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Article History

Received: 7 August 2023

Accepted: 9 February 2024

First Online: 28 March 2024

Declarations

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: All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations for the assessment of content validity for a competency set or job task analysis. While this study is not considered human subjects research (per the Declaration of Helsinki or the United States regulation 45 CFR 46  InlineMediaObject removed ) and there was no experimental protocol, there are industry accepted standards to conducting a content validity study. We closely followed these accepted methodological and ethical procedures, including the following: 1) the purpose of the study was explained in writing to all potential SMEs; 2) their participation was completely voluntary; 3) they could stop providing input at any point; and 4) the study required a description of the SMEs to ensure their credibility to rate/assess the competencies or job tasks [CitationRef removed, CitationRef removed]. For Phase I, SMEs implied consent through their self-initiated applications to the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching to participate in the project. Those selected also provided written consent to be named in the acknowledgements. For Phase II, SMEs implied consent by completing the survey.

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: All but one author are current or former Directors of the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (unpaid volunteers). Individual disclosures are below.Ruth Q. Wolever, PhD, NBC-HWC is a Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Schools of Medicine & Nursing. She also serves as the Director of Vanderbilt Health Coaching, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, where she directs a health coach training program. Ruth serves on the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board for Wondr, Inc., holds contracts through Vanderbilt with the Coalition for Better Health and Meharry Medical School, and is partially funded through grants from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the Department of Defense. Ruth has the Chair of Certification for the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching, and sits on the Board of Directors. In the past three years, she also provided consultation for Fullfill, Inc. and eMindful, Inc before the latter was acquired by Wondr, Inc.Timothy R. Cline, PhD, MCC, NBC-HWC; Tim is President, Dr.Tim Cline, LLC. Tim co-led the NBHWC subaward on the CDC grant to develop group coaching competencies and then training for lifestyle coaches for the National Diabetes Prevention Program. He also served as a Director on the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching from its inception until 2022. Formerly, he developed and led the health coaching program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.Jocelyn M. Weiss, PhD, MPH, NBC-HWC is a Senior Consultant for Guidehouse, is the Research Commission Chair and a Director on the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching, and serves on the Veterans Administration Health Coach Training Faculty.Suzie Carmack, PhD, MFA, MEd, ERYT 500, NBC-HWC, PCC, C-IAYT; Suzie is Chair of the Department of Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda at Maryland University of Integrative Health. She is also the owner of YogaMedco, a HWC training program.Cindy Schultz, MS, NBC-HWC is the owner of Cindy Schultz, LLC. Cindy co-led the NBHWC subaward on the CDC grant to develop group coaching competencies and then training for lifestyle coaches for the National Diabetes Prevention Program. She is also the Past Chair, and a current Director on the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching. Formerly, she served on the faculty of the University of Minnesota’s Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching program. She currently serves on the Veterans Administration Health Coach Training Faculty.Michael Arloski, PhD, PCC, NBC-HWC is the owner of Real Balance Gobal Wellness, an Emeritus Director of the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching, and Past President of the Board of Directors of the National Wellness Institute.Karen Lawson, MD, DABIHM, NBC-HWC is the owner of IHWC Productions where she consults on the development of health coaching curriculum and programs. She serves on the Board of Directors for the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaching and is the past Program Chair of a graduate health coaching degree progam at the University of Minnesota (Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching).