Darlene Trandel

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About Darlene Trandel

Darlene is a licensed family nurse practitioner, mental health clinical nurse specialist, an International Coach Federation certified and National Board certified health coach, and leadership coach, and certified in both chronic care and in lifestyle medicine coaching. Currently Darlene is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Partnerships, Professional Education & Practice at the Univ of Maryland, School of Nursing where she is engaged in leading faculty and staff mentor-coaching programs focused on health, well-being and leadership across campus and in the state of Maryland. Additionally, she is engaged in teaching graduate level nursing courses, and involved in research grants and scholarly work Darlene is also faculty at Wellcoaches Corporation where she teaches and mentors students at basic and advanced levels. She serves as Senior Adviser, Subject Matter Expert and Program Approval Consultant for the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC). Darlene has played an active role in assisting the Board in setting national standards and certification exams for health and wellness coaches. She also serves as the consultant to schools applying for their NBWHC program approval. As part of her own private practice, Darlene works with individuals, groups and organizations as a coach, mentor, consultant, and trainer in the area of health and well-being as well as leadership. She does frequent training workshops, develops and provides CEU classes and speaking engagements. Her areas of concentration include evidence-based health and wellness areas including coaching and mentoring frameworks/approaches/competencies in behavior change, healthy lifestyles, chronic disease interventions and self-management, positive psychology, interpersonal communications and relationships, leadership and engagement.