MHS 628 INTEGRATIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS COACHING
In this course, students learn the fundamentals of health coaching; a process of guiding and empowering clients to make and sustain choices to achieve health and wellness. The course provides a review of the frameworks and techniques of health coaching from a holistic perspective, including assessment, identification of goals and barriers, development of action plans, implementation strategies, and monitoring progress. Students will learn and apply health behavior change theories and models, as well as interventions from integrative health and wellness. Learning activities include a review of empirical research, class discussions, peer coaching activities, independent assignments, and a class compilation of personal, social, lifestyle, and medical resources to encourage client wellness. Peer coaching sessions allow students to experience the role of a health and wellness coach and that of a coaching client.