The Health Coach Institute's Health Coach Certificate programs are designed to address specific population needs at various stages of health. The training will equip you with skills to provide health coaching to clients – in one to one practice or as an expansion of your role in team-based care, both within private practice and organizations. All health coach certificate programs will include practical and applied training through interactive case discussions and live practice simulation sessions with professional actors.
Programs
Lifestyle and Wellness Health Coach
| Goals | Audience | Format & Price | Pre-requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) To promote health lifestyles and support population wellness goals through health coaching
(2) To train members of your organization or community to provide peer-to-peer general health and wellness support services |
Individuals with a health related education and experience working in various health, wellness or fitness settings, or interested in starting their own practice | Format: 4 classroom days + 2 webinar sessions
Price: $1850 + HST |
Diploma or degree in health (Nursing, Social Work, Medicine, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Kinesiology, Health Promotion, Public Health etc.)
OR Work experience in related field (Counselling role in community/faith-based organizations or schools, sports or fitness coach, community health worker etc.) |
Chronic Disease Management Health Coach
| Goal | Audience | Format & Price | Pre-requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) To support the management of chronic diseases and complexity of diseases using health coaching skills
(2) To train health professionals to prevent or reduce secondary conditions for disease populations or high-risk populations in their clinical practice |
Regulated health professionals working in primary care, community care, specialty clinics, hospitals, pharmacies and other clinical settings or interested in starting their own practice. | Format: 4 classroom days + 2 webinar sessions
Price: $1850 + HST |
Regulated Health Professional
Exceptions may be made for non-regulated health professionals who meet pre-requisites listed on course webpage |
Training in Motivational Interviewing
| Goal | Audience | Format & Price | Pre-requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learn how to overcome resistance by replacing it with lasting motivation and behaviour change. | Health coaches who want further training or a refresher
Health promotion practitioner, or health/allied health professionals Program leads or staff who use behaviour change methods for the people they serve |
Format: 2 classroom day over 2 weeks
Price: $450 + HST |
Recommended: Bachelor’s degree in health care and/or social sciences, or equivalent training and professional experience in health care field |
Building Behaviour Change Technologies and Campaigns
| Goal | Audience | Format & Price | Pre-requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learn how to combine principles of psychology and health behavior change, to build more engaging digital health technologies and campaigns. | Health Coaches/Health Promotion Specialists
Interactive designers working in the health or safety field Digital marketers, communication specialists, or community managers promoting health Health technology developers Researchers |
Format: 3 classroom days
Price: $650 + HST |
Recommended: Bachelor’s degree in health care and/or social sciences, or equivalent training and professional experience in health care field |
Fundamentals of Patient Navigation - Level 1
| Goal | Audience | Format & Price | Pre-requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learn how you can enhance health care delivery and improve the continuum of care by filling gaps in the health system through patient navigation | Health professionals or allied health professionals, health administrators
Individuals seeking to join the healthcare field as a patient navigator Caregivers interested in learning more about systems navigation |
Format: 2 classroom days
Price: $550 + HST |
Recommended: Bachelor’s degree in health care and/or social sciences, or equivalent training and professional experience in health care field |
Patient Navigation for Complex Health Needs - Level 2
| Goal | Audience | Format & Price | Pre-requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| This advanced patient navigation course builds upon your foundational knowledge to provide you with a model to navigate the health care system for complex and chronic health needs. | Health professionals or allied health professionals, health administrators
Individuals seeking to join the healthcare field as a patient navigator Caregivers interested in learning more about systems navigation |
Format: 2 classroom days
Price: $550 + HST |
Fundamentals of Patient Navigation - Level 1
Recommended: Bachelor’s degree in health care and/or social sciences, or equivalent training and professional experience in health care field |