Program Goals

By completing this certificate, students will achieve the following learning goals:

1. Demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communication, interpersonal skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills;
2. Evaluate the fundamental principles of integrative health and healing, trends in holistic health and wellness, and the complexities of this advancing field;
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit of the human system and its application in the integrative health and wellness coaching setting;
4. Integrate an advanced depth of understanding of the diverse psychosocial, cultural, environmental, and global factors of the human experience as they apply to health and wellness coaching;
5. Evaluate the role of healing strategies for self-care (including their application within health and wellness coaching), as well as strategies within the healthcare system;
6. Synthesize the coaching structure and process for tailored application to each client relationship;
7. Apply key coaching psychology theories including Motivational Interviewing, to facilitate client positivity, empowerment, self-efficacy, and self-determination;
8. Identify the growing body of scientific literature to support the efficacy of Integrative Health and Healing, as well as Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching;
9. Describe ethical responsibilities in the practice of holistic healing; integrate the health and wellness coaching scope of practice, legal, and ethical considerations into the coaching practice;
10. Demonstrate proficiency in health and wellness coaching through the synthesis of the foundational and advanced skills, theory, lab, and clinical educational content; and
11. Describe holistic healing philosophies and healing concepts with consideration to the social, cultural, environmental, and global perspectives of healing.

Developmental Courses

Some students may need preparatory courses in the areas of English, mathematics, or reading. Courses numbered below 1000 will not apply toward this degree.

Completion Requirements

• A minimum of 12 semester credits in courses numbered 1000 or above must be completed at ARCC.
• A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 in courses numbered 1000 or above at ARCC.
• A minimum grade of C must be earned in all program requirements.
• All course requirements must be complete before a certificate will be awarded.
• To complete your program, please submit the appropriate application found here.
• The requirements of this program are subject to change without notice

1st Year