Wellcoaches is an accredited program offering American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) continuing education credits and courses. These AAFP continuing education courses are for Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants who are looking for AAFP PCs or ECs. We offer online courses in synchronous (virtual classroom) and asynchronous (recorded or self-paced) formats. Earn your AAFP credits today! Other resources for physicians High Quality and Accredited AAFP Credits Core Coach Training: Module 1 - 27.5 PCs Attend in our virtual classroom with real-time instruction Coaching Psychology Manual Begin the journey to become a certified health coach and double the impact on your patients. Cost: $1785 virtual classroom (9-week or 4-week ) 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. ​ See all upcoming classes . Lesson topics include:​ ​​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 "I am incredibly proud to shared that I am now a certified Health and Well-being Coach thanks to the fantastic Wellcoaches certification program. I started this journey in December 2023 and admittedly took my time to soak in everything I was learning. Margaret Moore and her team have created the gold standard for understanding personal motivation and the coaching relationship! I highly recommend this to all other family physicians who want to encourage their patients in lifestyle based preventative care." - Jill Haltigan, Family Physician Core Coach Training Module 2: 10 PCs Attend in our virtual classroom with real-time instruction along with numerous e-course offerings. Cost: $215 Continue your journey of becoming a certified health coach. Module 2 was created to further deepen coaching skills through demonstration and practice opportunities. Participants will hone in on the specific topics: Organize Your Emotions, Organize Your Mind, Wellness Visions and Generative Moments A "Certificate of Attendance" is provided following class attendance, completion of 4 feedback surveys and a score of 80% or greater on all knowledge assessments. . Lifestyle Medicine for Coaches - 21.5 ECs Self-paced, self-directed e-course Cost: $435 Lifestyle Medicine Coaches partner with clients seeking self-directed, lasting changes, aligned with their values, which promote health and wellness and, thereby, enhance well-being. They support clients to engage in the practices of lifestyle medicine, such as healthy diet, regular exercise, good sleep and stress management, in order to become healthier and happier. See overview of curriculum and world-renowned faculty . To earn a "Certificate of Attendance", students must view each of the lessons in full, complete the six knowledge assessments with 80% accuracy, and complete a course survey. "Establishing a standard for health coaches in lifestyle medicine will help ensure that crucial information is consistently of the highest caliber. Coaches reach an enormous number of people, and, with standardized training in lifestyle medicine, they'll have an enhanced ability to promote health and prevent disease. The public can be confident that certified coaches are practicing at a high standard and providing evidence-based guidance. Certified Health and Wellness Coaches who specialize in lifestyle medicine will become integral members of the lifestyle medicine practice team, contributing importantly to the treatment and even reversal of disease." - David Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM, Past President of the ACLM Behavior Change Agent - 5.5 ECs Self-paced, self-directed e-course Cost: $195 This course is designed to provide you with essential skills needed to have engaging and influential conversations at home or in the workplace - with clients, patients, co-workers or loved ones. The course includes six videos (50-60 minutes each) which explore the cultivation of connection, autonomy, self-compassion, positivity, motivation and confidence. The videos include lecture from Wellcoaches Faculty member, Michael Scholtz , as well as student discussions and coaching demonstrations. A "Certificate of Attendance " is provided following course completion, feedback survey and a score of 80% or greater on a knowledge assessment. Wellcoaches Habits - 10 PCs Self-paced, self-directed e-course Cost: $175 The 10-hour habits course includes 8 collections of self-paced video lessons to explore common growth edges that hold us back as leaders and professionals, our signposts for new insights and wisdom. The Wellcoaches habits system is designed for any coach, team or organization that aspires to a culture of coaching where everyone is growing and thriving together. The course includes a Habits Library with several collections to choose from. Our collection includes: Behavior Change Communication Connection Leveraging Emotions Cultivating Capacities Burnout Prevention Transformational Leadership The Declipse Technique ™ (preview here) Each habit (70+ habits to choose from) comes with a 5-10 minute video, resources, reminders and tracker. A "Certificate of Attendance " is provided following course completion and feedback survey for all eight content collections. AAFP Continuing Education Requirements For live courses, o nce all requirements are complete, a Certificate of Attendance will be provided to the student. Physicians, NP’s, and PA’s will use this certificate to report completion of the course to AAFP. Synchronous courses are eligible for Prescribed Credit. AAFP Prescribed Credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When Applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed Credit earned must be reported as Prescribed Credit, not as Category 1. Have questions about a course? Your Coach Concierge, assigned by the first letter of your last name, is here to support you: Telephone: (866) 932-6224 (866 WE-COACH) Your Last name A - G : Julie Cummings [ext 712 ] Your Last name H - O : Joanna Thomas [ext 743] Your Last name P - Z : Angela Carter-Lanon [ext 742]

