Advanced Certificate in Health and Wellness Coaching





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About the Course

This year long course combines 2 industry recognised practitioner certificates, our Certificate in Health and Wellness Coaching and Practitioner Certificate in NLP for Healthcare Professionals, with 2 further modules on Stress Management and Entrepreneurship to offer practitioner a unique and diverse set of skills and qualifications become successful 21st century healthcare professionals.


In our Certificate in Health and Wellness Coaching, students learn how to utilise the latest evidenced based behaviour change strategies to help guide and empower individuals towards taking responsibility for their own health and adopting long term and effective health promoting lifestyle choices, dramatically improving patient compliance and practitioner success rates. Upon successful completion of these 2 modules, graduates will receive an interim award (Health and Wellness Coaching Professional Certification). 

The NLP certificate gives students practical new skills in understanding language and behaviour, identifying representational systems, anchoring, linguistics and rapport building relevant to the health and wellness industry. The qualification is a hands on training designed to give you practical skills and powerful NLP techniques to boost your confidence as a healthcare practitioner and enable you to assist clients to make positive changes in their lives that they are unable to make by themselves. 

The Stress Management module takes a comprehensive and practical look at stress to ensure healthcare practitioners have the tools required to help clients manage one of the biggest contributing factors to chronic disease in the 21st century. The module covers the major causes and physiological impact of stress from both an orthodox and functional medicine perspective. It also covers the biomedical and in-clinic testing that can be completed to assess the physiological impact of stress (including adrenal hormone profiles and stress analysis questionnaires). Ultimately, this leads to a comprehensive overview of the best evidence based stress management techniques (both 'in the moment' and long term), including coaching for stress relief, relaxation and breathing exercises, mindfulness meditation, emotional freedom technique and self hypnosis to give clients practical tools to help manage stress but also know when and who to refer to should they need more specialist help. Dietary interventions to help support the nervous and endocrine systems will also be discussed in detail. 

Moving onto the final module - Entrepreneurship. This module includes a multitude of practical advice from successful healthcare professionals and entrepreneurs who are running their own successful businesses. Content includes material on how to set up and grow a successful practice including marketing, maximising revenue streams and time management. Additionally, the principles of NLP will be used to enhance presentation skills and ensure you always send the verbal and non-verbal messages you want to potential clients. This gives graduates the knowledge and confidence to succeed.

This qualification can be combined with the IHS Certificate in Dietary Counselling to offer graduates a Diploma in Diet, Health and Wellness Coaching. Individual modules may also be completed to gain shorter practitioner and CPD qualifications.

      • * Join a new generation of healthcare professionals and open up to limitless opportunities in the healthcare arena
      • * Gain 2 professional qualifications during the year (NLP and health and wellness coaching)
      • * Register with the ANLP (Association of NLP Practitioners) on graduation
      • * Become one of Ireland’s first health and wellness coaches - (be recognised for 37 approved coach specific training hours. Recognised for CPD points with the Irish College of General Practitioners and An Bord Altranais - the Irish Nursing Board)
      • * Start seeing clients and earning immediately - all consultation paperwork for each discipline provided to graduates
      • * Practice with confidence - Practitioner insurance options available on successful graduation
      • * Suitable for current healthcare professionals or those looking for an exciting career in this area
      • * Get listed on the IHS website as a Health and Wellness Coach, NLP practitioner and stress management expert 


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                  Course Content

                  There are five modules in total. The health coaching and NLP must be completed in-class whilst the stress management and entrepreneurship modules may be completed by attending lectures or via e-Learning. 

                  As this is a practitioner training course, case studies and an exam will be required to be completed and passed in order to graduate.

                  For further details on the health coaching element of this certificate, please follow this link.

                  Please click here for a full course outline

                  ADD-ON MODULES
                  IHS has developed options for those wishing to complete our health coaching training depending on their training needs. 

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                  Entry Requirements

                  This certificate is a lifelong learning course and students are accepted on to this course through a combination of academic qualifications and relevant life experience.

                  (i) Normal minimum entry requirements
                  The minimum academic entry requirement for this course is a grade C at Junior Certificate or 4 GCSEs grades A to C. Equivalent international qualifications will also be accepted. A background in healthcare is essential.

                  (ii) Prior Learning and Prior Experiential Learning
                  Applicants with Prior Learning and Experiential Prior Learning will also be considered. All knowledge, skills and competencies accumulated through life and work experience will be considered.

                  All applicants will be interviewed to determine their suitability for the course.

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                  Course Fees

                  €2995

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                  How to Apply

                  Training is an investment in your future. As with any investment it is important to identify what you wish to gain and which course will be most suitable for your needs. The Institute staff will spend time speaking with you to ensure you have all the information you need to make the right decision. We recommend you attend one of our regular open evenings to find out more about the course structure, content and career opportunities.

                  To enrol you will need to complete the application form, save it and email to info@instituteofhealthsciences.com 

                  If you would like IHS to contact you please fill out our online contact form and a staff member will get in touch with you shortly.

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