Health Coaching Development Programme
Level 1 and 2, PCI-Accredited
Course overview
Duration: 5 sessions, each lasting 4 hours (9am – 1pm or 9:30am – 1:30pm).
Format: In-person
Cost: £450 + VAT
Develop PCI-accredited health coaching skills that help people take greater control of their health and wellbeing.
Our Health Coaching Development Programme equips participants with practical coaching skills that can be used immediately in health, care and community settings. Through a combination of coaching theory, reflective practice and practical application, you’ll learn how to support people to identify their goals, make sustainable changes and build confidence in managing their own health and wellbeing.
Designed to meet the standards and outcomes of the Personalised Care Institute (PCI) and the NHS England Workforce Development Framework for Health and Wellbeing Coaches, this programme combines Levels 1 and 2 of the PCI Health Coaching Curriculum.
Who is this course for?
This programme is ideal for:
- Health and Wellbeing Coaches
- Social Prescribing Link Workers
- Care Coordinators
- Community health staff
- Frontline health and care professionals
- Anyone supporting people on a one-to-one basis to improve their health and wellbeing
What you’ll learn
By the end of the programme, you’ll be able to:
- Build rapport and trust through effective coaching conversations
- Use motivational interviewing techniques to support behaviour change
- Help people identify goals and develop realistic action plans
- Promote patient activation, self-management and wellbeing
- Apply person-centred and strengths-based approaches
- Reflect on and develop your own coaching practice
Course content
Session 1
- What is coaching?
- The range of coaching approaches
- Strength/asset-based approaches
- Goal setting
- Coaching communication
- The GROW model
Session 2
- Health coaching
- Person-centred care
- Patient activation
- Self-efficacy
- Intrinsic motivation
- The 4D Model
- Solution-focused coaching
Session 3
- Self-reflection
- Resistance and ambivalence
- Trust and rapport
- Advanced communication and listening skills
- Barriers to effective listening
- Challenging
- Using “I” Statements
- Motivational interviewing
- Stages of Change cycle
Session 4
- Ask/Tell/Ask – suggestions and permissions
- Readiness to change
- Goal follow up
- Boundaries
- Coaching limitations
- Coaching evaluation (qualitative and quantitative approaches, inc. Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scales, the Recovery Star, Patient Activation Measure)
Session 5
- European Mentoring & Coaching Council Coaching Competencies
- What is reflective practice?
- Benefits of reflective practice
- Ways to develop reflective practice
- Reflective action planning
How it works
To achieve PCI accreditation, participants must attend all five sessions and actively participate throughout the programme.
You’ll be supported by experienced trainers to develop your coaching skills, reflect on your learning and apply the techniques within your own role and practice.
This programme has been designed to meet the standards and outcomes of the Personalised Care Institute (PCI) and the NHS England Workforce Development Framework for Health and Wellbeing Coaches.
What attendees say
“The way the training was organised and the structure of the modules made learning enjoyable, it was conversational, and you met new people who could share their experiences and knowledge. It has built my confidence as a wellbeing coach.”
“I found the whole course incredibly useful and informative. I really enjoyed hearing people’s experiences with using some of the techniques explained.”
“What surprised me about the course was the extent to which listening to colleagues’ experiences and sharing stories around client work fostered a rich learning environment. Witnessing how each of us approached similar problems with diverse perspectives provided invaluable insights into the versatility of coaching practices.”
“Really valuable and enjoyable course. The trainer was great at engaging everyone in the group and making us all feel comfortable, which led to lots of participation. I already felt comfortable within my role but increasing my awareness in the topics has definitely increased my confidence.”
Why choose Big Life?
For more than 25 years, Big Life has worked alongside people and communities to improve health, wellbeing and life chances.
Our training is informed by experience across health, care and community settings and delivered by skilled practitioners who understand the challenges facing today’s workforce.
We offer:
- Experienced and passionate trainers
- Practical, immediately usable skills and tools
- Person-centred and strengths-based approaches
- Training informed by real-world health, care and community experience
- Flexible learning that can be applied directly to your role
Ready to find out more?
Whether you’re looking to develop your own coaching skills or commission training for a team, we’d love to talk.
Email: training@thebiglifegroup.com