Pre-Conference Certificate Programs
2010 NWI Conference
Pre-Conference Certificate Programs by leading experts in the wellness field will be offered at the annual National Wellness Conference. These highly selective, professional skill-building certificate trainings provide attendees an intensive learning environment to fuel their professional growth and development. Participants will receive a certificate of participation for completion of all program requirements.

Click on the links below for more details about certificate programs offered at the 35th Annual National Wellness Conference in July 2010.

Combining a Pre-Conference Certifcate Program with the Main Conference is your best value.

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Kay Ryan Stephanie Koraleski A Time to Heal (ATTH) All-Cancer Survivorship Program Facilitator Training
July 17-18, 2010

The certification training workshop trains care-giving teams to offer A Time to Heal, an innovative 12-week cancer rehabilitation program for cancer survivors, in their facilities.

A Time to Heal Breast Cancer Survivorship Program Facilitator Cross-Training
July 19, 2010

This cross-training program is for facilitators who have already been certified in ATTH: All-Cancer Survivorship Program Facilitator Training. This holistic 12-module wellness rehabilitation program is design to help women regain their physical, emotional, and spiritual health after breast cancer treatment.

Presenters: Kay Ryan, RN, PhD, CHES, CWP and Stephanie Koraleski, PhD

Mardie Burckes-Miller Untangling the Web of Disordered Eating, Obesity, and Eating Disorders: A Wellness Approach for Professionals
July 17-18, 2010

This program will update health and mental health professionals and school professionals in current eating disorders knowledge, skills, and best practices for clinical settings (psychological, nutritional, medical) and outreach/prevention and education programs.

Click here to learn how you can earn one to three graduate credits at a reduced rate from Plymouth State University's College of Graduate Studies by participating in this program at the National Wellness Conference.

Presenter: Mardie Burckes-Miller, EdD, CHES, CEDS

Steven Berg-Smith Motivational Interviewing and Health Behavior Change:
An Advanced Training

July 17-19, 2010

This workshop is designed for individuals who have completed introductory training in Motivational Interviewing (MI) and have experience using this method in an applied setting. MI offers a practical, evidence-based approach for supporting clients in making and sustaining health behavior changes.

Presenter: Steven Berg-Smith, MS, CWP

PROGRAM CANCELED
Team Awareness: Nudging the Wellness Culture
(Through Science)

Presenter: Joel Bennett, PhD, CWP

View an on-demand webinar with Joel Bennett! Click here for details.

Roger Jahnke Tai Chi Easy Practice Leader Certification
July 17-19, 2010

Become a certified Mind-Body Practice Leader -- gain skills to offer Tai Chi (Easy) and Qigong for communities, worksites, school systems, and institutions. Participants learn to practice and teach Qigong and Tai Chi movements, breath practices, and meditation methods for stress mastery, disease management, prevention/wellness, spa/fitness, and falls prevention.

Presenter: Roger Jahnke, OMD

View an on-demand webinar with Dr. Roger Jahnke to learn more about this Certificate Program! Click here for details.

Larry Chapman WellCert Worksite Wellness
Professional Certification Program

Level 1: July 17-18, 2010
Level 2: July 19-20, 2010
Level 3: July 21-22, 2010

The WellCert program uses best-practices solutions to provide participants (worksite wellness professionals, benefit managers, and human resource administrators) with the skills and information they need to design, implement and evaluate programs that improve health and reduce health costs. Two of the most well-respected wellness organizations in the country, the National Wellness Institute and WebMD Health Services, have joined forces to offer the multi-level WellCert programs for worksite wellness professionals. Each level must be taken in successive order.

Presenter: Larry Chapman, MPH

Carrie Phelps Jackie Bredl-Dietrich Circle of Life -- Mind/Body Wellness Coaching System
July 17-19, 2010

Become a Certified Circle of Life (CoL) Coach: a highly successful, holistic, mind/body wellness coaching process. The program is easy to learn and use, and can be tailored for any population -- education, healthcare, business, social service, military, spa/fitness. The unique CoL Coaching System adapts to live, phone, individual, group, and workshop/retreat contexts.

Presenters: Carrie Phelps, MA & Jackie Bredl-Dietrich, CHES, PCC

View a free on-demand webinar to learn more about this Certificate Program! Click here for details.

Brian Luke Seaward Holistic Stress Management Certified Instructor Workshop
July 17-20, 2010

Gain the skills necessary to teach, direct or facilitate Holistic Stress Management in your workplace with the greatest degree of integrity and effectiveness. The focus of this workshop is holistic, honoring the integration, balance and harmony of mind, body, spirit and emotions for optimal well-being.

