Self-Paced | Start Anytime | Registration Fee: $595, 11 CEUs through NBHWC
Self-paced Course, Start Anytime!
UWSP is pleased to offer this online program in partnership with Function First Coaching INC.
What is this program About?
Are you a healthcare professional looking to reduce burnout, improve patient outcomes, and make more meaningful use of your time and energy?
Dive Into a Coach Approach® 1.0 | Core Fundamentals is a fully asynchronous, 12-hour micro-credentialed course designed specifically for healthcare providers. You’ll learn how to integrate coaching techniques into your practice—without needing full coaching certification—to support behavior change, client autonomy, and deeper therapeutic relationships.
Recognized by global organizations and accredited for 12 CCEs by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), this self-paced course equips you with practical, evidence-based tools you can apply immediately across a wide range of clinical settings—from pediatrics to acute care, rehabilitation to leadership.
- Coaching Fundamentals in Healthcare
Discover what coaching is (and isn’t) and how it can complement clinical practice by supporting motivation, self-management, and behavior change. - Building Clarity: Defining the Coaching Process
Learn how to clearly explain the Coach Approach to clients and co-create a contract that sets a focused, collaborative tone. - Listening & Mindset: Applying the Foundations
Strengthen your listening skills and adopt the key coaching mindsets—Amateur and Discoverer—to deepen your client presence. - Diving Deeper: Understanding the Client’s Perspective
Explore techniques like clarity questions, powerful silence, and courageous observations to uncover what really matters to the client. - Exploration in Action: Guiding Clients Toward Solutions
Support clients in discovering their own answers using the DIVE IN Goals™ framework and other behavior change tools. - Summing Up & Taking Action
Learn how to close sessions with intention using “Sum up” and “Make a request,” while integrating two advanced coaching mindsets: Environmentalist and Olympian. - Bringing It All Together: Coaching Framework and Application
Observe real coaching demonstrations and plan how to apply the model in your own practice using the full DIVE IN framework. - Laser-Focused Coaching
Master how to lead high-impact coaching conversations in 10–15 minutes—ideal for busy clinical environments.
Registration Fee | $595
The full program has been NBHWC Approved for 11 CEUs
Course #CEA-000340-1
You’ll gain full access immediately upon purchase. Complete the modules at your own pace and join optional live support sessions through the DICA 1 Studio: Live Drop-In to deepen your skills in real time with others on the same journey.
Who Is your Instructor?
Hélène Thériault- BScOT, MAdEd, MCC
Hélène Thériault is a clinical instructor and fieldwork preceptor in the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy at the University of British Columbia, where she also delivers her signature Coach Approach seminar to graduating therapists. She is a certified Total SDI® Facilitator and Leadership Circle Profile™ practitioner.
With over two decades of experience, a Master of Adult Education, and the highest coaching credential—Master Certified Coach (MCC)—Hélène brings deep expertise in healthcare, adult learning, and leadership development.
Through her proprietary and accredited methodology, Dive Into a Coach Approach®, she trains and certifies healthcare professionals using a holistic framework that integrates evidence-based coaching practices, leadership tools, strengths-based models, and practical resources to enhance clinical impact and business sustainability.
In 2023, she was recognized by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) as the Emerging Coach Educator for her contribution to advancing coaching in healthcare.
continuing education terms and conditions
The Continuing Education and Outreach office reserves the right to cancel a program due to low enrollment, instructor illness, or other unforeseen circumstances. In such cases, participants will receive a full refund.
Please provide an active email address that you regularly check when registering, so we can contact you if a program is cancelled or rescheduled.
To cancel your registration, please email ibhwt@uwsp.edu
Live Programs: Refunds will be granted if the Continuing Education and Outreach office is notified at least seven (7) days prior to the start of the program. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made less than seven (7) days before the programs start date.
Self-Paced Programs: Refunds will be granted if the Continuing Education and Outreach office is notified within five (5) days of purchase, provided the program materials have not been accessed.
Registration is complete only after full payment has been received. Program fees must be paid prior to the start of the event unless otherwise noted.
Participants are responsible for ensuring their computer and internet connection meet the minimum requirements to participate in virtual programs via Zoom. For the best experience, we recommend using the Chrome or Firefox web browser. Click here to download Zoom Client for Meetings.
The Continuing Education and Outreach office is not responsible for participant technology issues, including but not limited to inadequate internet bandwidth, connectivity problems, or equipment malfunctions.
Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request if made at least two (2) weeks in advance. To request accommodations, please contact Continuing Education Customer Service at 715-346-3838 or ibhwt@uwsp.edu.