Talk:Health coaching/Archives/2015

Removal of section on origins

I am removing the section titled "Origins". Nothing in this section is supported by a credible source. I could find no sources showing that health coaching originated with Timothy Gallwey, as the section implied. The sentence "The roots of health coaching began with psychologists treating persons addicted to alcohol" may be true, but it is completely unsupported by Sherry Smith Ossman's article, which is a two-page summary of motivational interviewing that says nothing about the roots of health coaching. The sentences about a study by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism are likewise unsupported by any source. Any description of the origins of this field needs much more substantive content supported by credible sources.

I have also deleted some other sentences from other sections that were unsupported. I have not thoroughly reviewed the entire article. Based on what I have reviewed, I am very concerned that there may be many statements remaining in the article that are not supported by the sources. Biogeographist (talk) 14:04, 13 August 2015 (UTC)