1. To deliver Coaching Lasting behavior change
Applying psychological principles
To deliver
Lasting behavior change

2. Today’s agenda Why do we need coaching?
Coaching demo – wellness vision
Definition of coaching
Principles of behavioral psychology used in coaching

3. Ready to head back?

4. Today’s agenda
Why do we need coaching?

5. Coaching demonstration
Instructor to coach volunteer to develop a wellness vision (15 minutes)
Reference – wellness vision coaching tool: Wellness.Vision.Self.Coaching.Tool.doc

6. Wellness Vision Coaching
Ideal person you want to be when it comes to health and wellness?
Gap between here and your vision?
Why does this vision really matter to you?
What is the key obstacle that will get in the way?
What are workable strategies to overcome the obstacle?
Are you ready and committed to take the first steps to reach your vision?

7. What is coaching?
A close relationship and partnership enabling a client to learn, grow, and develop
A coach helps the client identify and clarify the areas for development
Coaches employ a diverse array of assessment, psychological, and behavior change tools
Coaches partner with clients to help them move from Point A to B
Scheduled coaching sessions, by telephone or in-person for three months or longer

8. What is health, fitness & wellness coaching?
Focused on delivering lasting changes (self-efficacy)
Integrates psychological principles with health and fitness expertise

9. Behavior change starts in the mind…
Psychological principles used in coaching:
Manuscript published by 2004 ICF Coaching Research Symposium Final.Wellness.Coaching.Manuscript pdf

10. Coaching as Behavioral Medicine
Coaching as Behavioral Medicine needs to be based on evidence-based principles of psychology
Behavioral modification science
Transtheoretical model (TTM)
Motivational interviewing
Choice theory/reality therapy
Solution-oriented therapy

11. Transtheoretical Model (TTM) Developed by James Prochaska, PhD
25 year history in health behavioral psychology
Stages of readiness to change
Decisional balance
Self-efficacy
Processes of change:
Cognitive
Behavioral

12. Motivational Interviewing Developed by Miller & Rollnick
Counseling methodology initially developed for addiction treatment
Client-centered directive method to enhance intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence
Decisional balance sheet
Ready, willing, and able
Counseling skills - inquiry, reflective listening, feedback techniques
Elicit and reinforce pro-change talk

13. Choice Theory & Reality Therapy William Glasser, MD
Internal control cognitive theory
Only clients control choices and change process
Close trusting relationship
Help client confront reality
What person do I want to be?
What would that person do?
What will I commit to do?

14. Solution-oriented Psychotherapy
Stimulate clients to identify their own strengths, resources, and solutions
Help client reframe his/her perspective
Help client change his/her behaviors which then can help reframing or elicit new or forgotten strengths

15. To deliver Coaching Lasting behavior change
Applying psychological principles
To deliver
Lasting behavior change