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The mission of the Graduate Certificate in Wellness Coaching program

is to prepare graduates with the skills, expertise, and understanding of coaching ethics and standards, and the ability to apply them appropriately in all coaching situations to empower people to take charge of their own health and create sustainable change. Graduates will have the knowledge and skills to provide clients, consumers, and the public with wellness lifestyle plans. These plans will assist clients, consumers, and the public to take an active role in their health and wellness and to integrate health and wellness protocols into their daily life to achieve optimal health and a better quality of life.

With the passing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in late 2010 and the National Prevention Strategy (NPS) in June 16, 2011

  • there is now a comprehensive plan in place at a federal level that will help increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life. With this US Government focus on prevention and wellness coupled with the need to reduce healthcare costs and an ageing population new opportunities are being created in the health care and health and wellness-related industries.  American Institute of Healthcare Sciences’ Graduate Certificate in Wellness Coaching will prepare graduates to meet the demand for well trained professionals within the health and wellness-related industries specifically Wellness Coaching.  Even Harvard Medical School now underwrites an annual conference on coaching’s role in healthcare with a focus on professional health and wellness coach services in anticipation of this demand.

Health and Wellness Coaching

  • has become one of the fastest growing areas of healthcare. Health and Wellness professionals play an integral role in the health and wellness industry with growing demand for health educators and wellness coaches. In this program, you will explore various approaches to the core competencies of wellness coaching and study the concepts, values, and applications of this exciting new field of health science.

Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate an in-depth, advanced knowledge of holistic wellness practices

  • Understand and maximize the science of behavior change to gain proficiency in designing personal wellness plans

  • Develop a solid knowledge of holistic wellness protocols and motivational behaviors and be able to apply that knowledge to assist clients, consumers, and the public to follow and maintain personalized wellness plans

  • Locate, analyze and evaluate, and make effective use of health and wellness and coaching research from scientific literature

  • Serve in the role of advocate to provide guidance to policy makers, academic researchers, and industry leaders and manufacturers in the field of motivational holistic health behavioral plans

  • Discuss and describe the body's structure and function in a healthy state

  • Understand and identify the mechanical and biochemical changes caused by a variety of diseases or imbalances to be able to address system imbalances and provide education that individuals can use to restore wellness

The Graduate Certificate in Wellness Coaching program is also designed for:

  • Medical professionals wishing to increase their knowledge of this exciting field and integrate it into a new or existing practice, including Medical Doctors, Psychologists, Pharmacists, Naturopaths, Nurses, Veterinarians, Respiratory Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, or Social Workers;

  • Certified fitness instructors, personal trainers, public health professionals,  and human resource specialists with a strong interest in health and wellness;

  • Consumers looking to integrate holistic health and wellness principles into their life for personal health and well-being.

Admissions Requirements:

  • Candidates must possess a baccalaureate degree or higher from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the US Department of Education. Candidates must submit official transcripts directly from the issuing institution along with one professional letter of recommendation. All applicants must be recommended for admission by the AIHS Admissions Committee.

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