OPEN CALL ~~ INTERESTED IN BECOMING PART OF THE CULINARY MEDICINE MOVEMENT?
The CHEF Coaching program is always seeking like-minded individuals who are passionate about culinary medicine and are interested in joining our team. If you are, please send your CV and a brief paragraph about how you would like to contribute to our mission: chefcoaching@institutueoflifestylemedicine.org
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What can you expect?
Clinicians CHEF Coaching is an evidence-based training program focused on culinary coaching--a novel approach to improve nutrition that combines culinary training, health coaching principles, and telemedicine tools and resources. Clinicians CHEF Coaching is designed to train clinicians and health care professionals to provide easy to follow culinary instruction and education directly to patients and clients in order to improve the quality – and often reduce the cost – of food preparation in the home.
Upon completion of the program you should expect to improve both your culinary and coaching skills and translate this new knowledge into your practice. You will be able to improve the nutrition of your patients with this evidence-based tool.
Who is this program for?
- Health and wellness coaches who would like to enhance their coaching competencies with the addition of culinary coaching skills and tools.
- Healthcare professionals with a coaching background who would like to improve their competencies to include culinary coaching.
- Healthcare professionals and health coaches who would like to improve their culinary skills and self-behavior.
Clinicians CHEF Coaching Learning Options and Registration
Clinicians CHEF Coaching is a two-part evidence-based program focused on culinary coaching--an innovative telemedicine approach to improve nutrition through culinary training, combined with health coaching principles.
Complete our two-part program and earn a “Certificate of Completion in Culinary Coaching” from the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.
Part 1 - CHEF Coaching the Basics (skill-based culinary coaching classes)
Part 2 - CHEF Coaching Beyond the Basics (small group practice sessions in culinary telemedicine)
CHEF Coaching the Basics -- Part 1
What will you learn?
Skill development sessions include:
- Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine and Culinary Medicine
- The nutritional science of home cooking; why doesn’t my patient cook?
- The Basics for Healthy Cooking; getting patients into the kitchen
- Cooking with little time or budget; mastering home cooking
- In-office culinary education tools and delivery strategies
- Mastering the Culinary Coaching approach
Learn More: CHEF Coaching the Basics Syllabus
CHEF Coaching the Basics Learning Options
- Enduring material through Harvard Medical School – Complete recorded modules of the program online at your convenience through this self-paced enduring material course. Register here.
- Live online through Spaulding. Join us from anywhere around the globe for 10 weekly classes (Parts 1 and 2 delivered together). Future dates to be determined.
CHEF Coaching Beyond the Basics -- Part 2
What will you learn?
Small group practice sessions aimed at putting everything together!
- Explore new culinary practices in your own kitchen
- Practice culinary coaching strategies with your colleagues
- Improve your competencies to prescribe nutrition through reflections with a program faculty
Learn More: Beyond the Basics Syllabus
CHEF Coaching Beyond the Basics Learning Options
- Live online through Harvard Medical School.
* Future dates to be determined. - Live online through Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. Join us from anywhere around the globe for 10 weekly classes (Parts 1 and 2 delivered together). Future dates to be determined.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
- Completion of CHEF Coaching the Basics within the past three years is a prerequisite to CHEF Coaching Beyond the Basics.
- Both CHEF Coaching the Basics and CHEF Coaching Beyond the Basics must be taken through the same organization (i.e., Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School).
- For the best educational experience, it is recommended taking the two training modules consecutively.
- Completion of both training components is required to earn a “Certificate of Completion in Culinary Coaching” from the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.
- For in-depth information regarding all CHEF Coaching programs, review the 2024 CHEF Coaching Brochure.
Graduate Testimonials
- CHEF Coaching Graduate Spotlight ~~ Theresa A. Stone, MD shares both her experience implementing the training she received from the CHEF Coaching Program and patients success stories. May 2021. Learn and Listen.
- Alyssa Dalos, Medical Educator, Owner Alabama Functional Herbalism "Through the Certificate in Culinary Coaching program, I gained greater familiarity with the use of culinary language; gained access to copious “curated” resources; and, solidified my habit of batch cooking and meal prep that I am happy to say continues to make my life easier and more delicious!"
- Nivi Jaswal, BA Psychology, MBA, NBC-HWC, MVLCE (Main Street Vegan Academy) shares her experience applying skills learned in CHEF Coaching. Listen and Learn.