title: Advancing the Practice of Health Coaching: Differentiation From Wellness Coaching.
abstract: The increasing demand for health coaches and wellness coaches in worksite health promotion and the marketplace has resulted in a plethora of training programs with wide variations in coaching definitions, content, attributes, and eligibility of those who may train. It is in the interest of public awareness and safety that those in clinical practice take the lead in this discussion and offer a reasonable contrast and comparison focusing on the risks and responsibilities of health coaching in particular. With the endorsement of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN), the National Society of Health Coaches, whose membership is primarily nurses, discusses the issue and states its position here.
authors.affiliation: Miller & Huffman Outcome Architects, LLC huffman269@comcast.net.
authors.forename: Melinda H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Huffman
mesh_terms: D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D000071252:Mentoring; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D017132:Workplace
keywords: differences in health coaching and wellness coaching; health coaching; health coaching position statement; motivational interviewing; wellness coaching; worksite health