Self-awareness is essential for effectively promoting multidimensional, multicultural wellness in yourself and others. This course employs reflective and interactive strategies and various forms of self-assessment to develop greater self-awareness and enhanced well-being. Knowing and caring for yourself leads to more supportive and influential relationships and more authentic role-modeling. Gain skills and resources to develop a plan for personal and professional growth.

This course is one of nine eLearning courses intentionally designed to support competency-building in the five domains of the NWI Wellness Promotion Competency Model. Specifically, this is the first of two courses that support the model's “Authenticity & Self-awareness" domain. The model serves as the standard for the Certified Wellness Practitioner (CWP) certification. This course supports the following wellness promotion competencies:

• Engage in ongoing reflection to expand personal growth and professional development in multiple dimensions of wellness.
• Demonstrate commitment to wellness promotion by modeling healthy lifestyle practices in multiple dimensions of wellness.

See "Getting Started" below for the full list of learning objectives for this course.

This self-paced interactive eLearning course must be completed within four weeks of registering. Within the course, you’ll find knowledge checks or activities to enhance your learning as well as a variety of tools and resources you can apply in your work.

Time to complete the course varies by learner, but we suggest planning for a total of three to five hours to complete all the learning elements, including any application activities and self-reflections. You must complete the full online course and submit the course evaluation to earn your certificate indicating the number of continuing education credits earned.