At IOHO Health Coaching Canada, our philosophy is that health coaching is an orientation and way of interacting with patients, based on theories of cognitive behavior change and facilitated by skills and models. Proficiency requires practice and application across different situations. Proficiency requires practice and application across different situations. All health coaches trained through IOHO Health Coaching Canada will be given access to the CoP, with the opportunity to establish micro-CoP 's for purposes of collaborating around specific patient populations, e.g., site-specific, targeted disease, or challenging issues. The CoP discussions will be moderated
To be certified as having completed the IOHO Heath Coaching Canada program are requested to:
1) Submit 6 Case Reports (written on oral) on Health Coaching Canada Community of Practice, monthly or bimonthly, over a 12-month period and participate in online discussions of own (or other) case reports
2) Participate in 3 online sessions over period of 12 OR
3) Participate in a 1-day skills enhancement workshop within 12 months