What is the major practice focus of a certified health care life coach?
Response: a certified health care life coach, as defined by the American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc, is a previously licensed or certified health care professional who has achieved a high level of education, knowledge and skills in the following areas; 1) coaching and mentoring, 2, health care, and 3) nutrition and wellness consulting. There is an emphasis placed on attaining wellness and an emphasis on disease prevention, as well as a holistic approach encompassing body/mind and spirit. Certified Health Care Life Coaches are health care professionals who use their knowledge of change management therapies and strategies to work with clients or groups to facilitate major behavior changes in overall health care, such as weight loss facilitation, smoking cessation, physical fitness, and many other areas of personal health. The Health Care Life Coach uses change therapy and theories, along with motivational psychology and support therapies to assist clients in developing p
