Microcredential in
Health and Wellness Coaching
Registration is completed with Monroe Community College.
Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY 14623
Face to Face
Delivery
1 Semester
Estimated time to complete
40 Hours
Instruction hours
$1,875.00
Estimated cost*
What you'll learn
Health and Wellness Coaching is an emerging field centered on new ways to help clients change their lifestyles and stick to care plans. In this advanced microcredential, you will gain essential skills in client-centered communication grounded in behavioral theory. You will learn the fundamentals of health and wellness coaching and strategies to guide clients toward self-efficacy for healthier outcomes. Successful completion of this microcredential satisfies the certification requirement for completion of an approved training program. In addition, the Health and Wellness coaching certification from the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) requires an associate degree or higher or 4,000 hours of work experience in any field, completion of 50 health and wellness coaching sessions, and passing of the half-day certification exam. Your professor will help to facilitate certification completion and career options.
A face to face microcredential from Monroe Community College (40 instruction hours). Registration is completed with Monroe Community College.
Who can enroll
Ages 18 and up.
Upcoming sections
Section 1:
Open
Section 2:
Open
Section 3:
Open
What you can earn
Health and Wellness Coaching Microcredential (Digital Badge)
Prepares for an industry certification exam (Industry-Recognized Credential)
Skills covered
Health and Wellness
Integrative Medicine
Motivational Interviewing
Research Methodologies
Social Determinants of Health
Personal Responsibility
Health Behavior Change
Effective Communication
Person-Centered
Individual and Group Planning
Funding opportunities
You may be able to pay for this course with the funding below. Each program decides who qualifies.
Workforce Development Grant (Grant)
State workforce grant for non-credit training in high-need fields.
Who qualifies: New York State residents 18 and older.
* Estimated cost
Each campus will confirm final costs.