Our CDR continuing education courses are for: Registered Dietitians (RD) Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN) Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR), and Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered (NDTR) If you're seeking to expand industry knowledge and meet your professional development requirements in the nutrition field, our courses are for you! Our teachings are evidence-based and will lead you and your clients to feel confident, inspired, and ready to take action. View our CDR approved courses below. CDR Continuing Education Courses for Dietitians Core Coach Training: Module 1 - 27.5 CEUs Attend in our virtual classroom with real-time instruction Wellcoaches supports dietitians throughout their careers by providing high-quality, engaging continuing education that meets CDR accreditation standards. Cost: $1785 virtual classroom 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. See all upcoming classes . Lesson topics include:​ ​​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 "I personally had such an amazing experience, I honestly didn’t want it to end! Thank you for your time and dedication to our training. You created a welcoming and comforting environment for all of us, which I believe was a crucial part of the training success and how we all felt as participants. I am very excited to have had this opportunity and look forward to continuing to grow and expand my knowledge in the coaching area. I also hope to continue working with you!" - Erica Cook, Wellness Program Coordinator, Clinical Exercise Physiologist Professional Coach Training - 95 CEUs (Pending Prior Approval for 2026 cohort) This advanced program is specially designed for Certified Wellcoaches®, or Nationally Board Certified Coaches or ICF-ACC/PCC/MCC Coaches only Attend in our virtual classroom with real-time instruction and two on-site sessions Once you have completed our Core Coach Training & Certification program, start making plans to lift your coaching mastery to a galactic orbit with our nine-month advanced Professional Coach Training & Certification Program. This program is developing the future leaders of the health and wellness coaching industry. We built and continue to upgrade an innovative, science and neuroscience-based, robust coaching framework we call the "Onward & Upward Model" designed to enable Certified Wellcoaches® to help clients optimize mental and physical well-being. This is a hit-the-ball-out-of-the-park opportunity for Certified Wellcoaches®, Nationally Board Certified Coaches or ICF-ACC/PCC/MCC Coaches who want to be masterful coaches. The Professional Coach Training course includes: Two 2.5 day on-site sessions in January and September each year 32 ninety-minute virtual classes with the ability to practice new tools and skills in class, including 8 group coaching sessions. Six private mentor coaching sessions with feedback from coaching masters regarding the application of Wellcoaches protocols and International Coach Federation Competencies A reading list of over 20 carefully chosen books written by scientists and psychologists with a strong evidence basis Cost: $4100 A "Certificate of Attendance" is provided following class attendance, completion of a feedback surveys and all mentoring sessions. "The great thing about the PCT is not only the professional growth that you get from all of the tools and skills that you learn from all of the mentor coaching, and from all of the great Wellcoaches faculty, but the greatest value is the personal growth. The books that you read and the way that you process all of the new information is truly life-changing and transforming. It makes you a better professional but, more importantly, it makes you a better person." - Noah Gentner, PhD CDR Continuing Education Requirements Once all requirements are complete, a Certificate of Attendance will be provided to the dietitian professional. Participants will use this certificate to report completion of the course to CDR for continuing education credits Have questions about a course? Your Coach Concierge, assigned by the first letter of your last name, is here to support you: Telephone: (866) 932-6224 (866 WE-COACH) Your Last name A - G : Julie Cummings [ext 712 ] Your Last name H - O : Joanna Thomas [ext 743] Your Last name P - Z : Angela Carter-Lanon [ext 742]

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The professional lives of nurses demand the highest-ever levels of internal resources and well-being to meet the growing challenges faced by patients, as well as healthcare practices and organizations.   ​ As a Nurse Wellcoach ® , or health & well-being coach, you can become a new force for good - helping your patients, colleagues, and leaders tap into their deepest motivation, draw out their strengths, set their compass on their best selves, and shift their mindsets and behaviors to enable positive, lasting change.  ​ All the while, you will be transformed through your own self-coaching journey, rediscovering your deepest values and resources, and rising above the tide of burnout. ​ Why become a Nurse Wellcoach ® ? Improve your own well-being.  Learning about, and applying, key coaching concepts like self-compassion, growth-mindset, and wellness visioning will inevitably have a positive impact on your own life. Increase patient satisfaction and engagement.  Your patients will experience you as a more empathetic listener who delivers patient-centered care. Change the culture of your organization.  Gain valuable skills for communicating with colleagues and building trusting, and collaborative relationships. Enjoy your professional development and earn CEs. Module 1 of our Core Coach Training is approved for 38.25 CEs , and Module 2 for 10 CEs. Wellcoaches also supports nurse well-being through our affiliation with Nurses Feed their Young (NFTY). NFTY founder Teresa Sanderson created Thriving Nurse Network, a supportive and empowering community. If you are interested in joining it, learn more here . Curious about your own well-being? Wellcoaches has developed a validated inventory to support you in reflecting upon your own well-being in the areas of life, work, body, and mind. Take the Inventory or share it with a patient! Coach with confidence When you use our coaching tools, you can be assured that they work!  The Wellcoaches Protocol of health/well-being coaching is the most thoroughly tested coaching protocol in the healthcare and well-being domains, resulting in positive, statistically significant outcomes in all 22 peer-reviewed studies. 