Health & Wellness Coaching Final Exam
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Health & Wellness Coaching Final Exam
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What is good rapport essential for? - CORRECT ANSWER -An honest discussion
-Constructive understanding of clients' behavior
-Creating openness to change
-Building trust
-Thorough exploration
When rapport is absent, so is a growth promoting environment.
Once rapport and trust is initially established, is it established once and for all? -
CORRECT ANSWER NO! Both trust and rapport are not earned once and for all. They
can be earned, or lost, during every moment of every coaching conversation.
How does Tschannen-Moran define trust? - CORRECT ANSWER the "willingness to be
vulnerable to another based on the confidence that the other is competent, honest,
open, reliable, and benevolent"
What things should be considered when establishing rapport and trust? - CORRECT
ANSWER What is the purpose of the coaching session?
- Health Screening Participation (Is assessment information and education the sole
focus of the visit?
- Coaching Program Participation (Is the client actively pursuing coaching or are they
motivated by incentives/rewards?)
The Coaching Session Environment
What are the needs of the Coach?
What is the Client's perspective?
From the, "Establishing Rapport" Hand-out- what are the steps to establishing rapport? -
CORRECT ANSWER Step 1 (in all sessions): Get yourself into the right mindset
Step 2: Greeting
Step 3: Introduce yourself
Step 4: Find out your client's initial perspective on coaching
Step 5: Define coaching and the coaching process
Step 6: Explain your objectives for the first coaching session
Why are assessments invaluable to a coach? - CORRECT ANSWER -A broad view of
the client's present state of being
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-A snapshot to better understand and appreciate the client's life context.
-Help facilitate client self-discovery and awareness
What type of assessments are often used in coaching? Be able to tell the difference
between a qualitative and quantitative assessment. - CORRECT ANSWER Quantitative
examples:
Validated/standardized scales and questionnaires, biometric measurements
-Types
blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol levels, body fat measurements, etc.
Fitness assessments 1RM tests, bike ergometer tests, step tests, etc.
Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) Questionnaire
Qualitative assessments:
Can be intuitive and relational, based on interactions between the coach and client
Illuminate a wealth of information beyond the initial assessment
Can nurture rapport and the co-creative relationship between the client and the coach
-Types
Scaling
TTM and Processes of Change
Nutrition/PA/Stress journals
Client self-assessments
What are the benefits of using a qualitative assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER Useful
for exploring change dynamically and mindfully
Stimulates awareness through self-reflection and self discovery
Helps clients go beyond the assessment process and gain insight into their priorities,
values and desires
This is more important to creating an effective plan for change than quantifiable "data"
Helps expand a client's belief in what is possible
What are the benefits of using a quantitative assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER Can
be used to track trends in population health
tracking changes in health behavior and biometric data through assessments is vital for
understanding outcomes and efficacy associated with a coaching program.
Objectively informs client of their current health status
Efficient because an initial coaching session shouldn't be used to gather a lot of health
data
Can help identify health "red flags" prior to the first session
Supports a discussion on the topic of physical or mental health issues where a referral
may be important or even critical.
What is an HRA? - CORRECT ANSWER Most commonly used assessment tool in
health coaching, private health promotion and fitness programs
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Purpose: To identify individual risks related to lifestyle behaviors and non-controllable
risks for chronic disease.
To allow the statistical analysis of de-identified, aggregated program data for a specific
population over a specified period of time
It is NOT used to diagnose the existence of an illness or disease, or divulge individual
risk data to an employer
What are the benefits and limitations of using an HRA? - CORRECT ANSWER Benefits
Gives the coach a comprehensive picture of the client's current lifestyle behaviors and
risks for disease
Helps a coach and a client identify possible topics of discussion regarding behavior
change and capacity to change
Limitations
Desire of a coach to use it as a checklist
Can lead a coach to draw conclusions about a client's attitude towards health and
lifestyle behaviors
Can lead to premature focus on a particular behavior.
Accuracy of the data collected is dependent upon the computer program's ease of use
and accuracy, and on a client's truthfulness and accuracy when entering data.
What is the appropriate way a coach should review an HRA with a client? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Prior to the first coaching session, take time to carefully review your client's
completed HRA.
-Generating the Positive: Seek out and note successes FIRST, then note any
health/behavioral red flags
Keep in mind that the assessment data never provides the client's entire story.
-Discuss the client's results in a non-judgmental, energizing way starting with their
successes
-Reflect the areas of the discussion where you sense the client feels emotionally
charged:
-Affirm the positive; show empathy/reframe the negative
-Inquire about any abnormalities or discrepancies and clarify or correct that information.
-Discuss any health or medical concerns indicated by the assessment or the client
Why do we encourage clients to create a wellness vision? - CORRECT ANSWER -
"Dream" phase of the coaching session.
-Foundation a client creates that inspires change. It answers the question, "Who do I
want to be?"
-With the assistance of their coach, the client creates for themselves a clear picture of
their best self and everything that contributes to making that best self real and alive.
