12 Week Certification Course Syllabus
Course Title: Health Storey Certification Course
Duration: 12 Weeks
Format: Online/Hybrid
Instructor: Dr. Emmy Ann Horstkamp, JD, Certified Health Storey Coach
Contact: emmy@trefuly.com
Course Description:
This 12-week certification course equips aspiring Health Storey coaches with foundational knowledge and practical skills to support clients in achieving improved health baselines and healthy lifestyles. Through coaching methodologies, behavioral science, and health education, participants learn to facilitate lifestyle changes and empower their clients to live healthy lifestyles.
Course Objectives:
- Understand core principles of Health Storey coaching | health and life coaching
- Develop effective communication and active listening skills
- Apply coaching models and techniques to support client goals
- Use life coaching techniques and behavior change strategies
- Facilitate goal-setting, action planning, and accountability
- Address common health and lifestyle challenges from a coaching perspective
- Uphold ethical standards in coaching practice
Week-by-Week Outline:
Week 1: Introduction to Health Storey | Health and Life Coaching
- Overview of coaching roles and responsibilities
- Distinguishing coaching, counseling, and therapy
- Establishing coaching presence and mindset
Week 2: Core Coaching Skills and Communication
- Active listening and powerful questioning
- Building rapport and setting a professional standard
- Communication Skills for Coaching
Week 3: Coaching Models and Frameworks
- Current Coaching model, standard goal setting methods
- Structuring coaching sessions (45 minutes )effectively
- Client-centered coaching principles
Week 4: Understanding Behavior Change
- Psychology of motivation
- Stages of change model (Sovereign Change Model by Dr. Horstkamp)
- Strategies to overcome the “HundeSchweine”
Week 5: Health and Wellness Fundamentals
- Basics of nutrition, NEAT activity, and sleep
- Stress management
- Health Lifestyle Perspectives
Week 6: Goal-Setting and Action Planning
- Creating measurable, achievable goals
- Developing action plans with accountability measures
- Tracking progress and plan pivots
Week 7: Coaching Proactive Participation Techniques
- Engaging client and creating active participation.
- Using self-journaling reflections and summaries
Week 8: Coaching Clients Through Common Challenges
- Addressing weight management, chronic conditions, and lifestyle habits
- Supporting stress management and emotional resilience
- Time management and work-life balance strategies
Week 9: Ethics and Professional Standards
- Drafting a confidentiality agreement, Setting professional Boundaries
- Scope of practice and referral guidelines – Health Storey Practice Niche
- Maintaining professionalism and competence
Week 10: Coaching Practice and Role-Playing
- Conducting coaching sessions – Practice Dialogues
- Giving and receiving constructive feedback
- Refining coaching style and techniques
Week 11: Building Your Coaching Business
- Marketing and branding basics for coaches
- Establishing client relationships and retention
- Setting fees and managing logistics
Week 12: Final Assessment and Certification
- Practical coaching Workshop – Workshop w/ worksheet for clients.
- Case Study of a Client “Frankenstein” with a Coaching Plan and Agreement.
- Written exam covering course content -Open Book test
- Feedback session and awarding of certification – Meeting with Health Storey
Assignments & Evaluation:
- Weekly questions based on materials – client worksheet evaluation.
- Practice coaching sessions submission in writing notes evaluation.
- Case study analyses and action plans for a client
- Final practical coaching demonstration in the form of a workshop presentation with worksheet.
Certification:
Successful completion of the course requirements, including practical and written assessments, will earn you a recognized Health and Life Coaching Certification.