194 coaches, 30,984 patients/clients, 128,076 coaching sessions What you will learn The keys to improving patient well-being (and your own) How to differentiate the coach approach from the educational approach How to establish growth-promoting relationships Ways to display deep coaching presence Expressing compassion through empathy The value of building positive emotions for resilience Strategies for eliciting motivation The process for building self-efficacy The stages of readiness to change The protocol for building powerful visions Inquiries for crafting designs for behavior experiments What it takes to create generative (ah-ha!) moments Meet a Few of our Faculty and Team Members who are Nurses Kim Poyner, RN, PN, PCC, NBC-HWC Kim has an extensive history working with medical centres and Primary Health Networks to train medical professionals in behaviour change therapy and chronic disease management. She was awarded the 2015 Australian Best Practice Nurse award in Chronic Disease Management. She is currently training Health Professionals across Australia in chronic disease management, prevention screening, and Quality Improvement strategies. She regularly presents at national conferences as a keynote speaker on Change Management, Teaming, Coaching, Chronic Disease Management, Creating Efficiency in General Practice and Care Co-ordination. Darlene Trandel, PhD, RN/FNP, MSN, CPP, PCC, NBC-HWC With over 25 years of clinical practice, research and teaching background in the healthcare industry, Darlene is an experienced family nurse practitioner, professional coach, consultant, educator, and researcher. Darlene received her academic training at the Universities of Virginia, Washington, North Carolina and Harvard and has many years of clinical, research and faculty appointments at these institutions. Darlene is faculty in multiple ICF-Approved Coaching Programs and graduate university programs, delivers workshops in evidence-based coaching strategies and provides services as a health/well-being coach and consultant to individuals and organizations. Darlene is a guest lecturer for the Science of Coaching courses at Harvard and a contributing team member for NBHWC. Beth Tansey Peller, RN, BSN, BS, NBC-HWC, PCC Beth is a Certified Professional Health and Wellness Coach, an ICF PCC, and National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She has served as a Wellcoaches Certification Examiner and Mentor Coach for many years, wrote Going from Beginner to Brilliant, A Practical Guide to Passing Your Practical, and contributed to our National Board Prep Exam and Lifestyle Medicine for Coaches modules. Beth is our Wellcoaches Student Enrollment Coach. She facilitated an affiliation with Nurses Feed Your Young and serves as a Coaching Expert for Thriving Nurse Network . Learn more about Beth at www.bewellwithbeth.com . Participating in the 4-day Wellcoaches training & certification process was a rewarding experience. The pace of the program was just what I needed as a busy mom with a demanding career in healthcare. The curriculum was well put together and the instructors were simply amazing. I loved that they offered real life experiences and presented the content in a manner that was easily understood. The self paced modules provided me with an opportunity to review them at my convenience, some of which I reviewed multiple times because the information was so intriguing. At the completion of the Wellcoaches training & certification program, I feel I have learned priceless skills that I can use in my everyday life as a nurse, leader, coach, and entrepreneur. I am thankful to have found such an amazing program that has provided me with a solid foundation to coach clients with confidence. Kai Lang DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CHWC Meet a Few of our Nurse Graduates Kathleen Kerstetter, Registered Nurse, MSN, NBC-HWC, DipACLM, Certified Wellcoach At  Beet Wellness , we offer a variety of  individual and group coaching options  to help you explore your path to wellness in a way that works best for you. Some thrive with one-on-one coaching, receiving personalized guidance and support. And for others, group coaching creates the perfect environment for motivation, connection, and shared learning. Either way, we’re here to guide you every step of the way. Christine Buckley , DNP, Certified Wellcoach As a Professor of Nursing at  Endicott College, she focuses on integrating mindfulness and resiliency training into the formal education of nursing students as a tool to cultivate resiliency and mitigate burnout. She offers Mindful Wellbeing & Resiliency programs in academic and clinical settings and teaches Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts. Her individual and group Mindfulness Based Health and Wellness Coaching fosters the creation of sustainable, personalized pathways for mindfulness and well-being. Elizabeth Peltz , RN, Certified Wellcoach , NBC-HWC Elizabeth lives in Wyoming and devotes one to two days per week to coaching. She has a strong interest in collaborating with primary care providers to support patients in making and sustaining lifestyle changes. Elizabeth also does pro bono coaching for  www.anisehealth.co , a startup created by fellow Wellcoaches graduate, Alice Zhang. Doretha Anthony Thomas , LPN, NBC-HWC, Certified Wellcoach Doretha is focused on caregivers to provide coaching to them as they navigate often challenging times. She works part-time as a nurse as she is building her coaching business.  Nancy Miller , BSN, RN, Certified Wellcoach After becoming a Certified Life Coach through Wellcoaches and AG Coaching, Nancy's dream of starting her own business became a reality when she took early retirement from being a School Nurse. Shawna Oliver , RN, Certified Wellcoach, NBC-HWC Shawna considers herself fortunate to be Wellcoaches certified and a member since 2012 . "The camaraderie from other members and the assistance from the leadership team is invaluable. The Wellcoaches curriculum positions members to be in an ideal place to sit for the National Board of Health and Wellness Coach Exam and its CEUs count towards that renewal. Above all, continuing educational classes provide opportunities that allow members to evolve as coaches and serve clients with the latest information on behavior change and to be informed on how to address current societal well-being issues."

