Health & Wellness Coaching Board Exam

Health & Wellness Coaching Board ExamCoach prep for session- overview (prior to session prep) review materials, eliminate distractions, be mindful calm, and present. Initial Intake coaching session Describe Review Determine Clarify Allow Confirm 1.) Describe coaching process, 2.) Review info & assessments provided, 3.) Determine if coaching is appropriate. 4.) Clarify roles & expectations; 5.) Allow client to self determine their vision, goals, and action steps; & actively engages in new behaviors. 6.) Confirm logistics and responsibilities in written agreement. session opening ask how the client is, use reflections. Ask positive inquiry about previous week, reflect something positive, ask client to select goal to review Early coaching session (1 or 2) competencies (5 total) Assess Identify Explore/Clarify Establish/Refine Support 1.) Assess current & optimal state of health & well being, 2.) Identify gaps between current & optimal states. 3.) Explore/Clarify priority areas of focus, and learning preferences and accountability 4.) Establish/refine client's specific short term and long-term goals 5.) Support the client in achieving goals, action steps, back up plans Routine Ongoing Sessions- overview (5 total) Ask about the: Refer to shifts in the Support the client in: Reflect the client's: Closing: 1.) client's current state (e.g., energy, mood); 2.) client's state, facilitate review of previous action steps, 3.) defining new action steps, 4.) understanding, perspectives, and learning. 5.) Closing: the client articulates new personal discoveries. Routine Ongoing Sessions general order: client self assesses state goal review topic of importance short term smart goals new action steps take-aways appreciating client's work feedback on coaching Goal Review explore full experience, starting with positive use reflections, expands inquiry about best experience, respond to challenges with reflections/inquiries, affirms client strengths, inquire about percentage of success FINAL SESSION: Invite the client to reflect on Assist in developing a: :progress made, challenges experienced, lessons learned, and growth attained :sustainable pathway forward and/or maintenance/relapse prevention plan including available support and resources Client is the expert in: The coach provides: :navigating his/her own life, based upon personal preferences and past experiences. :the structure of the session and serves as a facilitative partner. The coach's primary role does NOT include: a content expert or educator who diagnoses, advises, or instructs the client on what to do. Client's: Share personal info/experience/recommendations only when: Observe, name, and refer to client's: Convey the belief that client is: Adjust approach according to: Client's agenda, needs, interests, and preferences drive the relationship. appropriate or when specifically asked/given permission to do so :beliefs and values. :resourceful, expert in own experience. :client's health literacy Demonstrate: Convey: Follow Through on: Openly name and address: :benevolence, honesty, sincerity, and authenticity :unconditional positive regard :commitments :discord/conflict as it occurs and resolve in a timely manner The coach establishes a: positive and safe environment where the client feels accepted and supported, which helps the client clarify values/access motivation. The coach's confidence in the client's ability to______, ________, &________ supports the client's_________. learn, grow, and change / self-efficacy. The coach builds trust by attending to the client's emotions as well as words and behaviors; i.e., when the coach senses conflict, discomfort or confusion, the coach acknowledges what is happening with curious interest. The coach facilitates behavior change by empowering the client to: self-discover values, resources, and strategies that are individualized and meaningful. Generative moment identify topic, ask permission to explore, client describes what they want, explore strengths, environments to move forward, including pros/cons, develop discrepancy, brainstorming, express confidence in client's ability to move forward Active listening & Presence Be: Pace communication to: Listen for: Attend to and address: Use silence: 1.) attentive and mindful, open-minded, be curious 2.)fit client's needs, 3.)what is not being said, 4.) nonverbal communication, 5.) appropriately. In addition to listening to verbal information shared by the client, the coach is attuned to nonverbal cues which are: The coach also notices: expression, tone, emotions, and energy. relevant behaviors (or lack thereof). The coach uses ____ ______ to notice with _____ and _______what is happening with the client and with themselves during coaching. mindful awareness/curiosity and non-judgment goal setting ask client to choose a goal, explores support needed to ensure success, refine goal to be SMART, use confidence ruler, client restates goal, affirm client's ability to achieve goals Active listening involves using _________ appropriately to _____ ___ _____ and allowing clients time to _____, _______, and _______what emerges. silence/ "hold the space" / reflect, process, and identify Emotions can generate: insight and impact the brain's capacity for learning and change. The coach calls attention to positive shifts in the client's energy or emotion that may support healthy behavior change. The coach encourages the client to foster: and harsh self criticism tends to lead to: self-compassion and acceptance of emotions, since these qualities allow a more honest appraisal of one's behaviors and better self-care./ avoidance and undermines insight. session close appreciates client's work, reflects what client learned, asks for feedback on coaching, schedules next session Attend to the client's: Acknowledge client's: Ask client to describe: Show: Foster: 1.) state of being (mood/affect/presence) 2.) emotions 3.) emotions when appropriate 4.) empathy (resonance with) 5.) self-compassion Types of Reflections Simple, Double-sided, amplified, feeling, and meaning Reflections convey _______ ____________ and give clients the powerful ___________ to __________ the sound of their own words, perspectives, and beliefs. active listening/ opportunity/ witness Nonjudgmental reflections ________ the client and inspire___________. Engage/ learning When the coach notices a discrepancy in the client's words, emotions, or behavior, a _______ __________ reflection a double sided/may raise the client's awareness of the discrepancy. When the coach uses an _____________ reflection, the client may reconsider aspects of ___________________ when they hear the ______________ reflection. amplified/ resistance/exaggerated The coach helps the client expand possibilities by asking curious questions that evoke deeper thinking and self-reflection. Open ended questions (starting with what/how) encourage: The coach helps expand the client's: 1.) exploration and highlight strengths, values, and opportunities for learning. 