Life Skills Coach Certificate Semester 1
This course is designed to train and certify students as Life Coaches and Life Skills Facilitators. A Life Coach is an individual trained and certified to provide personal coaching to a variety of clients. Students will practice and develop skills in all of the 8 Core Competencies as defined by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Students will understand ethical guidelines, professional standards, creating trust and mutual respect, and how to open and close a coach/client relationship. This program is offered full-time and part-time.
Advanced Nutrition Semester 4
Students will continue to build experience working with clients, groups and communities while working with a supervisor to refine their skills as a nutritional counsellor. This course includes a minimum of 30 hours of client sessions in either a group or individual setting.
Nutrition Sciences Semesters 2 & 3
Students will initially explore the fundamentals of nutrition including macro and micronutrients, vitamins, minerals, water, and fats. They will develop an understanding of ingestion, digestion, and absorption, and how this relates to energy and health. A more in-depth look of how food relates to preventative health, with a special focus on the importance of food quality and how it effects the health and energy levels of the body, will be provided.
Intro to Counselling Semester 2
Semester 2 focuses on foundational counselling skills in a range of topics. It is not about mastering any of the counselling skills required for each of the counselling areas you will be introduced to but rather being exposed to different facets of counselling, while stepping away from the realm of coaching. Life Skills Counselling is offered both full-time and part-time.
Wellness Counselling Semesters 3 & 4
We dive deep in Semesters 3 & 4 in the following courses: Physical Wellness, Emotional Wellness, Mental Wellness, and Spiritual Wellness. While each of these allows for personal growth, you will learn to apply the skills, concepts and theories to your work with clients. Each course is six weeks which allows things to move at a perfect pace. You will take two Wellness courses per semester.
Nutrition + Wellness Counselling Semesters 5 & 6
Students learn how to identify organizations that need their help and will source an appropriate organization that they can deliver a nutrition workshop to. Students will work together, in groups, to develop a meaningful workshop that addresses a need provided by the organization they will work with. Students gather together after the workshops and develop reflection and further development skills to improve their ability to offer effective workshops in the community.
Professional Counselling Semesters 5 & 6
As you move into 2nd year of the Professional Counsellors Diploma, the courses become more academic in nature. These courses will really prepare you to become a Professional Counsellor and will prepare you to write the CPCA qualifying exam in order to become a Registered Professional Counsellor (RPC) and/or become a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC) with ACCT.
Practicum for PIND
Students can choose from a wide array of practicum placements from holistic eateries, integrative pharmacies, fitness centers, integrative wellness clinics, nutrition and supplement stores, community centers, and more. Students are given support and encouraged to find placements in the sector they would like to work in.
Practicum for PCD
When you begin your 5th semester, you are officially able to begin your practicum, however you are not required to do so. Some students like to get a head start on it, while others prefer to wait until all their courses are complete. 2nd year is a busy year, so manage your time and energy wisely! You have 6 weeks after you finish all of your 2nd year courses (after 6th semester) to complete your 120 hour practicum.
Professional Integrative Nutrition Diploma Program
Upon following the outlined path and successfully completing all semesters, students will graduate with the Professional Integrative Nutrition Diploma Program. Please visit the program page here for more information.
Professional Counselling Diploma Program
Upon following the outlined path and successfully completing all semesters, students will graduate with the Professional Counselling Diploma Program. Please visit the program page here for more information.
Life Coach Diploma Program
Upon following the outlined path and successfully completing all semesters, students will graduate with the Life Coach Diploma Program. Please visit the program page here for more information.
Wellness Counselling Diploma Program
Upon following the outlined path and successfully completing all semesters, students will graduate with the Wellness Counselling Diploma Program. Please visit the program page here for more information.
+40 Hour Practicum
If you are in the Life Coach Diploma program, once you have completed your 2th semester and met all of your course requirements, you are able to begin your practicum. You have 4 weeks after you finish all of your courses to complete your 40 hour practicum.
+80 Hour Practicum
If you are in the Wellness Counselling Diploma program, once you have completed your 4th semester and all of your courses, you are able to begin your practicum. You have 4 weeks after you finish all of your courses to complete your 80 hour practicum.
