Chapter 11 Flashcards
What are health coaches?
Health coaches are wellness professionals who take a holistic approach to guiding clients towards health and happiness. They have endless possibilities for success.
What key components from video/key components?
- Elicit positive emotions (start off positive)
- Reflect back to client (rephrase and repeat back to the client what they said)
- Switch to a state of imagination (Helps client and coach understand what the goal is)
- Sense the journey (ask client to reflect on where they are in their journey)
- Overcome growth edges (guide clients to reflect on strength and challenges. Help client see the light at the end of challenge)
- The declipse technique (move negative energy aside to make room for intuition)
What 6 things can health coaches do?
- one-on-one client counseling (individual support)
- product creation (snack, books, and other items)
- corporate wellness (business setting)
- workshops and wellness events (host events)
- partner with doctors (work alongside doctors)
- combined wellness services (integrate nutrition and lifestyle coaching with existing health practices)
What is health coaching?
● Health coaching is client-centered health promotion,
guiding the client to set goals and reach them.
What are ways/settings in which health coaching will take place?
What is important regardless of form?
● Coaching may be:
○ Individual
○ Group
○ Face-to-face
○ Technology-based
● Communication skills and interview skills are key
What do nutrition researchers use scientific writing for?
○ Grant and research proposals
○ Compliance purposes
○ Scientific journal publications
What do nutrition researchers use oral communication to for?
○ Present research to professional audiences
○ Participate in interviews for news and media
What are research proposals?
●Research proposals
○ Goals are broad
○ Objectives are specific and measurable
○ Hypotheses are often null
○ Methods are detailed step-by-step
○ Inclusion/exclusion criteria are listed
● Scientific journals
○ Each journal will have its own ____ ____
author guidelines
What should be assumed and done in writing for the public?
● Technical writing for the public
○ Assume that the reader is not familiar with the topic
○ Sixth-grade reading level
What are qualities of a coach?
Present
Mindful
Respectful
Listens
Is empathetic
Willing to learn
Is open
Is a partner
Uses a guiding style
Articulate and succinct
What are forms of communication skills for a coach?
Inquiry-open and closed ended questions
Simple reflections-parroting, paraphrasing, and summarizing
Complex reflections- Double sided, value focused, deeper meaning
Direct statement-provides information and guides the process
What are coaching strategies?
Develops MAP (making anything possible), Explores values, and guides visioning
Assess components of health using PHI (personal health information), select a focus area and develop confidence
Set SMART goals and action steps, explore barriers, contengency plans, and resources
Re-assess actions and lessons learned, explore strategies and barriers, plan new action
Why is body language important?
Body language influences first impressions.
What does a good speaker body language have?
●A good speaker:
○ Stands straight with somewhat relaxed shoulders
○ Slightly tips chin up
○ Stands feet slightly apart
○ Has a neutral or positive expression
What are the roles of the health coach?
Health Coach
Evidence-Based Practice
Interventions
Empathy & Compassion
Education & Teaching
Goal Guidance
Motivational Interviewing
what does the client bring to the table in a relationship with a coach?
Health Condition
Beliefs, Values, Concerns
Culture
Generation
Personal Agenda
What are the subcategories of interview skills?
●“Pre-interview” skills:
○ Defining the goal of the
interview
○ Creating an interview guide
●Interview skills:
○ Data collection
○ Personal skills
● Post-interview skills:
○ Analyzing and interpreting
data
● Cognitive interviewing:
formative work completed to
be sure the questions and
answers of an interview are
understood by the target
population.
○ Pilot subjects are
interviewed to refine
questions.
○ Interviewer asks the
subjects to share opinions,
thoughts, and questions
What is health literacy?
Assessing health literacy: is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information.
What are tools to assess health literacy?
● Tools for assessing health literacy:
○ Shortened Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults
(S-TOFHL)
○ Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy Measure (REALM)
○ Nutrition Literacy Assessment (NLA)
○ Newest Vital Sign (NVS)
Determining ____ and ____ to make lifestyle changes; readiness for change
motivation and readiness
Why important to establish rapport?
What to do in order to do this?
● Establishing rapport
○ Effective counselors form a bond with clients while maintaining
a professional relationship.
○ To establish rapport:
■ Greet client with a smile and friendly tone
■ Handshake or small talk may be appropriate
■ Avoid sharing too much personal information
What type of goals should the counselor help the client develop?
● The counselor should
help the client develop
goals.
●SMART goals are:
○ Specific
○ Measurable
○ Attainable
○ Realistic
○ Timely
What are things that can be done to help clients meet their goals? (think transtheoretical model)
● Different strategies can help clients meet their goals:
○ Self-monitoring: Using a food log to track calorie intake
○ Frequent contact: Weekly telehealth calls with counselor
● Feedback and reinforcement: Counselor encourages good
behavior
● Self-efficacy enhancement: Counselor highlights how a client
perceives the ability to make behavior change
● Incentives: Tangible rewards for goal attainment
● Relapse prevention: Identify healthy food choices for an
upcoming holiday meal
● Modeling: Attend a fitness class to observe the instructor’s technique
●Problem solving: Counselor helps client identify barriers to success and brainstorms ways to overcome them