Physicians are leaders in addressing the root causes of chronic diseases in primary care and establishing reimbursed Health and Well-being Coaching Services. Physicians who are trained as coaches are pioneers who will shape the future of healthcare. Why become a Physician Coach? Improve your own well-being. Learning about, and applying, key coaching concepts like self-compassion, growth-mindset, and wellness visioning will inevitably have a positive impact on your own life. Increase patient satisfaction and engagement. Your patients will experience you as a more empathetic listener who delivers patient-centered care. Change the culture of your organization. Gain valuable skills for communicating with colleagues and building trusting, collaborative relationships. Where are our Physician Coaches? Wellcoaches has trained and supported hundreds of physicians as coaches through Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins, Stanford University Hospital, Emory University Hospital, Beth Israel Hospital, and members of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine community. Curious about your own well-being? Wellcoaches has developed a validated inventory to support you in reflecting upon your own well-being in the areas of life, work, body, and mind. Take the Inventory or share it with a patient! Additional Resources on Physician Coaching The American Medical Association's Coaching in Medical Education  (contributions by Wellcoaches CEO Margaret Moore) Foundations in Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course  (contributions by Wellcoaches Chief Coaching Officer Erika Jackson) Two Randomized Controlled studies of Wellcoaches coaching for physician burnout show robust efficacy Coaching for primary care physician well-being: A randomized trial and follow-up analysis .  Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 2020 Physician Coaching by Professionally Trained Peers for Burnout and Well-Being: A Randomized Clinical Trial , JAMA Network Open, 2024 AAFP Lifestyle Medicine Course (coaching content developed by Chief Coaching Officer Erika Jackson and presented by Faculty Member Charles Inniss) Mayo Clinic Proceeding study defining physician coaching competencies (contributions by Wellcoaches CEO Margaret Moore "I am incredibly proud to shared that I am now a certified Health and Well-being Coach thanks to the fantastic  Wellcoaches  certification program. I started this journey in December 2023 and admittedly took my time to soak in everything I was learning. Margaret Moore and her team have created the gold standard for understanding personal motivation and the coaching relationship! I highly recommend this to all other family physicians who want to encourage their patients in lifestyle based preventative care." - Jill Haltigan, Family Physician

The Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine recently published “ Compendium of Health and Wellness Coaching: Addendum 2023 .”   This is the eagerly anticipated third installment of the Compendium, and it brings us a comprehensive look at the recently published health and well-being coaching (HWC) research literature. This article adds to the original compendium  publication and the 2019 Addendum . This collection of three review papers that we call the Compendium of HWC Literature covers research from 2000-2023, and provides an evidence-based anchor for the profession.  Wellcoaches supported the recent compendium effort as Margaret Moore (CEO) and Gary Sforzo (Research Advisor) were co-authors on the team publishing the paper.  Gary led the first two installments, which were supported by Wellcoaches and our vision to properly track the entirety of the HWC literature. Looking at the Compendium publication numbers (see the table) it becomes clear that HWC is a growing field with new research adding depth of knowledge while also expanding the HWC scope of practice. Many articles for using HWC intervention were added to the well-established diabetes (42 new papers) and obesity (46 new papers) categories.  Just as remarkable, 18 articles were added to the newly emerging categories of Respiratory Disease and Chronic Pain.  It was also impressive that the number of Compendium studies on patients with cancer more than doubled (from 10 to 27) after counting the 2023 Addendum articles.  In all, the 2023 Addendum provided 204 (186 + 18 in new categories) new HWC research papers to the Compendium.  It is also noteworthy that in more than 20 years of researching HWC, the rigorous randomized controlled trial (RCT) was used in the design of more than half of these studies.  Table.  HWC Compendium Research Totals Across the Years                  Year 2017 2019 2023 Condition RCT/Total RCT/Total RCT/Total RCT/Total Cancer 7/9 1/1 6/17 14/27 Cholesterol 9/14 2/5 0/3 11/22 Diabetes 14/32 4/12 28/42 46/86 Heart Disease 7/12 6/7 11/12 24/31 Hypertension 7/14 2/7 7/14 16/35 Obesity 13/31 10/27 24/46 47/104 Wellness 15/38 6/13 12/21 33/72 Miscellaneous NA 5/9 20/31 25/40 Pain and Respiratory (new) NA NA 5/18 5/18                   Total 72/150 36/81 113/204 221/435 RCT = randomized controlled trial  As important as the sheer quantity of information provided in the 2023 Addendum, the quality was also excellent.  The summarized knowledge from the new research again strongly supports the benefits of HWC when working with patients managing diabetes, obesity, cancer, hypertension, or heart disease.  These benefits include patient-centered outcomes (e.g., self-efficacy, quality of life) and health biomarkers (e.g., blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, body weight).  