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Evolution of Health and Wellness Coachingand the Essence of Coaching Quality4/25/2017Sam Magill – MBA,MCC, Coaching SupervisorWellcoaches School of CoachingFinancial Coaching SymposiumCoaching Supervision AcademyNorthAmericaSam Magill

Coaching?The first use of the term "coach" in connection with an instructor ortrainer arose around 1830 in Oxford University slang for a tutor who"carried" a student through an exam.[3] The word "coaching" thusidentified a process used to transport people from where they are towhere they want to be. Wikipedia (Source Online EtymologicalDictionary)4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

What does it mean when someone says, “I’ma Health and Wellness Coach.”?4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

Source: ICHWC website4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

What is Health & Wellness Coaching?Health and Wellness Coaches partner with clients seeking self-directed,lasting changes, aligned with their values, which promote health andwellness and, thereby, enhance well-being. In the course of their workhealth and wellness coaches display unconditional positive regard fortheir clients and a belief in their capacity for change, and honoring thateach client is an expert on his or her life, while ensuring that allinteractions are respectful and non-judgmental. ICHWC Website4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

Drivers toward certification With an explosion of health and wellness coaching programs, it isdifficult to determine the expertise and quality of coaches. Without agreed upon standards for the training and practice of healthand wellness coaches, the public and healthcare professionals areconfused about what to expect from coaches and how theycomplement other professions. National standards and certification are the first steps in advancingconsistent training, education, and assessment of competencies. ICHWC website4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

Coaching in the context of health care Credibility for the profession – based on research Credibility for coaches – National Standards Never ending development – supervision and reflective practice4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

Why international certification? People with a wide array of backgrounds (e.g. architects, lawyers) inaddition to health practitioners are coming to Health and WellnessCoaching. Some best HWC come from outside conventional medicine – fresheyes, not pathology focused. Challenge for those in education realms: How much do they need toknow about medicine, health care and coaching?(Interview with Karen Lawson, MD, ABIHM- https://youtu.be/4McbQAs8B1E)4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

A brief (and incomplete) history of health andwellness coaching 1915 – National Board of Medical Examiners founded 2002 - Wellcoaches partners with the American College of SportsMedicine 2010 – National Consortium for Credentialing Health and WellnessCoaches founded 2017 – International Consortium for Health and Wellness Coaching 2017 – First certification exams to be offered in September4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

ICHWC Vision We envision that competent health and wellness coaching will act asa powerful force to facilitate healthy lifestyle change and improvedquality of life. We believe as people use coaching to build healthierhabits, these positive changes will become synergistic and spread,causing many aspects of our world to transform.4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

ICHWC Mission The mission of the ICHWC is to support individuals in improving their health and well-being,preventing and managing chronic disease, making important health decisions and optimizing theirlifestyles to achieve their best possible overall well-being. That mission is pursued through thefollowing three-pronged approach: To Integrate To integrate knowledgeable, skilled and credentialed professional health and wellness coachesinto the healthcare system who facilitate lasting change of mindsets and behaviors to improve thehealth and well-being of individuals. To Support To support integration of basic coaching skills into the practices of health professions, so thathealthcare providers are better able to catalyze and support engagement in health-enhancinglifestyles. To Advance To advance a collaborative research agenda and compile evidence on best practices. This wouldallow for refinement and further evaluation of health coaching methodology, as well as informtraining and education practices4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

Job Task Analysis Job Definition Four Domains Knowledge Skills4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

ICHWCInternational Consortium for Health & WellnessCoachingThe objective of the certification is to provide a minimumstandard and measure of foundational competencies: theknowledge, tasks and skills essential to the practice of healthand wellness coaching. Eligible individuals can now apply tobecome a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach(NBC-HWC).4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

Wellcoaches is Leading the Way From the launch of the Wellcoaches School of Coaching inpartnership with ACSM in 2002, and having trained nearly 10,000coaches since then, we have worked tirelessly to arrive at thismoment, launching national standards which support the integrityand professionalism of the field, deliver a solid foundation forresearch, and provide clarity rather than confusion around the workand credentials of health and wellness coaches.4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

Quality After Certification?4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

The differences between good coachingand great coaching are continuouslycreated by subtle influences that occurthroughout the coaching engagement.4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

Subtle InfluencesInsufficient contractingPositive projectionsNegative projectionsOpportunity to work for xAccepting sponsor’s objective of “fixing” clientSneaky shift to expert (especially when sought by client4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

Challenge for health practitioners The move from expert to coach Understanding client stories4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

Healthcare Expertise OnlyProvider4/25/2017ExpertiseFinancial Coaching SymposiumSam MagillClient

Patient Expertise OnlyClient4/25/2017ExpertiseFinancial Coaching SymposiumSam MagillProvider

Generative CoachingExpertisePatientProvider4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

Expert and Coach Approaches4/25/2017EXPERT APPROACHCOACH APPROACH Authority Partner Educator Facilitator of change Defines agenda Feels responsible forclient’s health Elicits client’s agenda Solve problems Foster possibilities Focus on what’s wrong Focus on what’s right Has the answers Co-discover the answers Interrupt if off topic Learn from client’s story Wrestle with client Dance with client Client is responsible forhealth

Good to great to masterful coaching?4/25/2017 “Supervision” in coaching is not an evaluative or oversightfunction but is a vibrant discipline of inquiry into all that ishappening in our work with clients and ultimately is doneon their behalf. The essence of “supervision” is a reflection on our workFinancial Coaching Symposiumand us in ourwork.Sam Magill

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Stuart’sstoryaboutfood4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

The ultimate purpose Autonomy Self-efficacy4/25/2017Financial Coaching SymposiumSam Magill

We envision that competent health and wellness coaching will act as a powerful force to facilitate healthy lifestyle change and improved quality of life. We believe as people use coaching to build healthier habits, these positive changes will become synergistic and spread, causing many aspects of our world to transform. 4/25/2017