Principles and Concepts of Health Coaching

What is Principles and Concepts of Health Coaching?

RSPH has designed this course to help you to understand the key principles and concepts of health coaching, and to develop the core skills and knowledge required to carry out the role of a health coach.

Who is this course for?

This course is valuable for anyone in or looking for employment as a health coach, as well as anyone in a personalised care role who would like to further develop their skills and knowledge in relation to health improvement.

Key skills

This course offers practical, actionable understanding of how to support others in as part of health coaching. By the end of the course, you should be able to:

• Describe ways in which a health coaching approach can improve health outcomes
• Outline the roles of key individuals, services and organisations involved in health coaching approaches
• Describe individuals who might benefit from a referral to a Health Coach
• Describe the initial steps taken by a Health Coach when receiving a referral
• Describe the support that it is available to Health Coaches to help them in their day-to-day work

How long does it take to complete?

The Principles and Concepts of Health Coaching course consists of 4 hours of online study that you can complete in your own time. Your progress will be saved inside the RSPH Learn LMS and you can come back to it at your own pace.

Certification 

Once you have completed the course, you will receive a CPD certificate of completion. This course covers unit 1 of the Level 3 Certificate in Health Coaching for those who wish to progress. 

How do I access the course?

Once you have registered for RSPH Learn and purchased the course, you can access it via the learning catalogue. From there, you can take the course yourself or assign it to a team member.