IAHC Client Assessment and Goal Setting 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In IAHC's coaching model, what is the primary purpose of co-creating an action plan with a client rather than prescribing one?
- It saves the coach time during sessions
- It increases client autonomy and ownership, improving adherence (Correct answer)
- It is required by US healthcare law
- It ensures the plan is medically accurate
Correct answer: It increases client autonomy and ownership, improving adherence
Co-created plans leverage client expertise in their own life, fostering intrinsic motivation and greater commitment to follow-through.
Question 2: A client sets a goal that the IAHC coach believes is unrealistic for the current timeframe. The coach should:
- Reject the goal and assign a more realistic one
- Accept any goal without comment to preserve rapport
- Gently explore potential obstacles and adjust the goal collaboratively with the client (Correct answer)
- Refer the client to a physician before proceeding
Correct answer: Gently explore potential obstacles and adjust the goal collaboratively with the client
IAHC coaches use motivational interviewing and collaborative exploration to help clients refine goals that are both meaningful and achievable.
Question 3: What does 'values clarification' in IAHC coaching help clients identify?
- The financial cost of their health goals
- The core personal priorities that drive meaningful and sustained behavior change (Correct answer)
- Nutritional values of specific foods
- The monetary value of a health insurance plan
Correct answer: The core personal priorities that drive meaningful and sustained behavior change
Values clarification connects health goals to what genuinely matters to the client, increasing intrinsic motivation and long-term commitment.
Question 4: An IAHC coach reviews a client's food diary before a session. This is an example of which type of assessment?
- Formative assessment
- Self-monitoring assessment (Correct answer)
- Clinical nutritional analysis
- Summative outcome assessment
Correct answer: Self-monitoring assessment
Self-monitoring tools like food diaries are used in IAHC coaching to build client awareness and provide data for reflective coaching conversations.
Question 5: When setting health coaching goals, IAHC recommends prioritizing which type of goal first?
- Long-term outcome goals (e.g., lose 30 lbs in 6 months)
- Short-term process goals (e.g., walk 20 minutes three times this week) (Correct answer)
- Financial health goals related to reducing medical costs
- Social comparison goals based on peer benchmarks
Correct answer: Short-term process goals (e.g., walk 20 minutes three times this week)
Process goals focus on behaviors within the client's control and create early wins that build momentum toward larger outcome goals.
Question 6: In IAHC's 'whole person' assessment approach, coaches consider which domains beyond physical health?
- Only diet and exercise
- Mental, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental factors (Correct answer)
- Medical history and pharmaceutical use only
- Genetic predispositions and family disease history
Correct answer: Mental, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental factors
IAHC's whole-person model recognizes that health is multidimensional and that mental, social, spiritual, and environmental factors profoundly influence physical wellbeing.
IAHC Client Assessment and Goal Setting 2
In IAHC's coaching model, what is the primary purpose of co-creating an action plan with a client rather than prescribing one?