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