Diploma In Wellness Coaching Skills
Diploma In Wellness Coaching Skills with author and tutor Laurel Alexander
A well thought out, put together and presented course which will add value to your coaching practice and personal health and wellbeing. Cathy Lawson, coach
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The government’s Health and Social Care Bill became law in 2012 and may have the following impact on public healthcare services:
- Extension of the role of GPs and their practice into core provision of health services for local residents.
- A privatisation ethos resulting in a possible 2-tier healthcare service; free basic and chargeable fast-track.
- An “NHS” or “private” mentality.
Those that work in the NHS may see their role extended to that of wellness coach as patients are encouraged to take increased ownership of their LTC alongside medical interventions.
Wellness coaching is also appropriate for private sector healthcare professionals. The growth of private healthcare lies in offering a range of solutions e.g. treatments, wellness coaching, products and services to potential buyers. The patient chooses their combination and alongside the health professional, co-creates and implements their wellness programme.
Coaches in healthcare and wellness form partnerships with their patients to optimize health and well-being by developing and sustaining healthful lifestyles. Wellness coaches help their patient enhance self-motivation and self-regulation, lever strengths, navigate the journey of change, and build other psychological resources such as mindfulness, positivity, hope, optimism, self-efficacy, and resilience.
The Diploma in Wellness Coaching Skills places you, the healthcare professional, in the ideal place for best practice and positive career development.
HOW THE DIPLOMA IN WELLNESS COACHING SKILLS IS DELIVERED
The Diploma is offered through blended learning whereby you can start your course at any time of the year. The mode of delivery is by supported distance learning and supervised practice at times to suit. Features of blended learning:
- start your course anytime
- 1:1 tuition throughout your course
- complete the course fast-track or take up to 2 years
- access your course 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week
- self-directed learning opportunities where you learn at your own pace (with full tutor support)
- course content can be modified to include bespoke needs
- have your skills development hours when you want (weekday or weekends)
- work with a range of volunteer clients on authentic wellness issues
- opportunity to develop self confidence with quality feedback and challenge
- work with a study-buddy
WHO THE COURSE IS FOR
This course is suitable for any conventional or complementary healthcare/wellness professional, nurse, coach, tutor or therapist wanting to integrate wellness coaching into their practice.
COURSE ACCREDITATION
National Council of Psychotherapists (NCP)
The Diploma in Wellness Coaching Skills will provide you with a professional qualification and is independently accredited by the National Council of Psychotherapists (NCP). The NCP is one of the longest established and prestigious societies of its type in the UK and enjoys an international reputation.
Student membership is included in your fee when you are accepted onto the Diploma and following successful completion of the course, you are eligible for full NCP membership.
Complementary Medical Association (CMA)
Wellness Professionals at Work is a recognized and authorized course provider of the Complementary Medical Association (CMA). This course carries CPD points (1 point for every hour of study or skills development).
Following successful completion of the course, you are eligible for full membership.
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This mark represents an acknowledgement by the Association for Coaching that the Diploma in Wellness Coaching Skills meets the course recognition criteria and is aligned with the AC's code of ethics and complaints process. |
Association for Coaching
Wellness Professionals at Work is an organizational and training provider member of the Association for Coaching and is committed to the ethical development of coaching as a profession. Our coaching training is in line with the Association’s Code of Ethics and Good Practice.
Following successful completion of the Diploma and the gaining of coaching hours, you are eligible to apply for membership of the Association which has international recognition.
COURSE OUTLINE
Stage One
Pre-course reading: How to Incorporate Wellness Coaching into Your Therapeutic Practice by Laurel Alexander
Stage Two
Supervised skill development
This stage involves 30 hours of supervised skills development in Brighton, Sussex which you can have whenever you choose, weekdays or weekends, during the day or evening. You will be under supervision while working with volunteer clients working on authentic wellness issues. You will be:
- facilitating initial wellness assessments
- co-creating a wellness plan
- developing the use of positive body language
- developing rapport
- improving effective listening skills
- developing powerful questioning techniques
- practicing cognitive behavioural coaching
- using techniques in overcoming client resistance
- improving client motivation
- managing client change
Tele-coaching
There is a further four hours for learning tele-coaching skills which happens in your own location under your tutor's supervision. You need to identify two clients to work with, giving each client two sessions of 45 minutes.
Stage Three: Supported distance learning
You can complete Stage three and four consecutively.
Supported distance learning
The supported distance learning is designed to give you the underpinning knowledge you need in order to practice wellness coaching. As well as the pre-course textbook, two additional textbooks are provided. Based on this reading and your own self-directed study, you complete nine assignments from the workbook. Completed work is passed onto your tutor for marking and comment and returned to you.
