CERTIFIED WELLNESS
COACH PROGRAM
WE ARE HIRING CERTIFIED WELLNESS COACHES!
Keystone Therapy and Training Services, in partnership with Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE), is looking to hire Certified Wellness Coaches. In order to apply for one of our positions, you first need to get certified. Please see below on how to get certified. Once you have your certificate, fill out the form at the bottom of this page and attach your certificate. We will be in touch!
“The Wellness Coach role is a new, certified position to increase our state’s overall capacity to support the growing behavioral health needs of our youth. It is designed to help build a larger and more diverse and representative behavioral health workforce in California that has the training and supervision needed to engage directly with young people where they live, study and work.
Wellness Coaches will offer non-clinical services that support youth behavioral health and well-being, such as wellness promotion and education, screening, care coordination, individual and group support, and crisis referral. The model will supplement and support existing behavioral health roles, fill gaps in the current behavioral health workforce, and create a larger and more diverse workforce with whom youth can connect” - California Department of Health Care Access and Information
HOW TO BECOME A CERTIFIED WELLNESS COACH
Becoming a Certified Wellness Coach lets you play a role in improving mental health and well-being of children and youth in California. Discover your path to certification today. Certification is FREE!
Workforce Pathway
The Workforce Pathway is for people who have experience providing direct pre-clinical behavioral health services to children and youth through age 25 in school-linked/school-based organizations, non-profits, community organizations, and/or health centers/clinics within the last six years. They will also have an associate or bachelor’s degree from any accredited program within the U.S.
Education Pathway
The Education Pathway is for recent graduates with an associate or bachelor’s degree for an accredited California college or university with a degree in human services, social work, addiction studies, or psychology within the last six years.
Education Pathway
APPLICANT TYPE
Recent graduates with a Associates, Bachelor’s or Higher in the following:
Addiction Studies, including:
Addiction Disorder Studies
Addiction Disorder Counseling
Addiction Counseling
Alcohol & Drug Studies
Chemical Dependency & Counseling
Drug & Alcohol Paraprofessional
Substance Abuse
Human Services, including:
Mental Health Worker
Human Services: Alcohol & Drug Studies
Human Services Paraprofessional
Community Social Services
Community Studies
Collaborative Health and Human Services
Human Development
Social Work, including:
Social Work & Human Services
Social Work, Human Services, & Counseling
Psychology
REQUIRED FIELD EXPERIENCE
Experience must be providing direct pre-clinical behavioral health services to clients in school-linked/school-based organizations, non-profits, community organizations, and/or health centers/clinics within the last six years.
Any combination of hours from FIELD PRACTICUM, VOLUNTEER HOURS, and WORK EXPERIENCE qualifies as field experience. Any hours not completed during the degree program can be completed post-graduation via relevant internship, volunteer, or work experience.
Certified Wellness Coach Intern I ( R-CWC I)
Field Experience
A minimum of 150 hours of field experience is required for recent graduates with an Associate’s degree or higher in the fields of social work, human services, or addiction studies from a California college or university.
Degree
Associate’s degree from any accredited California Community College
Certified Wellness Coach I (CWC I)
Field Experience
400 hours
Degree
Associate’s degree from any accredited California Community College
Certified Wellness Coach Intern II ( R-CWC II)
Field Experience
A minimum of 300 hours of field experience is required for recent graduates with an Bachelor’s degree or higher in the fields of social work, human services, or addiction studies from a California college or university.
Degree
Bachelor’s degree or higher from any accredited California college or university
Certified Wellness Coach II (CWC II)
Field Experience
800 hours
Degree
Bachelor’s degree or higher from any accredited California college or university
Workforce Pathway
APPLICANT TYPE
Professionals currently working in Wellness Coach-like roles
DEGREE PROGRAM
ANY Associate’s, Bachelor’s or Higher
REQUIRED FIELD EXPERIENCE
Experience must be providing direct pre-clinical behavioral health services to children and youth through age 25 in school-linked/school-based organizations, non-profits, community organizations, and/or health centers/clinics within the last six years. These services should align with the Certified Wellness Coach scope as necessary for certification.
Any combination of hours from FIELD PRACTICUM, VOLUNTEER HOURS, and WORK EXPERIENCE in the above listed areas qualifies as field experience.
Certified Wellness Coach I (CWC I)
Field Experience
1,350 hours of related experience
Degree
Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from any accredited U.S. program
Certified Wellness Coach II (CWC II)
Field Experience
2,700 hours of related experience
Degree
Bachelor’s degree or higher from any accredited national college or university
Education Pathway Applicants
Are you recently graduated with an associate's or bachelor's degree in human services, social work, or addiction studies?
Apply for Certification
Receive Certification
Enter Workforce as a Certified Wellness Coach
Workforce Pathway Applicants
Are you currently working in mental health, substance use/addiction, social work, or child welfare and have a degree in a related field?
Apply for Certification
Receive Certification
Continue working in the field as a new Certified Wellness Coach