Spring 2027

Health Coaching Principles and Methods

Principles and methods of health coaching using ACE curriculum, covering behavior change, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and lifestyle medicine.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Allison Hugo3.7/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.64 GPA, 81.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.80 GPA, 92.6% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate understanding of ACE Health Coach certification exam requirements and eligibility.

  • Describe and apply behavior change models and theories used in the practice of health coaching.

  • Apply the core features of motivational interviewing in health coaching practice.

  • Describe the health coach’s role and scope of practice, the business of health coaching, and ethical commitments and considerations in health coaching.

  • Understand and apply mindfulness in the context of health coaching

  • Summarize fundamental concepts of lifestyle medicine and chronic disease.

  • Apply the principles and methods of health coaching through coaching practice.

Source: UW Guide

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 2 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Spring 2027

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.64 GPA, 81.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.80 GPA, 92.6% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Behavior change models
  • Lifestyle medicine and chronic disease
  • Health coaching profession and ethics

Skills

  • Motivational interviewing
  • Mindfulness application
  • Lifestyle medicine fundamentals
  • Health coaching ethics and business

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KINES 280 · Spring 2027

Health Coaching Principles and Methods

Recorded 2026-10-14
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