BECOME A PERSONAL COACH

To begin: Verify your educational eligibility for the personal coach certification track.

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1. Associate’s Degree or higher that is not in an area of Allied Health (such as English, Accounting, Political Science) OR

2. Any fitness certification (personal trainer, group exercise, etc.) OR

3. Current health-related certifications or licenses such as: Acupuncture, Certified Dental Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, Certified Pharmacy Technician, Certified Dental Assistant, Licensed Massage Therapist, Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant, LVN/LPN, NREMT-First Responder, NREMT-Intermediate/85 or NREMT-Paramedic, Registered Yoga Therapist

Step 1: Complete the Core Coach Training.
Cost: $1345 18-week & 9-week/$1695 residential

​To meet the needs and learning preferences for all of our students, we provide two options for training in Module 1: an 18-week teleclass, 9-week teleclass or a 4-day residential session. Both courses provide the same educational content and coaching practice opportunities. Lesson topics include:​

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• Differentiating the coach from the expert

• How to establish growth-promoting relationships

• Coaching presence

• Expressing compassion through empathy

• Building positive emotions for resilience

• Eliciting motivation

• Building self-efficacy

• Readiness to change

• Building powerful visions

• Crafting designs for behavior experiments

• Creating generative (ah-ha!) moments

• Appreciative goal review

• Coaching habits e-course

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Completion of Module 1  (including 100% attendance, completion of all lesson feedback surveys and a score of 80% or greater on quizzes) is required for course completion and to receive a Certificate of Attendance.

This module is a pre-requisite for the next step, Module 2. 

Step 2: Deepen knowledge and practice.

Cost: $150

To further develop your skills, Module 2 offers several live classes and e-courses to deepen your understanding of the concepts and skills presented in the Core course, making the completion of Module 1 a pre-requisite to Module 2. Topics such as Organize Your Emotions (2-hr teleclass), Organize Your Mind (4-hr teleclass+e-course), Wellness Visions (2-hr teleclass), and Generative Moments (2-hr teleclass+e-course) will include additional demonstrations and practice opportunities.

Completion of Module 2  (including 100% attendance, completion of all lesson feedback surveys and a score of 80% or greater on quizzes) is required for course completion and to receive a Certificate of Attendance.

You must complete Module 1 before proceeding to Module 2. Module 2 is a pre-requisite for the next step, Module 3. 

Step 3: Become a Certified Personal Coach
Cost: $650

​To demonstrate your learning, and to pursue Wellcoaches Certification, Module 3 is focused on the application of learning.

This includes:

• a multiple choice written exam

• a 30-minute coaching skills assessment

• three, 1-hour individual mentoring sessions

• submission of examples of goal writing and vision statements

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Following completion of Module 3 you will earn the Wellcoaches designation of "Certified Health and Wellness Coach".