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Diploma in Health and Wellness Coaching

Description

Learn how to coach individuals and give them the knowledge, skills, tools, and confidence to take responsibility for their diet and lifestyle and reach their health goals using motivational counseling techniques and strategies.  
  • Gain best-practice knowledge in coaching relationships and the coaching process as it applies to health and wellness
  • Study concepts of behaviour change and the effect of lifestyle choices on human wellbeing and chronic conditions
  • Master the practical skills to motivate clients for lasting lifestyle changes
Program highlights
  • Learn health and wellness coaching best practices
  • Convenient online courses to fit your life
  • Taught by industry experts

    What you'll learn
  • Effective coaching and program design in the field of health and wellness
  • Motivational counseling, techniques, and strategies
  • Nutrition, fitness, and healthy living best practices
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS COACHING PROGRAM
 
Who should take this program?
  • Individuals seeking to pursue a new career in the Health and Wellness industry
  • New Canadians starting a new career or academic program
  • Individuals without previous experience seeking to become professional Health and Wellness Coaches.
  • Professionals already working in a wellness, lifestyle, or healthcare based field who are seeking to learn the art and science of motivation for behavioral change and expand their scope of work or shift to a different modality.
This group of professionals includes, but is not limited to:
  • Nutritionists and Dietitians
  • Social Workers, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and Counsellors
  • Massage Therapists, Holistic Wellness Practitioners, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine Practitioners
  • Integrative and Functional Medicine practitioners
  • MDs, NDs, Registered Nurses, Doctors of Osteopathy and Chiropractic Medicine
  • Fitness Professionals – Personal trainers, Pilates instructors, Yoga teachers
  • Mind-body medicine practitioners
  • Meditation & Mindfulness Teachers, Energy Healers
What are the career opportunities?
 
Earning a Diploma in Health and Wellness Coaching can put you on the path to a wide range of positions in a variety of industries, including:
  • Health and Wellness Coaches
  • Organizational Health Coaches
  • Organizational Wellness Specialists
  • Health and Wellness Consultants
  • Wellness Program Coordinators
  • Wellness Program Facilitators
  • Health and Wellness Educators
  • Health and Wellness Specialists
  • Health and Wellness Program Facilitators
  • Health and Wellness Program Managers

This program is an open enrolment program.  There is no formal admission procedure. To enrol in a course or the program, simply register online. Students should register at least three weeks before classes begin. Courses can be taken as part of a program or individually.
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The majority of McMaster Continuing Education programs are open enrolment, which means there is no formal application or admission procedure. To enrol in a course, simply register online. McMaster Continuing Education courses can be taken as part of a program or individually.
 
Five of our programs have specific admission and application requirements, please refer to the Program and Application Requirements section below for more information on Health Informatics, Health Information Fundamentals, My OWN McMaster, Nursing Concepts in Continence Care and Professional Addiction Studies programs.
 
To enrol in McMaster Continuing Education programs, you must:
  • Have an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent
  • Be a mature student as defined in the Undergraduate Calendar of McMaster University or
  • Be deemed an exceptional case
To ensure you are successful in your online courses, you are required to have knowledge and skills with general computer applications, such as keyboarding, file management, video conferencing and word processing.
 
English Language Proficiency Requirements
 
If your first language is not English, you must meet McMaster University’s English language proficiency requirements: Completion of TOEFL exam with a minimum acceptable score of IBT: 86 overall with a minimum score of 20 on each of the four components (Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening), valid for 2 years.  
 
 
Earn your Health and Wellness Coaching Diploma by successfully completing any 8 courses listed below.
 
 
COURSES (COMPLETE ANY 8)
 
Please note: Students seeking the RHC designation with the Health Coach Alliance must take the following selection of courses, as well as pass (80%) a Final Test administered by McMaster Continuing Education:

NHW 100, NHW 102, HWC 200, HWC 201, HWC 202, HWC 203, HWC 204, and either HRM 941 or BUS 825.
 
  • HWC 200  Behaviour Change for Health and Wellness
  • HWC 201  Motivating for Health & Wellness
  • HWC 202  Health & Wellness Coaching: Principles and Practices
  • HWC 203  Program Design, Delivery and Evaluation
  • HWC 204  Coaching Clients with Chronic Conditions
  • NHW 100  Nutrition Fundamentals
  • NHW 102  Nutrition, Fitness and Healthy Living
  • HRM 941  Wellness In The Workplace
  • BUS 825  Business Foundations  
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.

Overview

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  • Institution: McMaster University
  • Program type: Diplôme
  • Language: English
  • Program Code: HTHWELDIPL
  • Delivery Method: Entièrement en ligne/à distance

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Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.