@BodyKeepingScore I am curious to know what your objection is. Since you’ve taken the time to look into it I’m wondering what it is bout the course I’m doing that means it isn’t credible or reputable.
The course I’m doing is the PREKURE one. Pasted summary below for ease:
“PREKURE is a world leader in Professional Health Coach education, championing a lifestyle and preventative medicine movement. PREKURE provides internationally recognised university-level online and interactive training for individuals and health professionals.
Become a Certified Master Coach and holistically support clients across all areas of their health, with specialisations in Nutrition, Metabolic Health and Mental Health.
The PREKURE Master Health Coach program provides you with:
• University-level study in the fields of health, preventative medicine and behaviour change.
• The very latest science in advanced lifestyle medicine for mental health, nutrition and metabolic health.
• All the knowledge, practical tools and resources you need to help holistically support all areas of your client's health and wellbeing.
• The practical tools in coaching, behaviour change and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) tools and support you to hone your practice in our live online and interactive labs.
• Extensive student and post-graduate support.
Consisting of 18 courses and 25 live labs to be completed over 24 months”
I’ve been interested in lifestyle as medicine for a few years and the work of people
like Michael Mosley and Dr Chaterjee make a huge impact on millions of people. I’ve followed PREKURE since it’s inception and have been keen to do this programme for a while, for my own learning as much as anything (as stated in my OP).
Below is an excerpt about the role of a health coach from an organisation called Te Pou here in NZ. They are a not for profit supporting people with mental health, addiction and disability.
“The role of a health coach
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:
supporting wellbeing
accessibility and responsiveness
seamless delivery
training, skills, and knowledge.“
I appreciate people have posted here because they’re cynical about scams and Instagram influencer types and don’t want me to waste my money. I am pursuing something meaningful to me, for myself in the first place and also to have the ability to able to make an impact on others’ well eing in the future. I didn’t intend to get into a discussion about the programme I’m doing but it’s become the focus of the thread so I’m curious to hear more about what the objections are to my course and the role of a health coach. Thanks.