Brain Health and Neuroscience Coaching 201
$299.00
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Course Summary
Brain Health and Neuroscience Coaching 201 builds on the foundations of brain health and neuroscience by focusing on practical applications for Christian coaching. Students will examine how neuroscience informs identity, shame, guilt, and moral injury, as well as pathways to forgiveness and freedom. Lessons address common challenges such as anxiety, addictive behaviors, and neurodivergence, providing coaches with brain-based strategies for guiding clients toward resilience and healing. The course also explores positive psychology themes, including gratitude, spiritual practices, and the role of relationships in shaping brain function. Special attention is given to brain development across the lifespan, from children and emerging adults to older adults navigating cognitive decline. The final sessions emphasize applied strategies for post-traumatic growth and flourishing, equipping coaches to design actionable, brain-informed coaching plans. By uniting neuroscience research with biblical wisdom, this course empowers learners to apply evidence-based insights in real-world coaching contexts, offering hope, healing, and transformation to those they serve.
Learning Objectives
Participants will...
- Analyze the effects of shame, guilt, moral injury, and forgiveness on brain function and identity formation.
- Apply neuroscience-informed strategies to support clients struggling with anxiety, addictive behaviors, and emotional challenges.
- Evaluate the impact of spiritual practices, gratitude, and relational connection on brain health and resilience.
- Assess how neurodivergence and developmental stages influence cognitive and emotional functioning across the lifespan.
- Demonstrate neuro-based coaching strategies that foster healing, growth, and post-traumatic transformation.
- Synthesize neuroscience and Christian theology into coaching plans that promote human flourishing.
Course Lessons and Presenters
BHNC 201: The Digital Brain: Technology, Pornography, and the Neuroscience of a Wired Generation
– Jason VanRuler, M.A.
BHNC 202: Shame, Guilt and Moral Injury and the Brain
– Jennifer Wortham, D.Ph.
BHNC 203: Neuroscience of Forgiveness: Rewiring for Freedom
– Everett L. Worthington, Ph.D.
BHNC 204: The Anxious Brain: Coaching Strategies for Calm and Clarity
– Linda Mintle, Ph.D.
BHNC 205: Gratitude and Positive Emotion in Brain Health
– Lon Lynn, D.O.
BHNC 206: The Social Brain: Relationships, Empathy, and Connection
– Linda Mintle, Ph.D.
BHNC 207: Nutrition, Exercise, Supplements, and Lifestyle Factors in Brain Health
– James Young, D.O.
BHNC 208: Psychopharmacology and the Brain: Understanding the Role of Medication
– Karl Benzio, M.D.
BHNC 209: Neurodivergence and the Brain: Coaching Strategies for ADHD, Autism, and Learning Differences
– E. John Kuhnley, M.D.
BHNC 210: The Developing Brain: Understanding Cognitive and Emotional Growth Across the Lifespan
– E. John Kuhnley, M.D.
BHNC 211: The Aging Brain: Coaching Strategies for Preventing Cognitive Decline
– Timothy R. Jennings, M.D.
BHNC 212: Healing for the Brain and Soul: Neuro-Based Coaching Strategies for Post-Traumatic Growth
– Georgia Shaffer, M.A.
Continuing Education Approval Statements
The Brain Health and Neuroscience Coaching Certification Program provides 12 training hours that may be applied toward continuing education requirements for coaches, including those pursuing credentialing through the International Board of Christian Care (IBCC).
This program is not approved for NBCC continuing education credit and does not qualify for CE credit toward mental health licensure renewal.
