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Health Coach course contents syllabus
Health Coach Course Syllabus
- You as a health coach
Who needs a health coach?
What does health coaching involve?
Why be a health coach?
The different types of coaching
The different types of coaching
The skills you need - Your clients’ needs
Clients’ bad habits
Typical client concerns
Concerns at different ages
Barriers to change
Understanding a client’s problem
Methods of tackling clients’ concerns
Assignment - Changing your client’s behaviour
Changing your client’s perceptions and values
Step out of your comfort zone
Self belief. Changing the client’s self image
Negative thoughts
Fatalism
Fear of failure
Self deception
Preconceptions, Procrastination
Strategies for change
Visualisations
Persistence
Getting the client to take action
Gap analysis
SMART goals
Format for setting goals and identifying achievements
Assignment - Assessing and improving your client’s diet
Assessing your client’s current diet
Educating your client about a healthy and nutritious diet
Preparing a diet plan
Motivating your client to make and follow dietary changes
Healthy eating tips
What makes a healthy diet
Understanding food labels
Understanding Recommended Daily Allowances - Common Nutrition Problems with Adults
Common problems
Diets to help deal with stress, fatigue, and sleep problems
Special nutritional requirements of women
Nutritional needs for adults
How to use diet to promote a healthy immune system - Improving your clients’ fitness
Getting your client to incorporate activity into their existing lifestyle
Being a kid/li>
Office fitness
Household fitness
Helping your client choose an aerobic activity
Walking
Jogging and running/li>
Cycling outdoors
Racket games
Swimming
Roller skating
Find an activity that your client enjoys/li>
Encouraging your client to enjoy themselves
Make it a priority
Find a diversion
Reward your client - Counselling the client to change
Changing the Client’s Mindset: counselling techniques
Counselling techniques for weight reduction
Getting the client to take responsibility
Creative visualisation
Hypnotherapy
Virtual gastric band
Maslow’s hierarchy of Needs
ERG Theory - Dealing with Allergies and Intolerances
Identifying the problem
Testing for allergies and intolerances
Gluten free
Dairy free
Other intolerances
Diets for diabetes - Reducing clients’ stress
Stress – getting the right level of stress
Identifying stress
Conquering stress
Tension headaches
Getting in control
Physical changes
Other ways the client can conquer stress
Depression – Symptoms of stress
Refuges
Dealing with the depressed client
Actions a client can take
Self image
Endogenous depression
Anti depressants
Getting more sleep
Assignment - How to find clients
Identifying different client groups
Understanding the possible specialisations in the field
Marketing your business
How will you position yourself
Sources of work
Your website
Making your website work
Your e-book
Networking
Leaflet drop
Seminars
Using PR to get business
Gaining referrals
Advertising
Assignment - How to handle an initial enquiry
How to respond to an enquiry
The cautious prospect
Identify the client’s area of concern
Listen for buying signals
Move towards a sale
Talk about payment
Finishing the call
Next steps for the unsure prospect
Next steps for your new client
Keeping track of your prospects - Managing your first meeting with a client
A quick re-cap
How coaching works
The first call
The first face to face meeting
What coaching isn’t
Helping the client reach a conclusion
A note about medical conditions
When coaching fails
Listening skills
Don’t use jargon
The presenting problem
Challenging the client
Emotional or sexual involvement
The right attributes for a client
Assignment - Operating your health coach practice
The ‘Welcome’ letter to the client
Brochure
Checklist
‘Life Satisfaction Check’ Form
‘My commitment to you’ Form
‘What I need from you’ Form
Questionnaire
Your own systems and paperwork
Pre-consultation forms and the first consultation
Goal setting
Instructing a client on keeping a food diary
Maintaining accurate records - Setting your price. Managing your finances
Setting your price. How much should you charge?
Putting up your charges
Discounts
Payment
Terminating the sessions
Competition
The coaching business
Keeping clients and the bank manager happy
Client files
Handling clients you don’t like
The ‘form of business’
Your business name
Keeping the books
Your accountant
Paying tax
Liaising with other professionals
Using Transactional Analysis
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