Realizing The Promise of Health Coaching>> | Evidence-Based Health Coaching Video Series: Motivational Interviewing in Health Care
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Moving to an Evidence-Based Health Coaching PracticeVarious health coaching approaches are being used in employer, primary care, community, health plan and population health improvement settings to support individual lifestyle change, treatment adherence, and self-care. Yet while health coaching is a frequently used term, it is often a poorly defined, informal practice. Some clinicians refer to any patient education or advice-giving encounter as “health coaching.” And many nonclincian and clinician health coaches use a variety of life coaching approaches that are based more on popular psychology than behavioral science research. These facts raise a number of questions: What is coaching? Can coaching approaches from the business and sports worlds be applied by clinicians in health care settings? Which health coaching approaches are most effective? How can health coaching be patient-centered and deliver best value to patients and health care payers and purchasers? What is “Coaching?” The International Coach Federation (ICF) defines coaching as “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.”1 Life coaches help clients “clarify their mission, purpose and goals, and help them achieve that outcome.” Life coaching borrows from executive coaching methods that companies use to support employee career growth, learning and performance. Continue reading Moving to an Evidence-Based Health Coaching Practice >> Article 1: Realizing The Promise of Health CoachingThe Role of the Behavioral Sciences in Health Care Health Coaching as an Evidence-Based Practice Is “Usual” Health Coaching Evidence-Based? Are Popular Health Coaching Training Programs Evidence-Based? Putting Evidence-Based Health Coaching Into Practice Article 2: Moving to an Evidence-Based Health Coaching PracticeEleven Core Coaching Competencies Applications & Limitations of Traditional Coaching Approaches in Health Care Health Coaching Across the Population Health Improvement Continuum Evidence-Based Health Coaching Models and Approaches Health Coaching Roles and Proficiency Preparing the Health Care Workforce for the New Health Care Environment
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