NBHWC Practice Questions And 100% Correct
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Your client is in their 6th session with you. Your client is a senior leader in a large
organization and has taken on a new job with a steep learning curve. The most she
wants to get out of coaching is to reduce stress and be more present in her day.
Client: Well, I think, in reflection of events over the last few days, how important
boundaries can actually be for me. Talking this through, I think having more clearly
defined boundaries for myself can help me approach decisions in my day with more
structure on what and why I'm saying yes or no to and my reasons. Coach: That sounds
like you may be onto something helpful!
Client: Yeah, I feel like if I can hone in on 2 or 3 boundaries I want to establish and hold
to, that it will give me something to work at this week.
After a generative moment, when supporting the client to set goals, what might the
coach be considering?
A. So that the goals are small enough that they- ANSWER B. So that the goals are
measurable, owned by the client, and reinforced with support structures.
Your client comes to their 4th coaching session and would like to continue to work on
getting more movement in throughout the day.
Client: I do plan on starting to track my steps using the pedometer on my Garmin to
monitor my daily movement total. I think it will be difficult to find that hour I need for the
gym and exercise on busy working days.
What is the coach demonstrating?
A. Open questions
B. Appreciative Inquiry
C. Brainstorming
,D. Righting Reflex
E. Experimenting - ANSWER D. Righting Reflex
Client: I've had so much tension at work. I'm stuck on this project that I really wanted to
show that I was capable of excelling, but working with my coworker has not gone well
this time. It's even causing me to lose sleep thinking about this after work. We just can't
seem to agree on the next steps in our project together. She's got it in her head how she
wants it done, and when I bring up other ideas, she just shoots me down. I actually like
the job, but these last 2 months have just been really stressful.
Coach: You care about your job, and that sounds frustrating. When things did go better
between you two, what was that like?
Coach is demonstrating the use of what technique through this coaching question?
A. Empathy
B. Reframing reflection
C. Appreciative Inquiry
D. Righting Reflex
E. Evoking change talk - ANSWER C. Appreciative Inquiry
Coaching conversations need an agenda for what main reason?
A. It allows the coach to lead the client toward the best solution possible.
B. A focus is necessary for the coach to understand the client before problem solving
together.
C. The strategic direction prevents the client from changing their goals.
D. A strategic focus gives the coach permission to share information and educate the
client about the focused topic.
E. A clear agenda on the conversation helps the coach go into full partnership by first
understanding the client's needs and coaching to their desired outcome. - ANSWER E. A
clear agenda on the conversation helps the coach go into full partnership by first
understanding the client's needs and coaching to their desired outcome.
,Your client has increased his activity over the past year that you have been working with
him, and is becoming more competitive with long distance running. You are working
with your client to identify how he will measure his success as he contemplates his goal
wanting to place top 10 in his next race. Coach: How do you plan measuring success in
your strategies as you prepare for the race?
What kind of goal is the coach asking about?
A. Performance goal
B. Outcome goal
C. Short-term goal
D. Behavior goal
E. Positive goal - ANSWER D. Behavior goal
the coach is asking about strategies in PREPARING for the race
(Also, a performance goal may sound like "I'll improve "x" by 10%", whereas a behaviour
goal could be "I will commit to practicing journaling for 10 minutes, 5 days a week to
learn more about myself)
You meet with your client, Denise, for your 4th session. Her eventual objective is to
make doing a regular stretch break - every hour - an easy, standard routine for her. She
hopes this will increase blood flow, reenergize her brain, and decrease eye strain from
her computer.
Client: Sometimes 3 hours just go by and I realize I didn't even stop, I just get busy and
keep going. But sometimes when I wear my FitBit it will send a notification after I haven't
moved for an hour and it cues me to pause from what I'm doing and I can remember to
stretch. It is just soooo subtle and not always do I catch it.
Which is the most helpful display of empathy?
A. It's not always easy to perfect a new routine in the first week.
B. You're noticing that it does work well with reminder cues for yourself.
, C. What is most important to you about stretch breaks?
D. I'm sorry you're having a tough time getting to ANSWER A. It's just not always easy to
perfect a new routine in the first week.
Your client Ryan, is a 22 year old college student and has been referred to you from his
practitioner to try health coaching to help control his blood pressure. The physical exam
indicates that his BMI is 24.5, glucose is 5.5%, HDL is 40mg/dL and total cholesterol is
170 mg/dL. Resting blood pressure was 140/92mmHg. His practitioner provided him
several options that could positively affect his health through behavior changes.
Through this first coaching call you would like to understand his current readiness for
addressing his health through lifestyle modifications. What might be the most helpful
question to explore?
A. From your practitioner recommendations, where do you want to start first?
B. What are your thoughts about the lifestyle modifications that can help lower your
blood pressure?
C. What do you know about ways to address blood pressure?
D. What do you think success for you will look/sound like within the next 6 months from
no - ANSWER B. How do you feel about the lifestyle changes that will help lower your
blood pressure?
Client: I have just been dealing with so much stress at work between me and my
coworker. It is even causing me to lose sleep over this well after work. We just can't
seem to agree on next steps in our project together. She has already made up her mind
how it should be done, and when I try bringing up alternative ideas, she shoots me
down. The job is great, but the last two months have been really stressful. I want to
move forward with this bumpy relationship and deliver things for our team.
Coach: You like your job, and that sounds irritating. When you have worked better
together, what was that like?
What is the underlying approach the coach is using in this coaching question?
A. Empathy
B. Problem solving
C. Appreciative Inquiry
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