Healthy habits, such as performing more physical activity and eating more plant-based foods, were also enhanced by HWC.  By and large, “ HWC was found to be an acceptable, feasible, and effective intervention for improving clinical, surrogate, self-care outcomes, and quality of life outcomes. ”  The 2023 Addendum to the HWC Compendium also identified newly established areas of HWC research. Emerging as important areas of study, working with patients having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and working with those living with chronic pain.  Generally, patients with COPD benefited from HWC intervention by showing better self-management, including medication adherence.  Improved quality of life and mental health (e.g., depression scores) were also consistently observed in these patients after a coaching intervention.  HWC also helped patients with chronic pain who showed improved functional ability, reduced pain severity, and quality of life improvements.   These initial results are promising, but the Compendium authors added that further research is needed to better define the role of HWC in treating these patients.  The authors of the 2023 Addendum dutifully noted the impact of the COVID pandemic on HWC research efforts during the period under study.  While being a general impediment, the pandemic did not shut down research efforts.  In fact, this challenging period of time revealed, and possibly forced, a shift toward greater use of technology and telehealth methods.  Initial findings showed promising results for using digital technologies and platforms in combination with HWC.  Generally, HWC effectiveness was maintained and not impaired while employing remote applications.  Moreover, there was evidence found for HWC assisting with stress management and resilience, while fighting job burn-out during the COVID times of heightened societal stressors.  It is wonderful to observe an ability for HWC interventions to be flexibly administered and adapting to crisis, while still effectively helping patients. The authors indicated that this third installment of the Compendium will be the last in the current form.  We should not expect to see another addendum published in the future.  HWC is seen as a maturing field with numerous subtopic reviews being published yearly.  These are expected to inform HWC professionals well enough with no further need for a compendium-like collection to be maintained.  There is also the hope that advanced, AI-driven search engines will be able to maintain a living database of HWC literature.  Such a database, if periodically updated and housed on a prominent HWC web site, would well inform, serve, and carry the profession into the future.  The Compendium of HWC Literature, in its three installments (2917, 2019, 2023), provides a strong research evidence base for the HWC field.  HWC coaches and researchers alike should feel comfortable using this powerful source of knowledge to inform their efforts.  Bringing such information to practice will strengthen and enhance the HWC profession.

Wellcoaches and INTERVENT form Strategic Partnership to Provide an Unmatched Coaching Solution for Medical Practices Wellesley, MA (May 7th, 2025)  - Wellcoaches Corporation and INTERVENT International have formed a strategic partnership in order to deliver a turnkey, highly effective and profitable coaching solution for medical practices. Combining the Wellcoaches network of skilled health and well-being coaches with the AI-powered, medical grade, proven INTERVENT coaching platform, brings to physician practices the top coaches and the top software available at scale to support patients in developing and sustaining change in mindset and behavior, and in engaging fully in the power of lifestyle medicine. Having trained more than 16,000 professionals as coaches in 50 countries, Wellcoaches Corporation is renowned for excellence in coaching science, education, training, mentoring, and supporting skilled health and well-being coaches throughout their work span. INTERVENT's AI-powered, comprehensive lifestyle management and behavior change coaching programs are evidence-based and transform expert clinical guidelines into personalized patient care plans. They are widely deployed as chronic care management services for patients in more than 140 medical centers, including clinical trials funded by the NIH and the PCORI. Notes Neil Gordon, MD, CEO of INTERVENT, "By addressing the root lifestyle causes of chronic diseases and their associated complications, Wellcoaches and INTERVENT will help countless patients improve their health and physician practices improve their clinical outcomes in ways they can all sustain." Margaret Moore, CEO of Wellcoaches adds: "As the most respected and innovative industry leaders (coaching in healthcare), the combination of Wellcoaches coaches and INTERVENT software, methodology and published outcomes is unmatched in scaling skilled coaches on healthcare teams." Wellcoaches is marketing the Wellcoaches INTERVENT platform to its healthcare clients and Wellcoaches-certified coaches working in healthcare across the US. Medical practices can readily integrate coaches and coaching services in a scalable, turnkey, profitable manner while producing publishable patient outcomes data. Physician teams can employ their own coaches mentored by Wellcoaches, have their team members trained by Wellcoaches, or access Wellcoaches-employed coaches, or a combination thereof. The INTERVENT platform provides compliant support to enable physician practices to successfully bill and collect for appropriate services, including chronic care management and other CPT codes. About