Bringing It All Together: Coaching Framework and Application

Presented by Hélène Thériault

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Video Runtime: 85 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 31 Minutes

Integrating coaching into clinical practice requires not only understanding the techniques but also knowing when and how to apply them effectively. Bringing It All Together: Coaching Framework and Application is course 7 of 8 in the Dive Into a Coach Approach® 1.0 | Core Fundamentals course series. This course serves as the capstone in the coaching series, helping healthcare providers synthesize their learning and gain confidence using a Coach Approach in real-world settings. This course explores when coaching is most appropriate based on client and clinician readiness and applies the Dive Into a Coach Approach® Framework to real coaching interactions. Through video-based observation, reflection, and practice planning, learners will see how powerful questions, mindset, and structured dialogue come to life across different stages of change. Designed for athletic trainers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists, this course supports practical implementation in diverse care environments, including outpatient, home health, school-based, and telehealth settings.

Learning Objectives
  • Identify when to use a Coach Approach in your practice
  • Recognize how coaching applies at different stages of change
  • Identify coaching techniques in a real coaching demonstration
  • Identify the coaching step of the framework in a real coaching demonstrations
  • Build an action plan to incorporate a Coach Approach in your practice

Meet your instructor

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Hélène Thériault

Hélène brings more than two decades of experience in the medical field to her role as a master certified coach (MCC). Witnessing the toll of burnout firsthand, she discovered the power of the Coach Approach in her practice, benefiting both her patients’ recovery and her own well-being. Drawing on her expertise in…

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Chapters & learning objectives

To Dive or Not to Dive: When to Use Coaching in Practice

1. To Dive or Not to Dive: When to Use Coaching in Practice

This chapter helps clinicians determine when a Coach Approach is most appropriate by exploring patient and practitioner readiness, communication capacity, and stage of change. Learners will review real-world decision-making tools to assess whether to engage in coaching, adapt communication, or use an alternate approach.

Coaching in Action: Breaking Down a Real Coaching Session, Part 1

2. Coaching in Action: Breaking Down a Real Coaching Session, Part 1

In this chapter, learners observe a live coaching session and identify techniques used in the Dive Into a Coach Approach® Framework. The focus is on listening for powerful questions, mindset alignment, and how the coach supports client-led insight without directing the outcome.

Coaching in Action: Breaking Down a Real Coaching Session, Part 2

3. Coaching in Action: Breaking Down a Real Coaching Session, Part 2

Building on the previous chapter, this section guides learners through deeper reflection and planning for practice integration. Participants explore their own coaching readiness, identify next steps for applying the Coach Approach, and develop action plans to translate their skills into day-to-day client care.