Acquire tools you can implement immediately to improve clinical outcomes, reduce burnout, and better manage your time and energy.
BEFORE
- —Feel burnt out
- —Working harder than the client
- —Considering changing role / fields
- —Not considering leadership role
- —Writing 'goal not achieved'
AFTER
- +Feeling energized after client sessions
- +Reduced 'to do' list
- +Motivated to stay in your profession
- +Tools and confidence to apply
- +Writing 'goal achieved'
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This accredited training is available for organizations too. Request a customized option with full access, flexible timelines, and optional live support.
"Simply telling our patients what to do in order to get better doesn't translate to meaningful action or outcomes. THIS is the missing link."
No prerequisites. Start anytime, anywhere.
In just 12 hours of fully self-paced learning, you'll gain the core competencies to use a Coach Approach in practice—across clinical populations. You'll gain tools to empower your clients to take ownership of their own health and well-being.
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.
You'll explore 8 focused modules:
- 1. 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. - 2. 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. - 3. Listening & Mindset: Applying the Foundations
Strengthen your listening skills and adopt the key coaching mindsets—Amateur and Discoverer—to deepen your client presence. - 4. 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. - 5. 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. - 6. 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. - 7. 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. - 8. Laser-Focused Coaching
Master how to lead high-impact coaching conversations in 10–15 minutes—ideal for busy clinical environments.
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.
- 12 hours of fully self-paced learning — complete on your own time, within 6 months of enrollment
- 80+ page interactive workbook — PDF fillable and packed with practical tools, techniques, and scripts
- 50+ real-life video coaching clips — showcasing diverse healthcare roles, clinical populations, and use cases
- Accredited continuing education:
- 12 ICF Continuing Coach Education (CCE) hours
- 1.2 AOTA CEUs
- 11 NBHWC Continuing Education credits
- Access to the DICA 1 Studio: Live Drop-In — optional live support sessions to deepen your skills and get feedback
- Direct instructor support — submit questions and get guidance as you apply the Coach Approach in your own context
- Extensive library of curated reference materials — explore research, models, and examples to extend your learning
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Apply a coaching model created by and for healthcare professionals to improve clinical outcomes, enhance patient satisfaction, and reduce burnout
- Use the DIVE IN Goals™ framework to structure a 4-step coaching dialogue that builds motivation, accountability, and client ownership
- List 10 core techniques from the framework that support a confident, effective coach approach
- Describe four mindset principles that strengthen therapeutic rapport and drive meaningful client engagement
- Use the Coaching Spectrum Framework™ to integrate informal and formal coaching into a variety of healthcare settings
- Create a personalized action plan to begin using a coach approach in your day-to-day practice
Want to deepen your skills with real-time practice and feedback?
As a DICA 1 learner, you have the option to join live, drop-in coaching sessions held twice monthly—designed to help you build confidence, connect with peers, and apply what you've learned.
What's included:
- 6 months of access to ~12 live sessions (First and third Tuesday of each month)
- 60-minute virtual sessions hosted on Zoom
- Opportunities to practice peer coaching, ask questions, and watch live demos
- Guest facilitators offering diverse perspectives and support
- Global time zone options to accommodate international learners
These interactive sessions are not recorded to encourage open participation and preserve confidentiality.
One-time fee: $147 USD
(That's just ~$12 per session to grow your coaching mastery.)
You'll be given the option to add this at checkout.
Choose the plan that works for you:
- Pay in full
- Or split into 2 equal payments
Need employer support? Submit this form and we'll send you a handout outlining course value and accreditation for professional development funding requests.
Get Certified
We are proud to announce that CCE and AOTA credits are available in our Dive Into a Coach Approach® Certification Training Program.
Meet Your Facilitator
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 integrating evidence-based coaching, leadership tools, and strengths-based models.
In 2023, she was recognized by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) as the Emerging Coach Educator for her contribution to advancing coaching in healthcare.
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