National Board Certified Coach Preparation Course

Are you a certified health coach from an accredited organization approved by NBWHC?

 

This self-paced, 3.5 hour NBHWC exam prep course, is built by the most experienced and credentialed coaches in the industry. Based on our 20 years of developing the health and well-being coaching industry, including the first health coaching textbook and co-founding the NBHWC, this course provides an overview of what we have found to be the key materials in preparation for the National Board Certified-Health and Wellness Coach examination from the NBHWC/NBME.  Cost: $95, 3.5 Wellcoaches CEs

NBHWC Exam Prep topics:

• Resources from the NBHWC

• Basic Biometrics by Beth Tansey Peller, RN, ACC, NBC-HWC. This lesson provides an overview of the following sections in the NBHWC Content Outline:

  • 3.2.1 Hypertension/prehypertension, blood pressure

  • 3.2.4 Cardiovascular disease (mainly heart disease and stroke)

  • 3.2.5 Metabolic syndrome, arthritis and inflammation

  • 3.2.6 Lipid abnormalities, lipid panels

• Diabetes and Healthy Weight by Greg Hottinger, MPH, RD, PCC, NBC-HWC. This lesson provides an overview of the following sections in the NBHWC Content Outline:

  • 3.2.2 Diabetes/Prediabetes

  • 3.3.1 Healthy Weight 

  • 3.3.2 Optimal Nutrition & Hydration

• Obesity and Exercise by Michael Scholtz, MA, PCC, NBC-HWC. This lesson provides an overview of the following sections in the NBHWC Content Outline:

  • 3.3.2 Optimal nutrition & hydration

  • 3.3.3 Physical activity, sedentary lifestyle

• Book Review: Motivational Interviewing by Erika Jackson, MA, MCC, NBC-HWC. This lesson provides an overview of the following sections in the NBHWC Content Outline:

  • 1.4 Routine follow-up sessions

  • 2.1 Client-centered relationship

  • 2.2 Trust and rapport

  • 2.3 Active listening and presence

  • 2.4 Client emotions and energy

  • 2.5 Reflections

  • 2.6 Expand the conversation

  • 2.7 Focus and refocus the conversation

  • 2.9 Goals and implementing action

  • 2.10 Client awareness, perspective, insights and shifts

  • 2.11 Client's freedom of choice, autonomy, and intrinsic motivation

  • 2.12 Self-efficacy

  • 2.14 Client active experimentation and self-discovery

  • 2.15 Increase positive psychological resources

• Book Review: Changing to Thrive by Erika Jackson, MA, MCC, NBC-HWC. 

• This lesson provides an overview of the following sections in the NBHWC Content Outline:

  • 2.8 Assist client to evaluate and integrate health information

  • 2.14 Client active experimentation and self-discovery

• Book Review: The Coaching Psychology Manual by Erika Jackson, MA, MCC, NBC-HWC. This lesson provides an overview of the following sections in the NBHWC Content Outline:

  • 1.1 Coach preparation prior to session

  • 1.2 First session or before begin

  • 1.3 Early sessions

  • 2.1 Client-centered relationship

  • 2.2 Trust and rapport

  • 2.3 Active listening and presence

  • 2.4 Client emotions and energy

  • 2.5 Reflections

  • 2.6 Expand the conversation

  • 2.7 Focus and refocus the conversation

  • 2.9 Goals and implementing action

  • 2.10 Client awareness, perspective shifts and insight

  • 2.11 Client's freedom of choice, autonomy, and intrinsic motivation

  • 2.12 Client self-efficacy

  • 2.13 Improve support

  • 2.14 Client active experimentation and self-discovery

  • 2.15 Increase positive psychology resources

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