Continuing Education

Health and Wellness Coach (National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching)

A National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) must complete 36 hours of continuing education related to health and wellness coaching every three years. The following courses are offered for NBHWC Continuing Education Credit.  All courses offer college credit, are transferable, and may be applied to the Wellness Coaching and Health Management AS degree program at Monroe Community College.

Wellness Coaching and Health Management, AS Program

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Continuing Education Courses

Only the sections listed may be used for NBHWC Continuing Education Credit.

PPE 208 - Wellness, Exercise, and Sport Psychology

3 Credits (36 hours CE)

As the demand for enhanced physical performance continues and the focus on Wellness grows, the cognitive or mental aspects within wellness and physical activity is exposed. Wellness, Exercise, and Sport Psychology has evolved through this need. Specifically, this course will relate the application of conventional psychological areas (personality, motivation, aggression, etc.) to the arena of wellness and physical activity. The application of psychological skills to performance and wellness is also an essential element of this ever-changing field.

SUNY General Education: SUNY - Social Sciences

MCC General Education: MCC-CT - Critical Thinking (MCT), MCC-SCI - Scientific Reasoning (MSCI), MCC-SSD - Social Science and Diversity (MSSD)

PPE 272 - Diversity and Equity Issues in Health and Wellness

4 Credits (36 hours CE)

This course explores the issues of race, class, and gender from an interdisciplinary and humanistic perspective as they apply to health and wellness. The student will develop an understanding of the historical and contemporary societal factors that impact individuals and group identity. Further examination of social structures in the development of concepts such as power, privilege, oppression and opportunity will be explored in both global application and in the development of health and wellness in current society. Students will use self-examination, social analysis, reflection on text, movies and media, as well as case studies to develop the critical knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to recognize and understand the diversity of perspectives, needs, expectations and behaviors impacting health and wellness in multicultural populations.

SUNY General Education: SUNY - Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, SUNY - Humanities

PEC 250 SL1 - Fitness and Wellness

3 Credits (36 hours CE)

A course designed to provide an enhanced fitness and wellness experience. The content includes the assessment of present fitness level and the development and practice of a balanced, individualized physical fitness program. Additionally, the course provides a theory based and practical experience in Stress Management and explores the roles of Stress and Exercise on Wellness. The online section(s) of this class require outside physical activity and testing.

Students taking PEC/PPE 250 may take one, but not both, of the following courses in addition to this course: PEC 148, PEC 253. A student may earn credit for PEC 250 or PPE 250, but cannot earn credit for both courses because they are equivalent courses.

MCC General Education: MCC-HW - Health and Wellness (MHW)

HEG 200 - Multicultural and Diversity Influences in Health and Wellness

3 Credits (36 hours CE)

This course will allow students to develop an understanding of the historical and contemporary societal factors that impact individual and group identity in healthcare and wellness, examining inequality in health care systems and society, considering the dimensions of race, class, and gender. Students will develop critical knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to recognize and understand the diversity of perspectives, needs, expectations, and behaviors impacting health and wellness in multicultural populations. The class will explore strategies that promote policy change and systemic equity through self-examination, social analysis, case studies, and competency building techniques. Students will use evidence-based strategies to propose future policy changes that promote equity-based healthcare.

SUNY General Education: SUNY - Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice

MCC General Education: MCC-GLO - Global Understanding (MGLO), MCC-SSD - Social Science and Diversity (MSSD)

HED 212 - Women's Health and Wellness

3 Credits  

This course explores psychological and sociological, as well as historical, economic, and anthropological concepts related to health issues pertinent to women in their young adult years through middle to late adulthood. A conceptual framework based on theories in the social sciences, and integration of the scientific method and methods utilized by social scientists to obtain data, will be used to explore health and wellness issues, such as stress, psychosocial/socio-emotional wellness, exercise, nutrition, addiction, relationships, sexuality, disease and behavior choices to support self-care via a personal self-care/wellness plan.

New SUNY General Education: SUNY - Social Sciences

MCC General Education: MCC-HW - Health and Wellness (MHW)