Presenter: Brian Luke Seaward, PhD, CWP

View an on-demand webinar with Dr. Brian Luke Seaward to learn more about this Certificate Program! Click here for details.

Sandy Queen Leave Them Wanting More! Skills and Techniques for Developing and Delivering Unforgettable Presentations
July 18, 2010

This workshop will help you develop the skills to deliver an on-target message to actually reach the your audience in a way that is memorable. You will be provided with both learning materials and in-depth planning and assessment materials to use with your own presentations!

Presenter: Sandy Queen

Michael Arloski Wellness Mapping 360 Wellness Coach Certification
July 18-19, 2010

Learn a systematic, holistic wellness and lifestyle coaching process, based on behavioral change psychology, human motivation, cultural support, and professional coaching competencies. This training will certify you as a Wellness Mapping 360 coach and allow you to use all related tools and materials.

Presenter: Michael Arloski, PhD, PCC

Craig Becker Positive Health Leadership
July 18-19, 2010

Positive Health Leadership Training is designed to give you, as a health promotion professional, work-practices to help your clients obtain benefits beyond the absence of disease. The training will provide you with skills to optimize the health of organizations and individuals. Learn how to implement, evaluate and improve positive health programs using Salutogenesis and process control techniques adapted from Total Quality Management.

Presenter: Craig Becker, PhD, CWP

View a free on-demand webinar with Craig Becker to learn more about this Certificate Program! Click here for details and to register.

PROGRAM CANCELED
Helping with Weight--Adults and Children:
Clinical, Worksite, and Community Applications

Presenters: Jonathan Robison, PhD, MS and Laura McKibbin, LiSW

View a free on-demand webinar with Dr. Jonathan Robison! Click here for details.

Breeda Willis Functional Fitness
July 18, 2010 (CHANGED to a one-day workshop)

Learn functional fitness techniques (using body weight and the surrounding environment as tools) to help your clients meet their fitness goals. Minimal equipment will be used to show how fitness can be obtained by anyone, anywhere.

The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certification Committee has approved 0.8 CEU(s) for CSCS and NSCA-CPT certified individuals attending this event.

Presenter: Breeda Willis, MS, LMT, CPT

View a short video clip of Breeda Willis demonstrating some of the Function Fitness techniques you could learn in this Certificate Program! Click here for details.

Robert Fellows Certified Wellness Speaker
July 19, 2010

Learn how to persuade, energize, and motivate people by enhancing your abilities as a professional speaker. This dynamic training will help you engage your audience as a sought-after trainer. Get started on a path that is not just health education or advice-giving, but true wellness motivation.

Presenter: Robert Fellows, MTS

Sandy Queen K-12 Wellness Academy Certificate Program
July 19, 2010

This one-day workshop will focus on the creative development and implementation of wellness programs for the K-12 population using resources and materials that are already in place or are easily available and relatively inexpensive.

Presenter: Sandy Queen

Karen Wolfe Conscious Body Coach Certificate, Level 1
July 18-19, 2010

Learn The Conscious Body Method to assist clients to live consciously in their body. Learn mind, body, and spirit exercises to enliven, inspire, and awaken. The method blends exercise science, nutrition, and psychology to provide you, as a health and wellness professional, a holistic approach to working with your clients that is grounded in practical application and explores all life areas that are interconnected with the body-relationships, food, exercise, sleep, stress, emotions, throughts, body image, and environment.

Conscious Body Coach Certificate, Level 2
July 20-22, 2010
(includes Main Conference)
Level 2 is designed to help you apply what you learned in the Level 1 course through peer mentoring, instructor coaching and integration of conference sessions so you can apply the skills in their specific areas of work.

Presenter: Karen Wolfe, MBBS (Syd), MA

View a free on-demand webinar with Dr. Karen Wolfe to learn more about these Certificate Programs! Click here for details.

SPECIAL OFFER FOR INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATIONS
Register as an individual BEFORE JUNE 25 for either Conscious Body Coach Certificate Level 1 or Level 2 and you will receive 10 FREE Visualizations for Healing CDs by Dr. Karen Wolfe as well as 5 copies of Dr. Wolfe’s newest audio book, Medicine From the Inside Out! A $300 value!

TEAM DISCOUNT
Register a team of two or more for Karen Wolfe's certificate program and receive a $100 discount per person! Click here for details.