NURSE HEALTH COACH CORNER

Announcing Upcoming Nurse Health Coach Classes

Everyone has something to recover from. We can recover from any personal issue or difficulty, substance abuse, gambling, overeating, smoking, grief, trauma (including work related), co-dependency… the list is endless. The West Virginia RN Board is offering training for Nurse Health Coaches through Greater Recovery and Community Empowerment (GRaCE): this is an opportunity to empower fellow nurses to live better lives. As a Nurse Health Coach, you will be able to help fellow nurses find support, resources, advocacy, and accountability for he​alth care professionals experiencing any difficulty that would affect the nurse’s ability to practice safely.  

The Nurse Health Coaches reside and practice in all pockets of the state. They are of various ages, cultures, and clinical backgrounds. However, all share a genuine passion for helping others and are eager to be of service to a nurse or nurses in need. As nurses, we care for patients. We are the most trusted profession in the nation for the last 19 years. However, sometimes we as nurses dismiss our own need for assistance and support. This is an opportunity for to become a nurse with specific, empowering skills to help other nurses.

Are you ready to join our community of Nurse Health Coaches? This virtual class runs four days 8am-4pm. Participants are expected to attend each day in its entirety- only medical, court or military excuses permitted (and not more than one hour total). You must have a reliable internet with video and sound available. All participants must be able to be seen to participate.  If you are interested in attending the program (free of charge) the upcoming classes are being held:

January 8-11, 2024

March 11-14, 2024

May 6-9, 2024

TO REGISTER GO TO https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Bt57eXSnKB4zQoNV4fJBGfMbj5BS4NtFYcgAUsECIqQ/viewform?edit_requested=true​

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the role of the Recovery/Life/Nurse Heath Coach and functions
• List the components, core values and guiding principles of recovery
• Build skills to enhance relationships
• Understand the impact of stigma.
• Explore many dimensions of change and coaching
• Discover attitudes about self-disclosure and sharing your story
• Understand Asset Based Community Development
• Describe the stages of change and their applications
• Increase their awareness of culture, power and privilege
• Explore Trauma, ACE’s and resilience
• Address ethical and boundary issues
• Experience goals setting and planning
• Practice newly acquired skills

This training is for WV Registered Nurses. This training utilizes a dynamic approach to learning that blends both process and content. Each student will receive the following with the completion of this course:

• Recovery Coach I certificate
• Life Coach I certificate
• Three college credits from Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
• 30 hours CE’s
• Naloxone training

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