Health & Wellness Coach Micro-credential
Stackable to Degree Program
These micro-credentials align with requirements for the Community and Public Health Education A.S. should students choose to continue their education after obtaining the micro-credential.
Health & Wellness Coach
This micro-credential, prepares students for entry-level health and wellness coaching
jobs, both in-person and virtual. Many entry-level virtual jobs do not require a degree,
as the companies provide specific on-the-job training for their specific coaching
programs. According to the US Department of Labor and the International Coaching Federation
(ICF), the COVID -19 pandemic has led to a faster-than-average professional evolution
to meet the rising demands of the field, swiftly adapting to the virtual world. Research
on virtual health coaching indicates benefits in removing common barriers of time
and distance as well as enhanced confidentiality and allowing the health coach to
focus directly on improving best practices. In addition, during the COVID-19 public
health emergency, reimbursements for telehealth have continued to expand. The federal
government, state Medicaid programs, and private insurers have expanded coverage for
virtual healthcare services, including health coaching and CRPA services. This shift
in policy regarding
insurance reimbursement and pay approval of telehealth and virtual health coaching
is expected to
continue post COVID-19 as evidence supports client/patient outcomes.
Third Party Certifications:
*This micro-credential is pending National Board of Health Wellness Coaches (NBHWC)
as an
approved training program, and will be offered once approval articulation agreement
has been formalized
(anticipated Fall 2021.) As a result, those who have met NBHWCS’s requirements and
completed
Corning Community College’s Health and Wellness Coaching Certificate Program will
qualify to sit for
the national exam to become a certified health and wellness coach. Furthermore, this
credential (training
hours by NBHWC) is approved by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) toward
an Associate
Certified Coach (ACC) pathway should graduates wish to continue their education and
in professional
coaching. https://nbhwc.org/
This hybrid stackable credential provides a career pathway that supports skill attainment
and employment
for individuals as well as for students enrolled in the AS in Community and Public
Health Education
degree. This micro credential aligns with the AS in CPHE which is designed to provide
students with a
variety of marketable skills and certifications within courses and by completion of
the academic degree.
Students will be better aligned with employer needs and have the ability to work part
time within a health
career while taking classes and working toward their degree. Additionally, graduates
with this micro-
credential and the AS in CPHE, are able to sit for the ACE Health Coach certification,
which is
accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCAA,) a gold standard
in
health and fitness.
For peer advocacy and coaching, ASAP is a statewide association of SUD programs/agencies
and
professionals, and stakeholders working to increase support for substance use disorder
services, improve
patient care and support sustainable recovery. Partnered with New York Certification
Board (NYCB), a
project of ASAP, their purpose in overseeing credentialing is to strengthen health
and human services
outcomes and enhance recovery-oriented skills and capacity of the workforce. The curricular
design and
trainer badge approval of this micro credential is sequenced to allow successful participants
who have met
the ASAP-NYS requirements and completed the first semester of this micro credential
to sit for the NYS
Certified Recovery Peer Advocate-Provisional exam to qualify them to become a certified
Recovery Peer
Advocate.
Careers
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Our Faculty
Highlighted for this program: Elaine Corwin
Department Chair
Community Health and Justice Department: Eric Smith
Contact
Deborah Beall, ADI Professional Studies, beall@corning-cc.edu