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Session Dates: April 7, 2025 - May 12, 2025
Join our comprehensive ADCES Lifestyle Coach Training to learn about the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) and how to deliver effective, culturally connected lifestyle change programs. This training equips you with the skills to motivate and engage participants, ensuring successful program delivery. Open to all healthcare professionals, this program provides a valuable opportunity to build a strong foundation in diabetes prevention and lifestyle coaching. Register today to make a positive impact on your community's health!
The course is a 5-week online course that includes online self-study modules and 5 conference calls. The program is facilitated by an ADCES Master Lifestyle Coach trainer. Coursework includes:
- ADCES Online Lifestyle Coach Training course: 8 modules & post-test
- Active participation in five (5) Zoom video call discussions and activities is mandatory from Wednesday, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Central Time (90 minutes) on the following dates:
- April 9, 2025
- April 16, 2025
- April 23, 2025
- April 30, 2025
- May 7, 2025
Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Describe the evidence base of the
National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(NIDDK)-
sponsored Diabetes Prevention Program Study.
- Identify key strategies used to
translate the DPP Study into the
National DPP and PreventT2, a CDC-recognized
lifestyle change curriculum.
- Define the role of a lifestyle coach for
CDC-recognized lifestyle
change programs, comparing the lifestyle
coach with other diabetes education
professionals.
- Utilizing case studies of eligible and
ineligible participants,
describe participant eligibility criteria for the
National DPP.
- Describe participant outcomes for the
National DPP, identifying how program structure, content, and
activities, such as tracking and action planning,
support the achievement of those outcomes.
- Review PreventT2 materials, including
the participant’s guide
and the lifestyle coach training guide, to
understand how program content supports skill building,
self-monitoring, and psychosocial development.
- Diagram the core sessions (1-16) of
PreventT2 to determine learning objectives, major concepts, major
activities, and action planning guidance.
- Illustrate lifestyle coaching
strategies to activate program content
within group sessions.
- Review and practice group facilitation
techniques that build trust,
increase participation, and encourage
positive health behavior change.
- Practice group facilitation techniques,
lifestyle coaching strategies, and understanding of program content
through role-playing activities, i.e.,
teach-backs.
- Describe the core maintenance sessions
(17-26) of PreventT2 to
determine learning objectives, major
concepts, and key materials.
- Discuss key strategies to increase
participant readiness, engagement, and retention across the 12-month
CDC-recognized lifestyle change program.
- Identify best practices in reviewing
food and physical activity tracking logs, action plans, and other
participant materials.
- Explain how programs can meet the
National Diabetes Prevention Program Recognition Standards to
achieve full recognition.
- Describe the national landscape of the
diabetes prevention program, especially as it relates to coverage by
Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers.
Activity Type:
This is an application-based activity. This 12-hour online course includes online coursework, participant presentations, discussion, and question and answer periods.
Intended Audience
At this time, the CDC does not list specific educational or credential requirements, in order to participate in a Lifestyle Coach training. ADCES does require that participants are familiar with the CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program. The ADCES DPP Lifestyle Coach Training program prepares individuals facilitate the CDC's Prevent T2 curriculum within a CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP).