Course at a glance
Introduction
This Level 3 Diploma course is designed for those who wish to embark upon a career in health coaching, either within the private or public sectors. Individuals who wish to enhance skills or job roles that they already have will find this course appealing. In addition it is for those with a keen interest in health promotion through seminar or conference routes.
The course is broken down into ten modules which integrate to give a holistic approach to health coaching. The course materials will cover core skills, techniques, methods and delivery, together with client assessment and programme design. Each module will be contextualized with health care concepts, relevant legislation and scope of allied health care professional roles.
Benefits of the Course:
Students will expect to derive the following benefits from the diploma course:
- Generic coaching and techniques
- Methods and delivery
- Client assessment and programme design for more specific health-related coaching.
Assessment Objectives (AO)
AO: 1
Students must select and demonstrate clearly relevant knowledge and understanding through the use of evidence, examples and correct language and terminology appropriate to the course of study. This assessment, involves two written assignments: one halfway through the course and following the final unit. Both are assessed and graded by the assigned tutor, according to college procedures. The grading procedure if Pass or Fail. If you Fail an assessment you have the opportunity to amend where your tutor has highlighted and resubmit.
AO: 2
Students must critically evaluate and justify a point of view through the use of evidence and reasoned argument. Students can include evidence in different formats to support their written work such as documentation or images to support their course remembering Confidentiality and Data Protection.
Quality of Written Communication (QWC)
In addition, COLC require students’ to produce written material in English, candidates must: ensure that text is legible and that spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPG) are accurate so that meaning is clear; select and use a form and style of writing appropriate to studying a complex subject matter; organise information clearly and coherently, using specialist vocabulary when appropriate and Harvard referencing of citation and sources. In this Specification, SPG will be assessed in all tutor marked assignments (TMAs)
To ensure that we maintain quality standards; all our students written assignments are subject to our plagiarism policy and procedure.
Accredited Level 3 Health Coaching Diploma Entry Requirement
Entry to this Accredited Level 3 Health Coaching Diploma requires that potential students have gained GCSE/IGCSE or equivalent qualifications and have, good English oral, reading and writing skills.
Advice on enrolment and guidance of prior learning (APL) can be obtained through out contact centre. The course is a rolling programme and can be started at any point in the year. Successful students can go on to Higher Education, including remaining as students at COLC to complete courses in our portfolio of higher awards.
All students must be aged 16 or over.
Assessment
The coursework is assessed through continuous assessment with no formal exit examinations.
Study Hours
Approximately: 200 hours of personal study time for the entire course is recommended. All of which is supported by the COLC Course Tutor, who we greatly encourage students to access support from throughout their course.
Quality Assurance
This course has been developed by the College’s professional team of tutors to meet the needs of sector based employers and employees.
Further details of our accreditations are provided on our website.
Course Length
1 Year.
Awarding Body
Course Content
Accredited Level 3 Health Coaching Diploma Unit 1: What is health?
The first unit takes a look at the definitions of health from a variety of different perspectives e.g. the medical definition relates to a void of disease and illness. Personal and societal expectations of health and what this means in the context of wellbeing and health coaching will be examined. Growth, development and the psychological issues of health relevant to the coaching situation will be touched upon and developed to tailor toward specific clients.
Accredited Level 3 Health Coaching Diploma Unit 2: Health promotion in context with health coaching
In this unit students examine the concepts of health promotion in the UK. This will include the legislation, strategies, health models and frameworks that exist providing the parameters of care and service delivery. The role, scope and client base of the health coach will be considered so that the best techniques are applied to support and promote client health and general wellbeing.
Accredited Level 3 Health Coaching Diploma Unit 3: Health and disease in context with health coaching
In order to successfully coach health, students need to have a basic understanding of the concepts of health and disease, cause and effect and prevention strategies. A basic understanding of body systems and anatomy are studied in terms of the major health conditions and issues that affect them. This unit examines prevention strategies, what is considered ‘normal’ behaviour in relation to health and how its impacts upon the health coaching program.
Accredited Level 3 Health Coaching Diploma Unit 4: The nature and scope of health coaching
This unit examines the scope of health coaching and outlines the core skills, approaches, models and techniques within this remit. There is overlap in all forms of counselling, but specialist skills are needed particular to health coaching, staying safe from infection, illness and disease. Some common-sense is associated with factual needs for a coach to help client maintain all-round health.
Accredited Level 3 Health Coaching Diploma Unit 5: Communication and health coaching
As in all coaching related courses, communication is a key element of the process. In this unit communication skills are discussed in detail, and how to communicate, and contextualize these within the coaching environment. Different forms of communication such as the use of charts and tasks such as questionnaires, SOLER charts and SWOT analysis for a range of circumstances are discussed, so the use of the telephone and email if face-to-face meetings cannot take place or as motivation prompts or simply to check-up on progress reminders.
Accredited Level 3 Health Coaching Diploma Unit 6: Social issues and health coaching
Health is a social issue as much as a personal one. In this unit the social issues such as lifestyle, relationships, gender, cultural issues and demographics e.g. poverty relevant to the coaching situation are explored in detail. How each one affects the health coaching needs of an individual and all the people around them is discussed by looking at each factor in detail. Society sets rules about what is and is not acceptable, for example mental health was taboo but is now being discussed more openly and issues such as depression are better understood, and ways found to address them e.g. in the work place or within a family.
Accredited Level 3 Health Coaching Diploma Unit 7: Coaching in professional healthcare situations
This unit looks at the health coach within a healthcare setting; this maybe within a hospital, care home, or within a management or human resource team concerned with professional development. In such environments the coaching is systematic and often uses group work, so team work and group coaching dynamics are explored. Many useful activities such as Ice-breakers, peer-counselling, using scenarios or role-play and how to form effective communication strategies to help coaching are practiced.
Accredited Level 3 Health Coaching Diploma Unit 8: Health coaching in public sector and private practice
Health coaching in the public sector e.g. in the NHS requires knowledge of public health issues, legislation and service provisions that are currently in place. The main laws that govern public health and how statistics are collated and gathered to measure or determine public duties are met are explored. Health coaching in the private sector has different knowledge requirements as they require less public accountability and are seen to offer a higher level of care costing more. The coach may receive sensitive or critical information and a level of care and confidentiality is needed which is explained.
Accredited Level 3 Health Coaching Diploma Unit 9: Ethical considerations, legislation and responsibilities
This unit deals with issues such as confidentiality, data protection, professional codes of conduct; legislation relevant to health coaching and the legal and professional responsibilities of the health coach. How and why data and statistics are collected to check the general health figures, this causes strategies and policies to be written and implemented. Laws arise out of the need to protect certain traits, vulnerability and trends in the population, so today a concern is obesity, mental health and the general health provisions due to an ageing population. Guides, rules, procedures and advise on personal conduct to support the health coach (and the client) such as having work insurance, assessment procedures and other relevant documentation is addressed.
Accredited Level 3 Health Coaching Diploma Unit 10: Consolidation, programme design and strategies
It is essential to be open, honest, and transparent to ensure that a health coach is mindful of their client’s needs and wishes. The final unit will present a brief overview of the course and give some examples of programme design. There will also be some templates included which can be adapted for personal use. This is a summary section highlighting good practice and care of the client require health coaching.
Progression
This Accredited Level 3 Health Coaching Diploma can be used to gain entry to a Level 4+5 Diploma or higher.
You can view a lit of our Level 4+5 Diplomas here: Accredited level 4+5 Diplomas
