Wellness & Life Skills Coaching Specialist

Price: 
$4,250.00
Category: 
Counseling & Coaching
Combined Hours: 
765
Course Type: 
Mentor Supported
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Wellness coaching certification is about helping people to improve their lifestyle behavior. Wellness coaching is a new field. As it emerges and the world discovers the value of it, it will continue to define and re-define itself. What is clear is that wellness coaching is the application of the principles and processes of professional life coaching to the goals of lifestyle improvement for higher levels of wellness. Life Coaching certification is one of the fastest growing professions in the world today. It is a key component of individual’s success as well as an organization’s toolkit for developing leaders, working with teams, and helping employees at every level achieve their personal and professional best. Through this course you can discover the techniques 

Wellness Coaching

Wellness coaching is about helping people improve their lifestyle behavior. As the field of Wellness Coaching emerges and the world discovers the value of it, it will continue to define and re-define itself. Wellness coaching applies the principles and processes of professional life coaching in order to help make lifestyle improvements. Having a sound understanding of professional coaching and how to interact with people is a must to be successful in this field.  In this course you will be introduced to some fundamental ways of staying emotionally, physically, and mentally healthy. We will discuss nutrition, how to manage weight, exercise, stress management and much more. 

Prerequisite(s): None

Life Skills Coaching Level 1

Life Skills Coaching is one of the fastest growing professions in the world today. It is a key component of individual's success as well as an organization's toolkit for developing leaders, working with teams, and helping employees at every level achieve their personal and professional best. Through this course you can discover the techniques and tools for becoming a successful Life Skills Coach!

Prerequisite(s): None

Life Skills Coaching Level 2

Life Skills Coaching - Level 2 takes students step-by-step through the coaching process, covering all the crucial ideas and strategies for being an effective, successful life coach. This course moves seamlessly from coaching fundamentals to more advanced ideas such as helping clients to identify life purpose, recognize and combat obstacles, maintain a positive mind-set, and live with integrity. In the Level 2 course you will discover ways to help clients succeed and grow. 

Prerequisite(s)Life Skills Coaching Level 1

** Course Subject to Change.

Wellness Coaching

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Identify various dimensions of health, types of stressors and ways to encourage overall well-being 
  • Recognize healthy eating habits and the principles of fitness
  • Recall preventive measures for avoiding common illnesses, diseases and how to maintain sexual health
  • Identify the effects of consumer products on our body and how to protect ourselves from violence and crime
  • Define the co-active coaching model, the various contexts and principles and practices

Life Skills Coaching Level 1

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Identify the fundamentals of coaching
  • Recognize the principles of empowerment
  • Recall the steps for developing coaching skills
  • Identify methods for creating conversations, enhancing listening skills and working with clients
  • Define the co-active coaching model

Life Skills Coaching Level 2

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Identify coaching principles
  • Define the coaching process
  • Recognize proper ways to ask coaching questions
  • Identify steps for selecting and developing your coaching model
  • Recall coaching techniques and goals 

Wellness Coaching

Wellness Coaching Module 1
Health for Life

  • Defining Health and Wellness
  • Global and National Health Concerns
  • Common Causes of Death in the US
  • Making Positive Behavioral Changes
  • Conventional Medicine
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • Holistic Medicine and Integrative Medicine

Wellness Coaching Module 2
Stress Management and Sleep

  • Stress Response
  • Stress in America
  • Historical Overview of Stress Research
  • Relieving Stress
  • Function of Sleep
  • States and Stages of Sleep
  • How Sleep Changes with Age
  • Sleep Deprivation
  • Sleep Disorders

Wellness Coaching Module 3
Mental Health

  • Mental Health and Well-Being
  • Positive Psychology
  • Mental Disorders
  • Risk Factors
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Mood Disorders

Wellness Coaching Module 4
Social, Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health

  • Defining Social Health
  • Sex and Gender: Influences on Health
  • Sexual Relationships
  • Sexual Health
  • Contraception
  • Pregnancy and Infertility

