Another blog series complete and we have learned A LOT of great information! What have you learned? What was your favorite part? To recap, when we began we were looking to answer several questions, including: Is there a difference between…
Category: Health vs. Wellness Coaching
In this penultimate blog for this series, we are going to touch on arguably one of the most important topics, health coaching for chronic conditions. Wellness, tobacco cessation, etc. are certainly important, but clients/patients who are battling their bodies daily…
Health Coaching can be used for so many scenarios, but often we see it being used for wellness and prevention programs, as well as for the treatment of chronic conditions. Today, let’s focus on wellness and prevention. Below are some…
Now that we have looked at several of the core competencies of health coaching, let’s dig into the stages of change to help understand how to identify change readiness in patients. There are six stages of change (Prochaska & DiClemente)…
Mindfulness is essential for not only health coaches, but for patients as well! You need to understand and practice mindfulness so that you can show patients how it is beneficial and to help them work on their mindfulness, as well….
One of the keys to successful Motivational Interviewing and Health Coaching overall is active listening. Patient’s need to feel heard, understood, and respected throughout the partnership with their clinician. This will allow them to feel included in the process and…
Another aspect of communication in our diverse society is a true understanding of cultural competence. In order to effectively guide a client/patient through health behavior change, it is important to identify their beliefs, values, challenges, and circumstances that may influence…
As we dig deeper into the fine art of communication with our clients/patients, it is important to be able to identify the four primary communication styles. Direct versus indirect and supporting versus controlling can be put together in four distinct…
Once the patient’s motivators have been discovered, it is time to start setting some goals! Let the patient set the agenda with your help, so that they do not become overwhelmed or anxious. Give them a list of topics you…
One of the major factors behind a patient’s resistance to change is a lack of motivation, for one reason or another. So, what can we do to help patients get motivated to change? We can use Motivational Interviewing (MI) to…