Lifestyle Coach Training

VCDPE’s Lifestyle Coach Training (LCT) provides Lifestyle Coaches with the knowledge, skills, and experience to effectively facilitate the National DPP Lifestyle Change Program.

All VCDPE Lifestyle Coach Trainings include:

• Training materials, including topic-specific Resource Guides
• Facilitation from experienced Master Trainers
• Ongoing technical assistance and support, updating you on CDC’s newest materials
• Small class – trainer to coach ratio (7:1) for individual attention
• Certificate of Completion
• Continuing professional education units

Topics Covered in the Lifestyle Coach Training 

• The National Diabetes Prevention Program: Background and Rationale
• Understanding the DPRP
• What Does It Mean to be a Lifestyle Coach?
• Planning Your First National DPP
• Curriculum Overview
• Challenges in the Last Six Months
• Introduction to Supplementary Materials for the National DPP
• Action Planning
• Group Facilitation
• Optimizing Behavior Change
• Session Facilitation Practice by Coach Trainees
• Working with Challenging Behaviors in a Group Setting
• Review and Feedback on Food Records
• Technical Assistance for Continued Success

Training Schedule 

• February 2025: Virtual LCT on February 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (EST)
• March 2025: Virtual LCT on March 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th from 10:00 am – 12 noon (EST)
• April 2025: Virtual LCT on April 7th, 10th, 14th and 17th from 2:00 – 4:00 pm (EST)
• May 2025: Virtual LCT on May 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th from 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm (EST)
• June 2025: Virtual LCT on June 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th from 3 pm – 5 pm (EST)
• July 2025: Virtual LCT on on June 8th, 11th, 15th, and 18th from 10 am – 12 noon (EST)

Cost of Program

• Virtual LCT: $599