to the school.
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Falsification of any admission materials may be cause for denial or cancellation.
Textbooks or Learning Materials
The Textbook and Workbook will be provided by the institute, however there are additional recommended texts. Recommended texts are:
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Co-Active Coaching: by Laura Whitworth, Karen Kimsey-House, Henry Kimsey-House, Phillip Sandahl
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You Can't Afford to Get Sick: by Andrew Weil M.D.
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Brain Wave Vibration: by Ilchi Lee
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Brain Rules: by John Medina
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Meridian Exercise 1, 2: by Ilchi Lee
Equipment/technology requirements or competencies
For online students, please refer to section VI for detailed technology requirements. There are no specific competencies or certifications needed for this program.
Requirements for Completion/Graduation
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A candidate for graduation must have successfully completed all required course load with a cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher.
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The candidate must meet all academic and attendance requirements.
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The candidate must have fulfilled all financial obligations to the Institute of Brain Education.
Graduate Employment Opportunities
Program graduates can help others create and sustain healthier and more balanced lifestyles. They can use skills provided in the program for entry into paid occupations as follows:
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They can work in their own homes, creating home offices or coaching clients over the phone.
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They may find their own office spaces or share office spaces with health practitioners such as massage therapists, acupuncturists, chiropractors or doctors.
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Professionals of health-related fields who become certified Health Coaches can improve the results of their professional practice by addressing their clients’ lifestyle challenges more practically and specifically.
Requirements for graduate to practice
No license or certification is required to practice health coaching.
Tuition, Costs and Fees
Tuition:
Registration fee:
Total Fees
Tuition includes manual and worksheets.
$3,900
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$3,900