Training for health coaches Health Literacy NZ
Introduction to Health Literacy NZ Training for health coaches
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Health coaches are available to the enrolled population of general practice(s) and community settings, as one member of the integrated primary mental health and addiction team. They work closely with the health improvement practitioner and other members of the general practice team to support the enrolled population to meet their health and wellbeing needs.
Health coaches come from a variety of backgrounds, and work with people experiencing issues that impact on their health and wellbeing. Health coaching aims to build people’s motivation and capability to better understand and self-manage their physical and emotional wellbeing needs. These can be related to long-term physical or mental health conditions or substance use and everyday emotional or physical wellbeing challenges. The health coach supports people and their whānau to access community and online resources and supports to enhance their social, emotional and physical wellbeing.
The role is derived from the health coach role originally developed in the US and is adapted for the Aotearoa context. Examples of adaptations are the teamwork with the HIP and wider integrated primary mental health and addiction team, provision of support for self-management of emotional wellbeing as well as long term conditions, and delivery that is culturally safe and appropriate for the people of Aotearoa. The following are core components of the role:
Te Pou co-ordinates the delivery of health coach training for the integrated primary mental health and addiction programme. The health coach training programmes are delivered through two training providers, Total Healthcare and Health Literacy NZ in cohorts of 10-12 people. The programmes are designed for people who are employed to provide health coaching in general practice and community settings, as part of the integrated primary mental health and addiction programme. Read the Ministry of Health’s practice profile.
This outlines the learning outcomes and required topics for the delivery of the national health coach training in the integrated primary mental health and addiction programme. How it is structured by each programme provider will be slightly different.
Work in partnership with people from diverse backgrounds and health contexts to improve their emotional and physical wellbeing
Required topics for learning outcome include:
Work collaboratively within the primary care team
Required topics for learning outcome include:
Connect people with services and resources to support their emotional and physical wellbeing
Required topics for learning outcome include:
Health coach maintains wellbeing and safety
Required topics for learning outcome include:
The benefits of training Health Coaches with our team:
Our Experience:
All of our team have experience as Health Coaches / IPMHA practitioners working with our populations. We understand what it is like to work in a clinic and in our lived experience feeds into continuous quality improvement of the training.
Kānohi ki te kānohi (Face to Face): We provide the option of in-person
classroom teaching PLUS on the ground on site support and assessment. This enhanced learning environment leads to confident practice-ready
Health Coaches.
Evidence-based curriculum: Our curriculum has been developed, honed and tested since 2015 utilising:
Our model of Health Coaching has been externally evaluated in the “Fit for the future” pilots which preceded IPMHA.
Our training has three phases :
Phase one of the programme is delivered in person/virtually over five-and-a-half consecutive days.
Phase two is conducted onsite in the trainee’s practice, ideally within 2- 4 weeks after phase one, where the trainer supports the trainee in their locality and assesses their competency skills.
PLUS six weekly webinars and one virtual mentoring session.
Phase three happens approximately 3-6 months after phase one training. It includes one day onsite in the trainee’s practice.
Our programme will be delivered to groups of 10 to 12 Health Coaches and has four components:
Read more about the topics included in their programme here. Watch Susan Reid from Health Literacy NZ talk about their health coach training programme below.
Each health coach training provider evaluates their trainings to determine how well trainees feel prepared to practice as a health coach. Trainees self-report their confidence to follow up with a person they are coaching, understanding of their roles, and their preparedness to maintain personal wellbeing and safety. Reports are published every six months.
For January to June 2023: Evaluation results from January to June 2023 health coach trainings
For July to December 2022: Evaluation results from July to December 2022 health coach trainings
For January to June 2022: Evaluation results from January to June 2022 health coach trainings
For July to December 2021: Evaluation results from July to December 2021 health coach trainings.
Introduction to Health Literacy NZ Training for health coaches
An evaluation of the health coach training from January to June 2023.
The aim of the Integrated Health Coach training is to develop the health coaching workforce with effective and adequate ...
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