Suzanna Cooper, MOT, CWC Brad Cooper, MSPT, MBA, MTC, ATC, CWC Recent Trends in Wellness Your Coaching is influenced by: Who you are as a person Your theoretical orientation Your level of knowledge Your skills and experience Parameters and goals of your particular coaching setting 1
Big Picture Wellness Common Theoretical Orientations Common Coaching Traps Important to have one!! What is your orientation? Example of my orientation: Trans theoretical Model of Change Temperament MBTI Motivational Interviewing WDEP System of Reality Therapy Precontemplation Maintenance Contemplation Relapse Action Preparation Prochaska and Diclemente 1982. 2
Temperament We are all different and that is a good thing! Motivational Interviewing What is important to the client? Miller, W., & Rollnick, S. (2013). Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change. New York, NY: Guilford Press. Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) www.motivationalinterviewing.org Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative conversation style for strengthening a person s own motivation and commitment to change. 3
Motivational Interviewing is a person centered counseling style for addressing the common problem of ambivalence about change. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goaloriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change. It is designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person s own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion. MI Planning Evoking Focusing Engaging 4
The Classic Check in Focusing Prioritizing Problems Focusing Open Ended Questions Affirmations Reflective Statements Summaries 5
Aspects of Communication Words the Speaker Says Words the Listener Hears What the Speaker Means Reflection What the Listener THINKS the speaker means Adapted from Thomas Gordon s Parent Effectiveness Training Focusing on the How and not the Why Sustaining the Sustain Talk 6
The Expert Trap How do I share my expertise? Ask for permission Brainstorm Options Check in with client WDEP System of Reality Therapy Form of Cognitive Behavior Therapy Emphasis on what you can control in your life Focus of session is on present behavior Our role is to convey hope that change is possible Supportive relationship with client is key Developed by Bob Wubbolding 7
What do you want? What are you doing now? How is that working for you? What do you need to do differently to get what you want? Corey, G. (2013) Based on the assumption that we are motivated to change when: We are convinced that our present behavior is not meeting our needs We believe we can choose other behaviors that will get us closer to what we want Develop a Discrepancy!! W: Wants, Needs and Perceptions D: Direction and Doing E: Self Evaluation P: Planning 8
What do you want? Expectations about coaching session What are you hoping to gain from this program? A year from now, where would you like to be with your health and wellness? Questions to consider: What would you be doing if you were living as you want to be? What do you have control over in this situation? How would you most like to change your life? Thinking about big picture wellness, what areas do you feel you do well with? What areas do you struggle with? Direction and Doing What are you doing now? Current exercise routine? Eating habits? Sleep routine? Water? Daily caffeine? You mentioned that you typically work out 3 times a week, how is that schedule working this month? What did you want to do differently this past week? What stopped you from doing what you said you wanted to do? What will you do tomorrow? What do you see for yourself, now and in the future? Question Answer Trap 9
Multiple Choice Questions Self Evaluation How is it working for you? Is what you are doing now what you want to be doing? Is what you want realistic for your life right now? What do you have control over? What would be other options to get to work, change schedule, better utilize your down time, create an extra 30 minutes a day Goal is to develop a discrepancy between what they are currently doing and what they want Planning and Action What do you need to do differently to get what you want? (Only effective if client has made self evaluation AND wants to change behavior Goals need to be: S : Simple and easy to understand A: Attainable and realistic for the client s life M: Measureable I: Immediate C: Controlled by client, committed to and consistently done What is your plan? What are you willing to do today? 10
What do you have control over? 1. Your theoretical orientation. 2. Your knowledge. 3. Your skill level. 4. Your amount of experience. 5. Yourself!! Butterworth, S., Linden, A., & McClay, W. (2007). Health coaching as an intervention in health management programs. Disease management health outcomes, 15(5), 299 307. Corey, G. (2013). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy. (9 th ed.). Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning. Landro, L. (2013, April 29). To motivate patients to change, doctors stop scolding. The wall street journal. Retrieved from http://online.wsj.com/article/sb10001424127887323528404578458452862092810552.html Miller, W., & Rollnick, S. (2013). Motivational interviewing: Helping people change. New York, NY: The Guilford Press. Rollnick, S., Miller, W., & Butler, C. (2008). Motivational interviewing in health care: Helping patients change behavior. New York, NY: The Guilford Press. Rosengren, D. (2009). Building motivational interviewing skills: A practitioner workbook. New York, NY: The Guilford Press. Suzanna Cooper, MOT, CWC Brad Cooper, MSPT, MBA, MTC, CWC, ATC Feel free to contact us with any questions at Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com or 800 495 1343 Or visit us at www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com 11