Wellness Coaching Module 5
Nutrition and Physical Fitness  

  • Nutrition Basics
  • Healthy Eating
  • Food Safety
  • Fitness Basics
  • Impact of Physical Activity on Health
  • Exercise Plan

Wellness Coaching Module 6
Body Composition and Body Image

  • Assessing Body Weight
  • Energy Balance
  • Eating Disorders
  • What Causes Overweight and Obesity?
  • Genetics
  • Consequences of Obesity

Wellness Coaching Module 7
Substance Use Disorders and Personal Safety  

  • Defining Substance Use Disorders
  • Tobacco
  • Alcohol
  • Opioids, Depressants and Stimulants
  • Marijuana, Hallucinogens, Club Drugs and Inhalants
  • Unintentional Injuries
  • Intentional Injuries

Wellness Coaching Module 8
Immune System and Diabetes

  • Immune System Overview
  • Fortifying Immune Function
  • Understanding Infections
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Common Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Keeping Cardiovascular System Healthy

Wellness Coaching Module 9
Cancer and Environmental Health

  • Defining Cancer
  • Types of Cancer
  • Detecting, Diagnosing, Treating, and Living with Cancer
  • Preventing Cancer
  • Humans and the Environment
  • Climate Change

Wellness Coaching Module 10
The Co-Active Coaching Model

  • Empowered Coaching Environment
  • The Five Contexts
  • The Coach’s Role in the Model
  • Co-Active Coaching Relationships
  • Coaching Environment
  • Levels of Listening
  • Intuition
  • Curiosity
  • Authenticity
  • Accountability

Wellness Coaching Module 11
Coaching Contexts, Principles and Practices

  • Self-Management
  • Good Judgement
  • Fulfillment and Values
  • What is Balance?
  • A Formula for Coaching Balance
  • The Look of Process
  • Process Coaching
  • Integrating Principles
  • The Coach’s Commitment
  • The Expanding World of Coaching

**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**

Life Skills Coaching Level 1

Life Skills Coaching Module 1
Coaching Fundamentals

  • Listening as a Coach
  • Three Kinds of Listening
  • Listening To
  • Listening For
  • Listening With
  • Listening for the “Big Five”
  • The Language of Coaching
  • Coaching Conversations
  • Using Structures
  • Preparing for Coaching Sessions

Life Skills Coaching Module 2
Coaching and Empowerment

  • Coaching as a Developmental Change Process
  • Psychology, Philosophy and Human Development
  • Ken Wilber’s Four Quadrants of Change
  • Levels of Consciousness Development
  • Empowering the Client
  • When Do Coaches Use Empowering Skills
  • Selecting the Right Type of Conversation
  • Six Types of Conversations
  • Seven Skills for Empowering

Life Skills Coaching Module 3
Working with Clients

  • Stretching the Client
  • The Coaching Continuum
  • Ways to Challenge
  • Metaphors and Analogies
  • Creating Momentum with the Client
  • The Know in Order to Grow Principle
  • Focusing on “Right Action” Through Fieldwork
  • Coaching the Whole Client
  • Mind, Body, Emotions, Spirit

Life Skills Coaching Module 4
Coaching from the Inside Out

  • The Power of Purpose
  • Ways to Discover Life Purpose
  • Being Purpose-Full
  • Design Your Life
  • Living a Fulfilled Life
  • Using the Contemporary Wheel of Life with Clients
  • What Gets In Your Way?
  • Aligning Values, Actions and Habits
  • Developing New Values

Life Skills Coaching Module 5
Integrity, Play and Wealth

  • Walk the Talk
  • Personal Integrity
  • A Workable System
  • Play Full Out
  • Being At Choice
  • Boundaries
  • How Wealthy Are You?
  • Personal Revenue
  • Making it Practical

Life Skills Coaching Module 6
Mindset and Love

  • Mindset is Causative
  • How Mind-Set is Sourced
  • Distinctions on Observations
  • Affirmations
  • Moods, Emotions and the Body
  • Fear vs. Trust
  • Expressions of Love
  • Learning to Love Ourselves
  • Love is a Choice
  • The Power of Forgiveness