Be able to complete the following statement, "The best wellness visions are. . ." -
CORRECT ANSWER -Supportive and honor a client's core values
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What is good rapport essential for? - CORRECT ANSWER -An honest discussion
-Constructive understanding of clients' behavior
-Creating openness to change
-Building trust
-Thorough exploration
When rapport is absent, so is a growth promoting environment.
Once rapport and trust is initially established, is it established once and for all? -
CORRECT ANSWER NO! Both trust and rapport are not earned once and for all. They
can be earned, or lost, during every moment of every coaching conversation.
How does Tschannen-Moran define trust? - CORRECT ANSWER the "willingness to be
vulnerable to another based on the confidence that the other is competent, honest,
open, reliable, and benevolent"
What things should be considered when establishing rapport and trust? - CORRECT
ANSWER What is the purpose of the coaching session?
- Health Screening Participation (Is assessment information and education the sole
focus of the visit?
- Coaching Program Participation (Is the client actively pursuing coaching or are they
motivated by incentives/rewards?)
The Coaching Session Environment
What are the needs of the Coach?
What is the Client's perspective?
From the, "Establishing Rapport" Hand-out- what are the steps to establishing rapport? -
CORRECT ANSWER Step 1 (in all sessions): Get yourself into the right mindset
Step 2: Greeting
Step 3: Introduce yourself
Step 4: Find out your client's initial perspective on coaching
Step 5: Define coaching and the coaching process
Step 6: Explain your objectives for the first coaching session
Why are assessments invaluable to a coach? - CORRECT ANSWER -A broad view of
the client's present state of being
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-A snapshot to better understand and appreciate the client's life context.
-Help facilitate client self-discovery and awareness
What type of assessments are often used in coaching? Be able to tell the difference
between a qualitative and quantitative assessment. - CORRECT ANSWER Quantitative
examples:
Validated/standardized scales and questionnaires, biometric measurements
-Types
blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol levels, body fat measurements, etc.
Fitness assessments 1RM tests, bike ergometer tests, step tests, etc.
Health Risk Appraisal (HRA) Questionnaire
Qualitative assessments:
Can be intuitive and relational, based on interactions between the coach and client
Illuminate a wealth of information beyond the initial assessment
Can nurture rapport and the co-creative relationship between the client and the coach
-Types
Scaling
TTM and Processes of Change
Nutrition/PA/Stress journals
Client self-assessments
What are the benefits of using a qualitative assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER Useful
for exploring change dynamically and mindfully
Stimulates awareness through self-reflection and self discovery
Helps clients go beyond the assessment process and gain insight into their priorities,
values and desires
This is more important to creating an effective plan for change than quantifiable "data"
Helps expand a client's belief in what is possible
What are the benefits of using a quantitative assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER Can
be used to track trends in population health
tracking changes in health behavior and biometric data through assessments is vital for
understanding outcomes and efficacy associated with a coaching program.
Objectively informs client of their current health status
Efficient because an initial coaching session shouldn't be used to gather a lot of health
data
Can help identify health "red flags" prior to the first session
Supports a discussion on the topic of physical or mental health issues where a referral
may be important or even critical.
What is an HRA? - CORRECT ANSWER Most commonly used assessment tool in
health coaching, private health promotion and fitness programs
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Purpose: To identify individual risks related to lifestyle behaviors and non-controllable
risks for chronic disease.
To allow the statistical analysis of de-identified, aggregated program data for a specific
population over a specified period of time
It is NOT used to diagnose the existence of an illness or disease, or divulge individual
risk data to an employer
What are the benefits and limitations of using an HRA? - CORRECT ANSWER Benefits
Gives the coach a comprehensive picture of the client's current lifestyle behaviors and
risks for disease
Helps a coach and a client identify possible topics of discussion regarding behavior
change and capacity to change
Limitations
Desire of a coach to use it as a checklist
Can lead a coach to draw conclusions about a client's attitude towards health and
lifestyle behaviors
Can lead to premature focus on a particular behavior.
Accuracy of the data collected is dependent upon the computer program's ease of use
and accuracy, and on a client's truthfulness and accuracy when entering data.
What is the appropriate way a coach should review an HRA with a client? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Prior to the first coaching session, take time to carefully review your client's
completed HRA.
-Generating the Positive: Seek out and note successes FIRST, then note any
health/behavioral red flags
Keep in mind that the assessment data never provides the client's entire story.
-Discuss the client's results in a non-judgmental, energizing way starting with their
successes
-Reflect the areas of the discussion where you sense the client feels emotionally
charged:
-Affirm the positive; show empathy/reframe the negative
-Inquire about any abnormalities or discrepancies and clarify or correct that information.
-Discuss any health or medical concerns indicated by the assessment or the client
Why do we encourage clients to create a wellness vision? - CORRECT ANSWER -
"Dream" phase of the coaching session.
-Foundation a client creates that inspires change. It answers the question, "Who do I
want to be?"
-With the assistance of their coach, the client creates for themselves a clear picture of
their best self and everything that contributes to making that best self real and alive.
Be able to complete the following statement, "The best wellness visions are. . ." -
CORRECT ANSWER -Supportive and honor a client's core values
