Personal Trainer Certification (CI-CPT), Continuing Education Credits, Fitness and Nutrition certificates at The Cooper Institute. Also offering courses in Personal Training Education, Providing Dietary Guidance, Weight Management Leadership, Balls, Bands, and More, Biomechanics of Resistance Training, Boot Camp and Circuits Leadership, Coaching Healthy Behaviors, CPR - Heartsaver AED Training, Fire Service Fitness Specialist, Health Conditions and Exercise, Health Promotion Director, Indoor Cycling, Law Enforcement Fitness Specialist, Advanced Personal Training, Fit for Duty, Aerobics.
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Coaching Healthy Behaviors

Help clients achieve lasting behavior change! This innovative 3 1/2-day course introduces you to one of the most rewarding aspects of life -- coaching others to make positive lifestyle changes. However, influencing an individual to change their behavior and adhere to that change is no simple task. Improving personal health habits is challenging and can be critical to the well-being of individuals and a population at large. This course will teach you the skills needed to help motivate individuals to make positive lifestyle choices.

Who will benefit from this course?

Fitness professionals, health promotion professionals, health educators, dietitians, public health nurses, and other health professionals who have responsibilities for working with clients, patients, and end users at fitness centers, worksites, hospitals, public health clinics and in government agencies and communities.

Topics Reviewed :

  • Principles of Coaching
  • Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change
  • Coaching Behavior Change
  • Personalized Client Assessment
  • S.M.A.R.T. Goal Setting Guidelines
  • Stage Specific Behavior Change Strategies
  • Coaching Tools / Models
  • Essential Communication Skills
  • Top 10 Listening Skills
  • Identifying Benefits, Barriers, and Solutions
  • Applying Coaching Skills in a Group Setting
  • Promoting Yourself as a Wellness Coach
  • Experience Hands on Coaching Sessions During One-On-One Sessions

CPR Required: No

Contact Hours: 24.0

This is a curriculum-based testing course. Students who complete the course and pass the written test will receive a Cooper Institute Certificate.

Continuing Education Credits:

The Cooper Institute is a pre-approved CEC provider for the following organizations.

Organization
CEC
Provider Number
American Council on Exercise (ACE)
2.0
--
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
1.6
482
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
--
652654
National Strength and Conditioning Association
(CSCS & NSCA-CPT)
2.0
I1018
Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
--
TC001
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC)
--
MEP3089
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
--
501680

NOTE: There may be a partial payment option for this course should a student not be able to make their full payment via our online transaction system. Please inquire with one of our course coordinators during normal business hours by calling (800) 635-7050.

Course Registration:

Course Hours:

Day 1-Day 3: (8:00 am - 5:00 pm) - CHECK-IN Day 1 @ 7:15 am

Day 4: (8:00 am - 12:00 pm)

Needed Items:

Notebook paper and pencil for note taking and testing. Please wear casual workout attire each day for any physical activity.

Class Location Dates  

Dallas, Texas

11/15/2010 - 11/18/2010 

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The Cooper Institute Certified Personal Trainer (CI-CPT) Exam is NOW AVAILABLE in professional testing centers nationwide!

You will be able to schedule an exam date, time, and location that is convenient for you!