Life Skills Coaching Module 7
Co-Active Coaching Part 1

  • Co-Active Coaching Model
  • Four Cornerstones 
  • Co-Active Coaching Relationship
  • The Coaching Environment
  • Co-Active Coaching Contexts
  • Listening
  • Intuition
  • Curiosity

Life Skills Coaching Module 8
Co-Active Coaching Part 2

  • Forward and Deepen
  • Goal Setting
  • Putting Structures to Work
  • Self-Management
  • Self-Judgement
  • Coaching Fulfillment
  • Balance
  • Process
  • Putting it all Together 

**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**

Life Skills Coaching Level 2

Life Skills Coaching Module 1
Coaching Principles

  • The Coaching Spirit
  • Relationship and Trust
  • Asking Questions and Curiosity
  • Listening and Intuition
  • Feedback and Awareness
  • Suggestions and Simplification
  • Goals and Action Plans
  • Accountability and Accomplishments
  • Six Paradigms of Situational Coaching

Life Skills Coaching Module 2
Achiever’s Coaching Techniques

  • Responsibility
  • Building Self Esteem
  • Clarifying Life Purpose
  • Visualizing and Affirming Desired Outcomes
  • Planning for Action
  • Using Feedback, Learning and Perseverance to Your Advantage
  • Law of Attraction and Celebrating Success
  • Making the Impossible Dream Possible

Life Skills Coaching Module 3
Coaching Questions

  • Become a Master of Asking
  • Top Ten Asking Mistakes
  • Starting Significant Conversations
  • Conversational Models
  • The GROW Model
  • Defining the Problem
  • SMART Goals
  • Seven Strategies to Overcome Obstacles
  • Destiny Discovery
  • Asking Good Questions

Life Skills Coaching Module 4
Ways to Succeed

  • The Art of Dreaming
  • You Were Born Happy
  • A Whole New Way of Thinking About Goals

Life Skills Coaching Module 5
Supercoach Techniques

  • The Simple Ways to Make Decisions
  • Rainy Days and Mondays
  • How to Get Stuff Done
  • The Magic of Connection

Life Skills Coaching Module 6
Becoming a Supercoach 

  • How to Ask for Anything from Anyone 
  • The Secret to a Lifetime of Financial Security 
  • The Power of Hope

**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**

Ed4Career is committed to being both environmentally conscious and making it easier for you to study! We’re making your education mobile! All of our textbooks are now provided as eTextbooks*. You can access them on your laptop, tablet, or mobile device and can study anytime, anywhere.

The move away from physical books to eTextbooks means you get the latest, most up-to-date version available. This also makes your training more accessible, so you can study anywhere you have your phone or tablet. The best part is that all materials are included in your training cost so there are NO extra fees for books!**

*A few courses still have physical materials.
 

Wellness Coaching

Upon successful completion of our Wellness Coaching course, students will be prepared to sit for the NCCB national certification exam to become a Certified Wellness Coach (CWC).

Life Skills Coaching Level 2

Upon successful completion of our Life Skills Coaching Level 1 and Level 2 courses, students will be prepared to sit for the NCCB national certification exam to become a Certified Life Skills Coach (CLSC).

** Certification exams are not included in the cost of the course.**

Internet Connection

  • Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections

*Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware Requirements

  • Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
  • Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended

 

PC Software Requirements

  • Operating Systems - Windows 7 or higher
  • Microsoft Office 2013 or higher. Also, you could use a general Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
  • Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
    • Cookies MUST be enabled
    • Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
  • The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
  • PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
  • Adobe PDF Reader
  • QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player

 

MAC Software Requirements

  • Operating Systems - Mac OS x 10 or higher with Windows
  • Mac office programs or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
  • Internet Browsers- Google Chrome is highly recommended
    • Cookies MUST be enabled
    • Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
  • The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
  • PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
  • Adobe PDF Reader
  • Apple QuickTime Media Player