Description
Health and Wellness Consulting
Course Overview
This course overview is important to read before you start your course as it will explain what to do and how to complete your course and submit assignments.
Your tutor is there for any questions that you may have, so do ask if you are unsure of anything.
Course Outline
Looking for a professional qualification in health and wellness? Want to help family and friends improve their health? Want to improve your own health?
This course will enable you to work as a Health and Wellness Consultant in whatever area you choose. You may choose to work from home, from a health centre or even as a corporate Health and Wellness Consultant. The opportunities are immense with this qualification.
The course will give you an understanding of the importance of health, wellness and the ability to change people’s lifestyle for the better.
You will learn the all the essential information that is required to consult in the area of health and wellness. You will also be given the confidence to set up your own practice as a Health and Wellness Consultant, if this is what you decide to do.
Course Description
The Health and Wellness Consulting diploma is a distance learning accredited course, designed to fit around your current lifestyle. It is a must for all therapists and health professionals but is also available to beginners with a general interest in health and wellness.
Health and Wellness is an active process of making decisions and choices that create and sustain harmony for the mind and body. It is about creating a healthier lifestyle that will lead to feeling better and looking better too!
Health and Wellness Consulting is a relatively new area of healthcare but already in huge demand! A Health and Wellness Consultant has the knowledge, passion and ability to empower others to make their own decisions about their health and what they want from the future. It takes healing beyond the curing of symptoms by empowering and motivating people to take issues of health back into their own hands.
With obesity and health related illnesses on the increase, there is an ever increasing demand for Health and Wellness Consultants.
The Health and Wellness Consultant Course Includes:
- An Introduction to Health and Wellness
- Health Models
- The Business of Health and Wellness
- The Role of a Health and Wellness Consultant
- Consultation
- Personal Wellness Plan
- Ethics and Safety
- Smoking Cessation
- Drug and Alcohol Prevention
- Cancer Prevention
- Sexual Health
- Common Conditions
- Leading a Healthy Lifestyle
- Nutrition
- Exercise
- Mind Management
- Complementary Therapies
- Changing Behaviours
- Effective Communication
- Effective Consulting
- Processing Change
- Setting up your Business
- Marketing your Business
Course Material
On the learning platform you will find all your course material. This includes the following:
- Course Manual – this is your manual to work from throughout your course. Your assignments are also within the course manual.
- Course Videos – excellent tool for visuals learners.
- Supplementary Reading List – information to further your reading and understanding of the subject.
- Study Guide – an easy to follow guide on how to complete your course.
- Home Study Tips – a free booklet to guide you on the best ways to study from home.
- Successful Business Guide – 100 ways to grow your business.
The course will be yours to start in your own time and remember if you have any questions your tutor can be contacted for help.
Course Aims
The aims of this course are to teach you the importance of Health and Wellness and how to become an effective Health and Wellness Consultant. The course will teach you the basics of leading a healthy lifestyle and how to effectively communicate this to others.
Learning Outcomes
This online course will teach you:
Introduction
- The definition of Health and Wellness
- Models of Health
- The business of Health and Wellness
- The role of a Health and Wellness Consultant
- How to carry out an effective consultation
- The importance of ethics and safety at work
Health Matters
- The consequences of smoking and smoking cessation
- The importance of drug and alcohol prevention
- Factors around cancer prevention
- To understand sexual health
- To understand common conditions and how they affect peoples health
Leading A Healthy Lifestyle
- The importance of good nutrition
- The importance of exercise
- Mind management techniques and why these are important
- Complementary therapy techniques
Changing Behaviours
- The importance of effective communication
- Effective consulting
- How to best process change
Setting up your Business
- To have thought about where you will set up your business.
- To recognise that you will need certain equipment and have considered how you will obtain this equipment.
- To know the importance of a business plan and how to write one.
- To have thought about business operations, accounting and the importance of keeping records.
- To have created your own professional development plan.
Marketing your Business
- To recognise the different client groups you may work with. You are also aware of the specialisations within the nutrition field.
- To have thought about how to market your business.
How the Course Works
The Health and Wellness Consulting Diploma will allow you to study at your own pace in your own home. You can start it in your own time and complete what you can when you have the time. You will have a year to finish the course and even if you don’t finish it in that time, arrangements can be made.
Assessment
There are 6 modules to complete, each with an assignment. Once you have completed each assignment, you will simply email it to your tutor and wait for feedback.
You will receive detailed feedback within 5 working days from your tutor. They will be there to help you every step of the way.
Certificate on Completion
Once you have completed all assignments, you will be awarded with a certificate. Your certificate will be sent in the post within 10 working days of completing your course.
Further Information
For more information about this course, please visit: https://www.gatewayworkshops.co.uk/distant_learning_courses/health-and-wellness-consulting-online-course/