Health Coaching Techniques
About This Course
Building up from the Health Coaching for Older Adults course, this course covers topics of advocacy as part of patient-centred practice, communication skills, and techniques on the use of medical devices The curriculum considers the emotional progression of learning, beginning with ethics and professional boundaries before addressing mental health and self-care. Moving onto crisis intervention and equipping learners for challenging situations, it also focuses on providing positive reinforcement for self-care management, emphasizing the importance of motivating both patients and caregivers with coaching techniques for optimal health outcomes. This overall flow aims to create a comprehensive and impactful learning experience for future health coaches.
What You'll Learn
• build trust and rapport with patients and caregivers.
• assess patients’ and caregivers’ confidence to perform activities of daily living activities.
• guide patients and caregivers on the techniques in performing self-care and use of devices.
• provide information to stakeholders on patients' progress in the self-care management plans.
• provide positive reinforcements for improvement in performing self-care management.
Entry Requirements
This course builds on the curriculum from Health Coaching for Older Adults (HCOA). Learners must have completed HCOA and acquired the necessary knowledge and skills before enrolling.