Wellcoaches Founded in 2000, Wellcoaches has forged the path for professional coaches working in health and well-being, in collaboration with the American College of Sports Medicine and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Wellcoaches has trained 16,000 coaches in 50 countries, of which more than1,500 are dual Wellcoaches and NBHWC-certified. The Wellcoaches training curriculum is based on the Wellcoaches Coaching Psychology Manual, a bestselling textbook having sold 54,000 copies. The Wellcoaches protocol laid out in the manual has been studied in 23 published scientific studies, including two randomized controlled trials of coaching to improve physician well-being. All studies have shown statistically significant benefits to clients and patients with diverse needs in diverse settings, from smoking cessation to obesity, diabetes, cancer, and burnout. About INTERVENT Founded in 1997, INTERVENT International is a physician-led, behavior change and population health management company. INTERVENT develops, licenses and provides evidence-based, AI-enabled, data-driven programs for the prevention and management of multiple chronic diseases and cost-drivers. INTERVENT's programs have been proven effective for widely diverse groups of individuals in more than 120 published scientific abstracts and manuscripts, demonstrating significant and positive clinical outcomes across lifestyle-related chronic diseases including prediabetes, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, stroke and heart disease. More than two million individuals have participated in INTERVENT's programs, including patients from over 140 medical centers as part of current landmark multi-center chronic disease prevention/management-related clinical trials. For more information, please visit www.wellcoaches.com and  www.interventhealth.com .

“The Well-being Coaching Inventory (WCI): Questionnaire Development and Validation” was published on Feb 20, 2025 in The American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (AJLM).   This paper has important practical significance as it presents a health and well-being coaching (HWC) instrument that can be used by HWC coaches and researchers alike.  As with our recent blog on GLP-1 meds , this new article was also authored by members of the Wellcoaches family: co-authors Margaret Moore, Erika Jackson, Rosie Hunter, and Gary Sforzo are all part of the Wellcoaches team who worked on the WCI.  This team was led by Sebastian Harenberg, Ph.D., who is an expert in questionnaire development and validation processes.  The WCI was created to support coaching the whole person connecting both work and personal life.  Our expert team did the in-depth analysis of established well-being measures to develop 49 concise questions with high relevance to HWC.  The inventory is sub-divided into four critical dimensions:  Mind Body Work  Life  The Life sub-dimension represents personal life away from work, but the inventory thoroughly emphasizes work well-being.  The 49 questions capture responses for psychometric and evidence-based constructs, including but not limited to mindfulness, self-compassion, autonomy, creativity, satisfaction, burnout, vitality, flourishing, work-life balance, self-actualization, and gratitude.    After developing the questions, an extensive statistical process was undertaken to establish WCI reliability and validity.  Three rounds of sampling on over 800 participants yielded rewarding and valuable results.  After the analyses were complete, the WCI was found to be both reliable and valid.  It was determined that a shorter 20-item version should be applied for quantifiable or numerical data.  Alternatively, the 49-item version, which requires 15-20 min to complete, is ideal for use as a coaching intake tool.   The 20-item WCI yields total score for well-being and a sub-score for each of the four dimensions. This shorter version can and should be used in repeated fashion over time to document changes in these scores.  This can be done for an individual, or a group (e.g., if a coach wanted to check their own WCI scores across all their clients).   If an individual WCI item is of interest for a client, then either version of the WCI can be used to investigate change over time in that item.  Using the WCI at regular intervals (e.g., every 3 months) can help a coach assess progress on well-being issues important to their client. The 20-item version of the WCI also provides a handy HWC research tool.  It takes only 5-10 minutes to complete and can be administered remotely to large numbers of participants in a study.  Researchers have long awaited a validated HWC core outcome measure and the WCI provides just that.  Now, in addition to examining population specific biometric measures such as body weight or blood pressure, the WCI is an outcome measure that delves specifically into the coaching process for any group of clients.   When studying patients with diabetes we measure A1C to examine glucose control, but the WCI provides a measure to determine HWC impact on specific coaching-relevant results.  The WCI is a core coaching outcome measure that can be applied across all HWC research and will help us to better understand the general well-being impact of HWC processes. Both the WCI article and the actual WCI inventory are freely available  for your use. As a coach, you can send clients to the Wellcoaches WCI web home.  They enter a return email, and after answering all the questions, the results are sent back to them in only a minute or two.  The coach can ask the client to share their WCI results leading to an abundance of potential topics to be addressed.  