XMED-525 Health & Wellness Coaching Practicum | Georgetown School of Continuing Studies (SCS)

Course Description

The Health & Wellness Coaching Practicum is designed to help students further their coaching skills outside of the classroom setting. Students acquire and complete a minimum of 30hrs with volunteer clients using learned health coaching techniques. Over the 6 month program, Practicum meets monthly as a small group led by a certified coach serving as Practicum Advisor. During this time, students implement and practice coaching skills, and receive feedback on their effectiveness from fellow students, clients, and faculty. Additionally, students continuously practice self assessment and reflection processes, which are critical for continued growth as coaches.

To pass the Practicum, students are required to submit a client session, documentation of coaching hours, and a self assessment paper. A successful client session demonstrates the student coach meeting the coaching competency guidelines established by the International Consortium for Health & Wellness Coaching (ICHWC).

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

Develop their health coaching techniques through observation and interaction with volunteer clients
Demonstrate effective communication skills when coaching clients
Apply strong interpersonal skills to client interactions
Assess client health concerns and goals
Implement an individualized health coaching approach
Appraise professional strengths as a health and wellness coach and areas for improvement
Develop specific health coaching competencies as prescribed by the International Consortium for Health & Wellness Coaching (ICHWC) and the International Coach Federation (ICF)

Notes

Enrollment in this course is restricted. Students must submit an application and be accepted into the Certificate in Health & Wellness Coaching in order to register.

Current Georgetown students must create an application using their Georgetown NetID and password. New students will be prompted to create an account.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

Certificate in Health & Wellness Coaching : Required

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XMED-525 - 18

Fall 2025 Non-Credit

Available

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Sep 13, 2025 to Feb 27, 2026

14.0

Tuition non-credit

$0.00

PDC Fed. Government Employee Discount