Apply for DHWCT

Eligibility

• Applicants must hold a minimum of an associate’s degree (or higher), which may be in any field of study. Exceptions may be made for those with 3 or more years of experience in a medical or allied health field such as medicine, nursing, physical therapy, health education, exercise physiology, psychotherapy, or nutrition.
• Applicants are not required to have a healthcare background

Application Process

• Download and review the Applicant Checklist
• Apply online, allowing 2-4 weeks for application review.
• Review the following application information:
  • Applications are not connected to any particular course format or course dates, and are accepted on a rolling basis.
  • An approved application is valid for 18 months, and acceptances are valid for a period of 18 months from your date of acceptance.
  • There is no fee to apply.
  • Notifications of acceptance decisions will be sent via email to the email address you provided on your application.

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

Registration Open Now!

• DHWCT Cohort 15 (Virtual): July 06, 2026 – February 27, 2027
  • Core Competencies Phase
    • Orientation:   07/06/2026 – 07/10/2026 (Self-Paced – No live sessions this week)
    • Live Group Sessions: Begin 07/13/2026 through 11/04/2026 
      • Wednesday Live Sessions: 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm EST
  • Advanced Skills Phase: Self-paced
    •  November 20, 2026 – February 27, 2026
• Preferred Application Date
  • Applications are on a rolling basis, however, if you want to ensure being able to register at the early registration rate, it is preferred to apply at least two weeks prior to the early registration deadline
• Registration Dates
• Early Registration Deadline: June 15, 2026
  • Last Day to Register: July 3, 2026 (or when the program is full)

Registration Process for Accepted Applicants

• Registration is available online after an application has been approved. If you have questions, reach DHWPrograms@duke.edu and we would be happy to assist.
• At the time of registration, you will choose a section (day of the week and time of day) and then always come on that day at that time. Due to the experiential nature of the course, practice groups, plans, and appropriate staffing, it is not possible to move between the sections.
• Registrations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Acceptance into the course without registration and payment does not reserve your place in the course. We will offer a waitlist for courses that fill to maximum capacity prior to the registration deadline.

Registration Fees

• Regular course registration fee is $5500
• Early registration fee is $4950 (10% discount of $550)
• Duke employees qualify for a 15% discount. This discount is not eligible to be combined with the early registration discount.
• If you are not a Duke employee and your employer is paying your program fee, please contact the DHW Programs Team at DHWprograms@duke.edu after your application has been approved to let us know so that we can ensure payment is processed in a timely manner. Once payment is received, we can then enroll you in the program. If payment is not received from your employer, you will be asked to please provide an alternate form of payment to complete your registration.

Course Requirements

• DHWCT course content is designed to be sequential and full attendance is required. For this reason, we encourage you to register for a course in which you can attend all live sessions. However, you may miss up to two live sessions. If you do, you will be required to watch the corresponding recordings and complete the accompanying quiz.
• In order to receive a certificate of completion and earn continuing education credits, you must fully attend each live session. You may miss up to two live sessions; however, you will be required to watch the recording for each missed session and complete the accompanying quiz. In addition to the live attendance requirements, you must complete all of the online components of the training, including Orientation, E-Learnings, Demonstration Videos,  attend all 4 of the scheduled Mentor Sessions, Course Assessment, Course Evaluation, and Attestation.  If you miss one of the Mentor Sessions, you will be required to pay a missed session fee and will need to reschedule the missed session.
• DHW Programs reserves the right not to award a certificate of completion and education credits if you do not complete all components of the training.
• Click here to review the DHWCT Attendance Policy.
• Standard Duke Health & Well-Being cancellation policies apply.
• System Requirements – The minimum system requirements for participation are as follows:
  • Internet access
  • Desktop or laptop computer. Note: Chromium operating systems (Chromebooks) are not fully supported and will result in not being able to fully participate in courses.
  • Phone line with long-distance capability

Accommodations Statement

Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations or who have questions about physical access should contact us in advance of the program.

The International Coach Federation (ICF) has approved this program for Continuing Coach Education (CCE) hours: 24 CCEs in Core Competencies and 16 CCEs in Resource Development.