Assessment Details
Academic Year: 2020-2021 Level: Undergraduate
Campus Department: Student Affairs [UG and Grad]
Program Type: Co-Curricular Program [UG and Grad]
Program Name: Institute for Wellness Coaching
Description of Data Collection:
Data is collected through an online Qualtrics survey following their coaching session:
-Extent to which conversation provided opportunity for reflection on current health
-Extent to which conversation helped students develop health goals and strategies
-Extent to which conversation helped students identify campus resources available to assist them
-Satisfaction with coaching process and wellness coaches knowledge and professionalism
-Choices made as a result of conversation
-Resources used
Utilization:
456 individual coaching sessions (249 BeWell, 148 ChooseWell, 59 NourishWell)
Participants strongly agreed:
81% – The coaching conversation gave me an opportunity to reflect on my personal attitudes and beliefs towards health in order to have more positive perceptions of myself
68% – I feel confident in my ability to implement the goals and strategies I learned in the coaching session to maintain a well-balanced lifestyle
63% – As a result of the coaching conversation, I’ve actively made choices that reduce harm and promote my well-being.
62% – The coaching conversation helped me identify campus resources available to assist me in meeting my health goals.
After coaching conversation, motivation to make changes to their health-related behaviors:
36% extremely motivated
46% very motivated
15% somewhat motivated
3% not very motivated
75% rated very satisfied with structure and process of coaching conversation
Satisfaction with Wellness Coach regarding each of the following:
87% – very satisfied with ability to create a non-judgmental space
85% – very satisfied with ability to create a comfortable environment
89% – very satisfied with at facilitating the coaching conversation
87% very satisfied with professionalism
89% very satisfied with knowledge about health topics
Takeaways from Wellness Coaching session:
Practicing self-kindness/compassion, reaching out/asking for help, taking breaks and managing time, reframing stress as good, using food as fuel, prioritizing sleep as a basic need, trusting your body, setting boundaries, planning around substance use, setting tangible goals, having a growth mindset, interconnectedness of health, managing BAC and tolerance, exercising for fun, weight doesn’t equal worth, importance of self-awareness/reflection
“It is okay to make mistakes because there are others who do as well. It is more important to learn and grow.”
“don’t be afraid to reach out to others”
“Talking about your feelings and goals can make you feel so much better and more confident in your decisions. It also makes you much more motivated to take action.”
Resources used:
Connor’s Family Learning Center
Campus Rec
RD Kate Sweeney
Body Project
Women’s Center
Learning to Learn
Campus Recreation programs
Student Services
CAB
Campus Ministry
Career Center
University Counseling support groups
Review Process:
Student client evaluations are analyzed at the end of each semester and end of the year by OHP staff and graduate students.
Resulting Program Changes:
Overall the wellness coaching conversation enabled students to reflect on their health and the choices they make by developing goals and strategies for improving their health.
The results from this evaluation led to changes including consolidating all three specialty areas and downsizing the Wellness Coach group from 80 to 25 so coaches can be trained more holistically/gain knowledge about all areas of health and so they will have more opportunities for high quality coaching. The curriculum has also been updated to incorporate DEI into health messaging and aims to recruit a more diverse group of coaches and participants. Developed follow up appointments and protocol so student clients can come back for another appointment to review goals, be held accountable, and measure behavior change over time. Online evaluations will continue to be conducted following appointments and we will do a formal assessment project this year with individual client interviews to demonstrate moving to a smaller group of coaches with more follow up appointments impacted their goal attainment and experience.
Date of Most Recent Program Review:
Overall the wellness coaching conversation enabled students to reflect on their health and the choices they make by developing goals and strategies for improving their health.
The results from this evaluation led to changes including consolidating all three specialty areas and downsizing the Wellness Coach group from 80 to 25 so coaches can be trained more holistically/gain knowledge about all areas of health and so they will have more opportunities for high quality coaching. The curriculum has also been updated to incorporate DEI into health messaging and aims to recruit a more diverse group of coaches and participants. Developed follow up appointments and protocol so student clients can come back for another appointment to review goals, be held accountable, and measure behavior change over time. Online evaluations will continue to be conducted following appointments and we will do a formal assessment project this year with individual client interviews to demonstrate moving to a smaller group of coaches with more follow up appointments impacted their goal attainment and experience.
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