HSC 3550 - Fieldwork Financial and Health Coaching

Credits: 4

This course is designed to provide students from all majors with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience necessary to become effective financial and health coaches. Students intern for a semester at the Financial Capability Center, and upon successfully completing the academic, management, and service components of the course, earn a certificate in financial and health coaching. To be trained as coaches, students participate in faculty-led workshops where they learn personal finance and health, coaching, and cultural competencies. After completing the training, students are matched with clients from local non-profit partners and with peer Merrimack students. Student coaches offer financial capability and health workshops that provide clients with basic knowledge and skills, and coaching sessions that help clients plan a path for realizing their own goals. Students are supported by faculty, staff, financial counselors, health experts, translators, and industry expert volunteers. Prerequisites: sophomore or higher standing and faculty consent.
Fulfills: X in LS Core