As a coach, you may applaud and emphasize excellence demonstrated by high scores on items such as gratitude, nutrition, and autonomy. Then you might suggest exploring items potentially presenting opportunities for improvement, such as self-compassion, sleep, job satisfaction, or time in nature.  Each client will present a unique and individual WCI profile for the coach to address in a client-centered manner.  Furthermore, you can track scores for the WCI core 20 items over time and document well-being progress for your client.   Watch for a new class:  Wellcoaches is developing a WCI course to help coaches fully harness the power and apply this valuable HWC instrument. In summary, the research highlighted here provides psychometric validity for an exciting new HWC tool.  The WCI investigates many HWC-relevant items that can be totaled for a well-being score ……or examined as individual coaching topics.  The coach can recommend the WCI be completed by clients and then use it to structure and optimize coaching conversations – it is a powerful coaching tool.  Researchers can use the WCI as a core HWC outcome measure to show improvements in well-being over time in groups of coaching clients.  The WCI is made available, as a gift from Wellcoaches , for use by coaches and clients, and researchers, everywhere. Reference: Harenberg S, Sforzo G, Hunter R, Jackson E, Moore M. The Well-Being Coaching Inventory (WCI): Questionnaire Development and Validation. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2025 Feb 20:15598276251320573. doi: 10.1177/15598276251320573.

Coaches understand the value of autonomy. They thrive on the freedom to chart their own path, enjoying the flexibility to work when and where they choose, and the ability to work with clients of their own choosing. Coach with confidence When you use our coaching tools, you can be assured that they work!  The Wellcoaches Protocol of health/well-being coaching is the most thoroughly tested coaching protocol in the healthcare and well-being domains, resulting in positive, statistically significant outcomes in all 22 peer-reviewed studies. 194 coaches, 30,984 patients/clients, 128,076 coaching sessions What you will learn The keys to improving patient well-being (and your own) How to differentiate the coach approach from the educational approach How to establish growth-promoting relationships Ways to display deep coaching presence Expressing compassion through empathy The value of building positive emotions for resilience Strategies for eliciting motivation The process for building self-efficacy The stages of readiness to change The protocol for building powerful visions Inquiries for crafting designs for behavior experiments What it takes to create generative (ah-ha!) moments Meet a Few of our Successful Entrepreneur Coaches Kim Acedo , MSc Kim runs a virtual health and well-being coaching practice specializing in supporting professional women in midlife and beyond. With over a decade of experience coaching leaders and professionals across industries, she helps women prioritize their health and well-being—because when women take better care of themselves, they don’t just thrive personally, they create a ripple effect that challenges gender norms, strengthens leadership pipelines, and advances gender equity—values that are central to her mission. Cathy Dunford , PCC, NBC-HWC   Her expertise in leadership development and lifestyle medicine has been honed by collaborating with professionals across various industries, helping them navigate the challenges of high-stakes environments. Dr. D. Ivan Young , MCC, NBC-HWC, CPDC For over a decade, Dr. D. Ivan Young has been dedicated to helping people create a positive, lasting change in their lives. He is a TEDx speaker with over 4.9 million views, an ICF Master Certified Coach and Master Neuro-Linguistic Programmer, a Wellcoaches Certified Health and Well-being Coach, a Certified Diversity Coach through the Coach Diversity Institute, and a credentialed Master MBTI Practitioner with a Ph.D. in Holistic Life Coaching. Dr. Young is also a Fellow at the renowned The Institute of Coaching McLean, a Harvard Medical School affiliate.  John Marshall , PCC, NBC-HWC As the Founder of Humessence and a Conscious Leadership & Executive Coach, John is dedicated to helping leaders achieve outstanding results and cultivate thriving team cultures without compromising their values or well-being.⁣ With a robust background in Sales and Business Development, including significant experience at ExxonMobil, John understands the demands and challenges of operating within a global enterprise. His approach to coaching is deeply rooted in mindfulness, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence, enabling leaders to navigate complexity with clarity, resilience, and their authentic leadership style.⁣ Ellen Goldman , M.Ed., NBC-HWC, PCC Business professionals may put their work responsibilities before self-care, and end up exhausted, burnt out, out of shape, overweight, or all of the above. But Ellen makes it easy to tweak everyday habits and fit new healthier ones into your workday, so you end up with more energy and focus, leading to greater productivity, improved health and happiness.  Rebecca Schubert, MS, RDN, NBC-HWC Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach with twenty years of experience helping people who are defeated, frustrated and confused from constantly being on diets end their war with food and their bodies, teaching them how to eat in a way that finally allows them to feel confident, proud, and happy-while loving what they see in the mirror. Tiff Cagle, MD , NBC-HWC is a family physician, writer, musician, and coach who helps physicians take control of their life and find their purpose so they can do the work they love. Through navigating her own non-traditional path in medicine, Tiff discovered an epidemic of physician burnout and developed a passion for helping her colleagues find balance and fulfillment. 