2.) perspective and explores interconnections in the client's life. Expanding the conversation competencies (6 total) 1.) Open-ended & powerful questions 2.) Metaphors- based on client 3.) Brainstorming 4.) Connect the focus to multiple dimensions of client's life 5.)Explore broader perspectives & inspire interest in new possibilities, 6.) Incorporate coach's intuition The coach facilitates a conversation that balances a client's exploratory thinking with action oriented focus. These techniques help narrow the conversation toward decisions, goal-setting, and commitment- all which support action. (5 total) 1.) Closed-ended questions 2.) Interrupt and re-direct 3.) Bottom-lining 4.) Scaling questions (using a scale of 0-10) 5.) Ask the client to summarize the topic Part 1. An objective of coaching is for the client to be well-informed of the status of his/her health and well-being. This process begins with: identifying what the client understands. Part 2 The coach then assists the client in _____and ______health and wellness resources, as well as accurately ______ and ______ multiple sources of health information. Finding/utilizing, evaluating/integrating . Part 3 These health info sources may include: (5 total). 1.) health care provider input 2.) health & wellness assessments 3.) health risk assessments 4.) basic bio-metrics 5.) appropriate referrals. The coach supports the client in choosing goals and action steps carefully, since ______ and ________ successes predict long-term _________. small/ gradual/engagement. The coach _________the client's ________and asks ________-__________questions to enhance the client's _______-_________ and foster new ________________. reflects/views/open-ended/ self-awareness/ perspectives. Positive reframing is: Positive conversations are: :looking at things in an alternative, more positive way—to shift perspectives :are more likely to inspire motivation and forward progress. Reframe competencies: (3 total) 1.) Address self-defeating perceptions 2.) Explore patterns related to client behaviors and decision tendencies (e.g., triggers, thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, and environment) 3.) Awareness of self-talk and adjustment as appropriate patterns related to client behaviors and decision tendencies: triggers, thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, and environment The knowledge and experience of the client—vs __________, are: the raw materials for coaching conversations that facilitate lasting change. Elicit the client's perspectives including: reasons for change, solutions, ideas, experiments, desires, reactions, desired outcomes, rewards/incentives Help client explore and articulate: values, sense of meaning, and purpose Discuss and honor client's preferences for: self-monitoring, accountability, mode of connecting (email, text, phone call) Self-determination theory posits several universal needs for psychological health and well-being: autonomy, competence, and connection (relatedness) The coach helps the client develop self-efficacy, which is: the client's belief in his/her ability to initiate change and achieve goals. The coaching process cultivates self-efficacy as the client: better understands his/her needs, gains self-awareness & insight that supports behavior change, learns from setbacks, develops new resources, and finds new ways to navigate his/her environment. coaching program close explore reasons for stopping, get feedback via a survey, celebrate learning, explore what they'd like to do next, encourage progress and/or check ins, express gratitude the coach helps the client to build a support system, which is: relationships, tools, resources, environments that enable ongoing success after the coaching program ends and developing supportive relationships Decisional balance helps the client evaluate pros and cons of changing or not changing a behavior a growth mindset is the belief that: the client's abilities can be improved continuously through experimentation and persistent efforts. The coach helps the client develop positive psychological resources by cultivating meaning, reflecting positive emotions, applying strengths, and affirming self-worth and efforts. Positive psychology has demonstrated the value of positive resources in improving: creativity, open-mindedness, strategic thinking, resilience, connection, and health. By definition, health and wellness coaches are not: and do not: content experts in health or disease/ diagnose or prescribe, unless a coach has credentials in another profession that allow expert advice to be given. The coach should be able to identify risk factors for chronic disease, commonly used biometric measures, and current lifestyle recommendations for optimizing health. Wellness, as a concept, includes all aspects of: and it involves: 1.) physical, psychological, spiritual and social well-being; it is multi-dimensional and holistic. 2.) a self-directed and evolving process to achieve full potential. Blood pressure is the pressure of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Arteries carry blood from your heart to other parts of your body. Systolic blood pressure (first #) measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats. The second number, called diastolic blood pressure, measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart rests between beats. A normal blood pressure level is less than 120/80 mmHg.1 High blood pressure is called: and it increases risk for: hypertension heart disease, heart attack, and stroke, kidney disease and TIA Stage 1 hypertension range is (prehypertension) 130-139/or 80-89 Stage 2 Hypertension range is: greater than or equal to 140/90 High blood pressure has no warning signs or symptoms, and many people do not know they have it. Measuring your blood pressure is the only way to know whether you have high blood pressure. High blood pressure can damage the following organs: heart, brain, kidneys, and eyes. High blood pressure can damage your arteries by hardening them, decreasing blood flow, and making your heart work harder A heart attack happens when the blood supply to your heart is: blocked and heart muscle begins to die without enough oxygen. The longer the blood flow is blocked, the greater the damage to the heart. Heart failure is a condition that means your heart: can't pump enough blood and oxygen to your