Client Assessment and Goal Setting Flashcards

In IAHC's coaching model, what is the primary purpose of co-creating an action plan with a client rather than prescribing one?

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.

A client sets a goal that the IAHC coach believes is unrealistic for the current timeframe. The coach should:

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.

What does 'values clarification' in IAHC coaching help clients identify?

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.

An IAHC coach reviews a client's food diary before a session. This is an example of which type of assessment?

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.

When setting health coaching goals, IAHC recommends prioritizing which type of goal first?

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.

In IAHC's 'whole person' assessment approach, coaches consider which domains beyond physical health?

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.