CHC Wellness Assessment & Goal Setting

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a comprehensive wellness assessment in health coaching?

Accepted Answer

To establish a baseline understanding of the client's physical, mental, and lifestyle health status

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To diagnose medical conditions

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To prescribe medication or supplements

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To replace a medical examination

Question 2

Which goal-setting framework is most commonly used in health coaching?

Accepted Answer

SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound)

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Setting vague aspirational goals

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Only long-term goals without milestones

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Goals set exclusively by the coach

Question 3

How should a CHC handle a client who sets unrealistic health goals?

Accepted Answer

Collaboratively explore the goals, help the client understand potential barriers, and guide them toward achievable milestones

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Accept the goals without comment to maintain rapport

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Refuse to work with the client until they change their goals

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Set the goals for the client instead

Question 4

What validated tool is commonly used to assess a client's readiness to change health behaviors?

Accepted Answer

Stages of Change (Transtheoretical Model)

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Body mass index calculation

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Blood pressure measurement

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Personality type assessment

Question 5

Why is it important for health coaches to distinguish between outcome goals and process goals?

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Process goals focus on controllable behaviors while outcome goals focus on results, and both are needed for sustainable change

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There is no meaningful difference between them

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Outcome goals are always more important

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Process goals are only for beginners

Question 6

What role does health risk assessment play in the coaching relationship?

Accepted Answer

It helps identify priority areas for coaching intervention and flags potential risks requiring medical referral

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It replaces the need for medical consultation

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It is only used for insurance purposes

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It determines the coaching fee structure