Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching
This certificate trains individuals in the core competencies of the coaching profession, including skills in relationship-building, active listening, powerful questioning, goal-setting, positive psychology, and motivational interviewing. Enhanced knowledge in the areas of nutrition, fitness and mindfulness practices are also part of the curriculum so that individuals are prepared to work in a variety of professional settings in the emerging field of Health and Wellness Coaching. This exciting new profession focuses on empowering clients to make healthy lifestyle choices and lasting behavioral changes in order to optimize their health and well-being. This program has been accepted into the Transitional Approval Phase from the International Consortium for Health & Wellness Coaching (ICHWC) at www.ichwc.org.
All courses in this certificate must be completed with a "C" or better to graduate.
Requirements
Required Courses
| HHP 107 | Managing Life's Stresses | 1 |
| HHP 217 | Mindfulness Practices Impact on Health & Wellness | 2 |
| HHP 229 | Wellness Coaching | 1 |
| HHP 231 | Advanced Health & Wellness Coaching | 3 |
| HHP 232 | Integrative Coaching Skills for Fitness Achievement | 2 |
| HHP 240 | Holistic Nutrition: Digestive Healing | 3 |
| HHP 249 | Journaling the Healing Journey | 1 |
| HHP 252 | Holistic Health Keystone | 3 |
| HHP 261 | Ethics in Holistic Therapies | 2 |
| HHP 263 | Creating a Holistic Business Practice | 2 |
| HWE 100 | Human Nutrition | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 23 |
Psychology / Psychoneuroimmunology
Select one course (3 credits) from the following:
| HHP 262 | Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI): Exploring the Mind-Body Connection | 3 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3 |
| PSY 102 | General Psychology II | 3 |
| PSY 227 | Psychology of Death and Dying | 3 |
| PSY 235 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Electives
Select 4 additional credits of any HHP courses including the Clinical Coaching courses HHP 270 and HHP 271 and/or the specified Health and Wellness (HWE) and Physical Education (PED) courses listed below.
Clinical Coaching Experience
Students may select optional clinical experience in HHP 270 or HHP 271 in order to obtain live coaching practice sessions in either an on-campus or in a community-based experience which can be counted toward NCCHWC requirements. The remaining electives can be selected from any HHP courses or the specified HWE or PED courses for the remainder of their required electives.
NOTE: Clinical experience is NOT required to complete the Coaching certificate and if the student is NOT seeking NCCHWC credentialing. The practice coaching sessions may also be completed in other ways. Please work with the HHP Program Director or the HHP coaching faculty prior to selecting electives.
Health and Wellness Education
| HWE 108 | Weight Loss | 1 |
| HWE 109 | Weight Management and Exercise | 2 |
| HWE 110 | Fitness Conditioning and Wellness | 2 |
| HWE 112 | Health & Wellness for the Elderly | 3 |
| HWE 124 | Fitness and Wellness | 2 |
| HWE 140 | Nutrition in Pregnancy | 1 |
| HWE 237 | Exercise, Nutrition & Body Composition | 3 |
Physical Education
Total Credit Hours: 30
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