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Health &Wellness Coaching

A Health and Wellness Coach is designed to support students in making positive changes to their overall health behaviors. Health and Wellness Coaching is a non-clinical service that focuses on behavioral change to work with and support students on improving their overall health and wellbeing by engaging in behaviors that have been proven to support a healthier lifestyle.

Health and Wellness Coaches provide guidance and support for students to aid in the changes that are needed to improve and maintain overall heath while covering areas that contribute to healthy living including the 8 Dimensions of Wellness: Emotional, Spiritual, Intellectual, Physical, Environmental, Financial, Occupational & Social.

Areas of Wellness can include:  Stress Reduction, Time Management, Sleep Goals

  • Health and Wellness Coaching is not to be used in lieu of professional advice for legal, medical, financial, business, spiritual, or other matters
  • Health and Wellness Coaching does not treat mental health disorders, and coaching is not a substitute for counseling, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, mental health care or substance abuse treatment

Eligibility

Coaching Services are available to currently enrolled Earlham College undergraduate students and students enrolled in person at Earlham School of Religion. Students must be on campus and receiving services in person, as these services are not available through telehealth. Services are available through referrals from the Earlham College Counseling Department and Athletics Coaching Staff, as well as through student self-referral.

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Shamara Dickenson, M.S., CWHC

Health and wellness coach

My goals as your health & wellness coach

  • Provide guidance, support and coaching for students to aid in the changes needed to improve and maintain overall heath while covering areas that contribute to healthy living, including the 8 Dimensions of Wellness: Emotional, Spiritual, Intellectual, Physical, Environmental, Financial, Occupational & Social.
  • Support student needs with self-assessments, resources for wellness goals and communication within the community to meet individual student goals.
  • Collaborate with student, faculty and department heads to support students for holistic well-being.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with students to support and ensure overall student goals.
  • Develop educational strategies to help student meet their optimal wellness goals.