Module 1: Emerging Healthcare Trends: Growth of the wellness industry - The changing face of healthcare
Module 2: Integrated Wellness Coaching: Defining integrated healthcare - The eclectic approach to wellness - Definitions of wellness, well-being and health -Conventional and complementary healthcare mindsets - Areas of life which contribute to wellness - The integrated approach of the wellness coach -Integrating therapy/treatment and wellness coaching - Mindbody integration -Integrating limiting client mindsets - An integrated wellness coaching example
Module 3: Key Issues with Wellness Coaching: Differences between coaching, counselling and mentoring - Core coaching competencies - How people learn - Coaching models - The importance of client motivation - The importance of managing change - Wellness coaching
Module 4: Coaching Skills: Setting the scene for Wellness - Co-creating a wellness programme - Core coaching competencies -Showing attention and interest in coaching- Using exploration skills in coaching - Showing understanding skills in coaching - Using action skills in coaching - Motivational coaching - Change management
Module 5: Cognitive Behavioural Coaching: Defining cognitive behavioural coaching - The 8-step process to using CBC in wellness coaching - Step 1: Setting the Scene for CBC - Step 2: Problem Identification - Step 3: Goal Selection - Step 4: Choices & Consequences - Step 5: Exploration of Faulty Thinking - Step 6: Decision-Making& Action Planning - Step 7: Implementation - Step 8: Evaluation
Module 6: Mindfulness, Meaning and Wellness: Defining mindfulness -Physiological influence of mindfulness - Mindfulness in daily living - The link between wellbeing and human spirituality - Personal Meaning Profile - Coping Schemas Inventory - The Wheel of Life - Labyrinths
Module 7: Additional Skills for Wellness Coaching: Biofeedback - Stress management - Cognitive behavioural coaching - Relaxation techniques - Humanistic psychology - Flower remedies - Visualization and imagery - Nutrition -Communication skills -Meditation - Reiki - Pain management - Gestalt - Emotional intelligence -Transactional analysis - Solution-focused brief therapy - Rational emotive behaviour therapy - Environmental wellness - Medical qigong - Journaling -Emotional Freedom Technique - Positive psychology - Neuro-Linguistic Programming - Multimodal therapy - Mindfulness-based stress reduction
Module 8: Nine Ways to Deliver Wellness Coaching: Personal tele-coaching - Group tele-coaching - Personal face-to-face coaching - Personal coaching by Skype - Face-to-face group coaching - Webinars - Teleseminars -Email coaching - Products
You are required to keep a learning journal throughout the course. This records your personal and professional learning experiences related to the Diploma. While your journal working is not formally assessed, it is looked at as a guide to your developmental processes.
Stage Four: Case studies and log
Case studies
You need to complete six case studies, each having six sessions. Each case study will include one assessed tele-coaching session. You complete all case studies in your own time and location, under remote or face-to-face supervision from Laurel.
Log
You will be asked to keep a log amounting to 80 hours of contact time with wellness coaching clients.
Stage Five: CPD evaluation
ASSESSMENT
You will be assessed:
- during your face to face skills development
- during telephone coaching sessions
- through regular supervision
- via assignments
WHAT THE STUDENTS SAY
- I believe I am much more objective, patient and a far better listener as a result of this course. The helpfulness and knowledge of the tutor was excellent. Thoroughly enjoyed the course and felt I got a lot out of it. It’s certainly given me the confidence to coach as I have had such positive feedback from my case studies. Kate Tierney, writer and therapist
- I have learnt a massive amount around health and wellbeing, much of which I refer to regularly, either generally and/or when coaching, particularly around nutrition, activity, the benefit of good quality vitamins and supplements, value of relaxation and the use of some of the CBC techniques. A well thought out, put together and presented course which will add value to your coaching practice and personal health and wellbeing. Cathy Lawson, coach
- The three greatest strengths of this training has been: the excellent knowledge of Laurel and her approachable and supportive manner and my increased confidence level. Shiny, nurse and NHS wellbeing coach
- The knowledge and feedback of the tutor was excellent. K.D. nurse and NHS wellbeing coach
- Laurel is a supportive and understanding tutor who takes time to understand her students' contexts. Professionally, the high standards set by her have made me feel very well qualified in this field. Laurel is extremely meticulous with her feedback, so I have able to refine my coaching techniques. The final task of completing a business plan was extremely valuable. Emily Beckwith, project manager.
- The most important things I have learnt during this course have been; how not to lead a client, how to set goals and the GROW model. Dianne N. nurse and NHS wellbeing coach
FEE
The fee of £1,500 includes:
- A professional qualification in Wellness Coaching Skills independently accredited with the National Council of Psychotherapists (NCP)
- CD
- NCP student membership
- A Diploma in Wellness Coaching Skills recognized by the Association for Coaching
- A Diploma in Wellness Coaching Skills recognized by the Complementary Medical Association (CMA)
- Workbook
- Wellness coaching resources to use with clients/patients
- Over 220 hours of supported distance learning and tutorials (email, telephone and Skype)
- 150 hours of supervised skills development
- Study-buddy support
- Two hours of business coaching
- Three textbooks:
- How to Incorporate Wellness Coaching Techniques into an Existing Therapeutic Practice: Integrated Wellness Coaching for Therapists by Laurel Alexander
- Life Coaching: a cognitive behavioural approach by Michael Neenan and Windy Dryden
- The Coaching Manual by Julie Starr
Payment Options:
- Pay in FULL in advance to receive 10% discount - that's just £1,350.
- Alternatively pay three instalments: £500 upon enrolment plus two further instalments of £500
- Pay an initial £300 upon enrolment plus twelve instalments of £100.
You can pay by cheque, standing order, BACS or online.
POST QUALIFICATION SUPPORT
- Reduced CPD course fees
- Reduced business coaching fees
- Reduced supervision fees
HOW TO ENROL FOR THE DIPLOMA IN WELLNESS COACHING SKILLS
If you would like to enroll on the Diploma In Wellness Coaching Skills, choose one of the following:
- Complete the enrolment form and send together with a cheque for the full amount (or first installment), made payable to Laurel Alexander, 101 Osborne Road, Brighton, Sussex BN1 6LW or
- Complete and send the enrolment form to the above address and pay online here or
- Complete and send the enrolment form to the above address and contact Laurel to make a standing order or BACS arrangement
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