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The Role of Health Coaches in the Future of Medical Care
Practitioner Channel ForumApril 7th, 2016
Dr. Joel Kreisberg, DC, CCH, ACCExecutive Director
Teleosis Institutewww.teleosis.org
Learning Objectives / Agenda
• Upon completion:• Participants will be able to:
• To recognize and understand the role of health coaches in the current and future healthcare system
• To become familiar the role of nutrition and it’s utilization in health coaching
• To explore the opportunities for investment and growth
• Agenda• How I got here
• What’s a health coach?
• Training and certification
• What do health coaches do?
• How does nutrition play into health coaching?
• What’s the future look like?
• Challenges
• Opportunities
• Summary
Reflection Questions
My Story
Naturopathic Medicine
• Naturopathic medicine is a distinct primary health care profession,
• emphasizing prevention, treatment, and optimal health
• through the use of therapeutic methods and substances that
• encourage individuals’ inherent self-healing process.
Health Coaching
• Health Coaches partner with clients
• seeking self-directed, lasting changes,
• aligned with their values,
• which promote health and wellness and,
• thereby, enhance well-being.
Functional Medicine
• Functional medicine addresses the underlying causes of disease,
• using a systems-oriented approach and
• engaging both patient and practitioner in a therapeutic partnership.
Types of Health Coaches
• Three areas
– Independent health Coach
– Corporate Wellness
– Clinical Health Coach
• Coupled areas of study
– Nutrition
– Medical Herbalism
– Integrative Health Practices
– Yoga Therapy
Certification
• International Federation of Coaching- ICF
• National Consortium for Certification of Health and Wellness Coaches (NCCHWC)
Roles
Nutrition and Health Coaching
Future
Challenges
Opportunities
Reflection Questions
• To what extent is your current practice supporting learning?
• Is there anything that you currently do that interferes with your patients taking responsibility for their healing?
• How might you focus patients on learning new skills rather doing new actions?
• Which of the core competencies described here might you use in your practice on Monday? How would you do that?
Contact
Dr. Joel Kreisberg, DC, CCH, ACCTeleosis Institute
drkreisberg@teleosis.orgwww.teleosis.org
510-558-7285