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On November 19, 2024 the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (AJLM) published “Health and Well-Being Coaching Adjuvant to GLP-1 Induced Weight Loss.”   This article hits close to home because it was written by four members of the extended Wellcoaches family:  Margaret Moore, Pam Peeke, Neil Gordon, and Gary Sforzo.  It is a very timely piece, given how quickly and recently these medications have turned the medical world upside down.   The article reminds all readers that the FDA approved these highly effective medications with the recommendation that they be taken alongside proper diet and exercise. The article also presents the shortcomings of GLP-1 prescription, recommended lifestyle changes, and health and well-being coaching (HWC) as a potential key to sustainable treatment success.   Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s) have very high biological activity across many organs. More to the point, GLP-1s are anti-obesity medications that can lead to weight loss of 20-25% in a very high percentage of compliant patients undergoing 1-2 years of treatment. The primary reasons for weight loss are greater satiety and appetite suppression.  Initially prescribed to treat diabetes, these meds are becoming recognized as a miracle drug that might help with an array of ailments from heart failure to mental health to alcohol abuse.  More benefits are being proclaimed almost daily!  The BIG downside is the medications only work while you are on them.  Meaning that if you stop taking the drug, many of the benefits, if not all, will be lost over a short time.  GLP-1s are currently very expensive, may be hard to access, and can be difficult to tolerate in the long term for many patients.  Examples of side effects seen with GLP-1s are: Gastro-intestinal ( most common) Constipation, diarrhea, vomiting Headaches, fatigue  Mood disturbance Loss of muscle, bone density, strength, and balance #Kidney, vision, allergic reactions (#less common) More side effects are being proclaimed almost daily!  Given these issues associated with GLP-1 use, it is not surprising that over 50% of prescriptions are terminated within the first three months.  Sadly, weight regain is common once the meds are stopped!   The solution, as the FDA recommends, is to combine lifestyle change with GLP-1 prescription.  Though lifestyle change is the solution, we know how difficult it is for the average person to begin and successfully maintain healthy behavior changes such as proper diet and exercise habits. This is when the AJLM article strongly delves into the documented benefits of HWC and how coaches can work with and help obese patients using GLP-1s.  HWC is documented to help with healthy lifestyle change and to improve medication adherence.  Specifically, HWC can assist the weight loss process.  The article elaborates that successful HWC treatment in obese patients is based on building a trusting relationship in a client-centered process.  Using many effective and familiar coaching tools such as mindfulness, active listening, reflections, and positivity while being genuine and curious will augment success. The point is to build self-esteem, confidence, and autonomy in patients so they create daily habits that will sustain them during use and after stopping GLP-1 medication.  Further details are provided in the article.  Any coach reading this, and working with an obese patient using GLP-1s, is urged to check out the full AJLM article for greater detail.  In summary, there is a great new treatment available to help patients suffering with obesity.  The number of patients taking GLP-1s is growing exponentially and we will all soon know someone using these meds, if you don’t already.  GLP-1s can literally be lifesaving but………… In the long-term…….GLP-1s with successful behavior change fortified by a well-trained and effective coach is the likely the best plan to treat obesity.   If you are a coach who wants to, or is working with patients prescribed GLP-1s, then watch for the upcoming Wellcoaches course offering on Obesity and GLP-1 use.  The course is expected to launch in the Spring 2025 and will be delivered by highly qualified, subject-matter experts.   In conclusion, obesity and the highly related incidence of diabetes are tremendous societal health problems that are preventable and treatable.  GLP-1s are FDA-approved medications that are very effective in giving patients a huge boost in fighting these life-altering and threatening diseases……. BUT, GLP-1s need help to be an effective treatment.  Knowledgeable coaches who can promote appropriate behavior change and medication adherence can be essential to long-term success for these patients. All this in combination with new opportunity for reimbursement ( see previous blog ) make it a great time to be a coach.   If you are a health and well-being coach, you can be a vital part of this monumental health change process!! For more details see this Reference: Sforzo GA, Gordon NF, Peeke PM, Moore M.  Health and Well-Being Coaching Adjuvant to GLP-1 Induced Weight Loss.  Am J Lifestyle Med.  2024 Nov 19:15598276241302273. doi: 10.1177/15598276241302273. Epub ahead of print.

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