Coaching Skills & Tools Course Descriptions
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Advanced Skills Practicum
Prerequisite: minimum of 20 hours of Foundational or Introductory Coach Training
Tuition: $995.00
Sessions: 14 sessions; 12 sessions 1 1/2 hours; first and last sessions are each one hour
Credits: 20 hours
Maximum students: 6 per class
Taught by: Lynn Meinke, PCC **
E-Mail: Lynn@lifecoachtraining.com

Do you want to take your coaching skills to a new level? Do you want to practice your coaching skills with a live client in a supportive small group environment? Would you like to have a notebook full of skills and aids on how and when to use them at your fingertips? Look no further. The Advanced Skills Practicum offers all this and more.

This class is composed of 14 sessions; the beginning class is an introduction; the ending class is a wrap-up of what has been learned. The remaining 12 sessions will be 1 ½ hours (90 minutes) and will cover 30 – 40 coaching skills. This class will provide a minimum of three observed coaching sessions for each student with written feedback, which can be used towards the ICF requirement of six observed coaching sessions. A minimum of 5 students is needed for the class to convene; a maximum of 6 students will be allowed. In addition to attending class sessions, students will participate in one hour of peer coaching outside of class each week.

**Note: Lynn Meinke, PCC is occasionally called upon to do in-person trainings out of the country. When that occurs, all efforts will be made to secure a substitute. If no substitute is available, the class will be extended.

This course is designed for people who would like to add Group Coaching and/or Teleclass Leading to their practice. It is is designed to show ways to create and provide group coaching as an added professional service and in a multitude of applications. It has been expanded to eight weeks in order to provide students additional opportunities to develop multiple streams of coaching income.

An advanced application of facilitating small and large groups in a circle process and with a coaching component, see Art of Convening for Coaches.

Participants will learn:

• Benefits of Group Coaching & Teleforums for the Client and Coach
• Skills necessary for Group Coaching & Teleclass Leading
• Group Coaching vs. Teleclass Leading
• Developing a Group Niche and/or Teleclass Topics
• Topical Groups vs. Ongoing Groups
• Business Groups vs. Life Coaching Groups
• Group Coaching  & Teleclass Leading Systems
• How to Effectively Market Your own Group Coaching & Teleclasses.

Ethics, Risk Management and Professional Issues
Prerequisite: minimum of 20 hours of Foundational or Introductory Coach Training
Tuition: $300.00
Sessions: 8
Credits: 8 hours
Maximum Students: 10 per class
Instructor: Dr. Karen Colby Weiner
E-Mail: Karen@lifecoachtraining.com

All coaches face risks. Those who face the greatest risks are those who are the least informed and educated. This class, taught in eight, one hour long sessions, will provide: (1) an understanding of ethics as defined by a variety of codes applicable to coaches, including a focus on the ICF Code of Ethics, (2) an overview of the legal issues of which coaches should be aware, and (3) information about risk management techniques. The format of the class will involve group discussion of case examples.

Required texts:

The Foundational Competency Practicum & Assessment Process (20 hours):
Pre-requisite: Prior to registering for this class, you must have accumulated 50 hours of client coaching with no more than 25% pro bono. Documentation of these hours must be submitted to the Director of Operations.
Tuition: $995.00
Sessions:12; 90 minutes each,
Credits: 20 hours
Maximum Students: 6 per class

There are 3 components: a Practicum Class related to 11 core coaching competencies, observed coaching by instructors with written and verbal feedback, and successful completion of a role play oral assessment with two instructors demonstrating coaching competencies.

A. The Foundational Competency Practicum will consist of twelve, 90 minute classes. During each class, a competency will be reviewed and discussed. Using cases one student will play the client and another student will coach for a minimum of 15 minutes. Feedback from instructors will consist of what the coach did well and areas for improvement. The feedback will be verbal and will be followed by a brief email to the student who was the coach. The email received will serve as documentation for observed coaching sessions. Usually each class will have two rounds of coaching.

B. Peer Coaching. Students will participate with 1 or 2 students in peer coaching, self-observation and observation of others for a minimum of six sessions spanning the 12 weeks of the practicum. Students will document their work after each of the six sessions, using a competency checklist and self-assessment form, which will be reviewed by one of the instructors. Self-assessment documentation must be turned in promptly after each session, so that instructors can provide useful feedback before the next practice session. (all students benefit from coaching, being coached and listening to coaching practice)

C. Competency Assessment Evaluation. After completion of the practicum class sessions and peer coaching practice, students will sign up with instructors for the coaching assessment.

The Assessment will consist of a 30 minute coaching session, where one of the instructors will bring a real coaching issue and serve as client. The second instructor will observe this coaching session. When the coaching session is complete, instructors will jointly review the competencies demonstrated by the student, agree on scoring and written feedback to be provided to the student. Written feedback will be provided to the student within 24 hours and this documentation serves as the third observed coaching session. In addition, if desired, one of the instructors will schedule a call with the student to review the role-play performance.

Supervision Practicum
Prerequisite: minimum of 20 hours of Foundational or Introductory Coach Training and additional prerequisites listed below
Tuition: $700.00
Sessions: 10 (14 hours - 1st and 10th classes are 60 minutes; classes 2 through 9 are 90 minutes)
Credits: 14 hours
Maximum students: 8 per class
Minimum students: 4 per class
Taught by: Lynn Meinke. PCC
E-Mail: Lynn@lifecoachtraining.com

Prerequisites:

a. Minimum of 100 hours of coaching experience
b. Successfully attained a CLC and/or ACC
c. Currently working with at least 3 paying clients

This Practicum is for those coaches who are committed to their professional development and who want to become more masterful and offer their clients exceptional coaching. It can also be used as a step in preparing for the PCC oral exam.

Participant Requirements:

a. Be actively engaged in weekly triad or quad buddy coaching
b. Write a short paragraph before (what are your thoughts about the upcoming topic?) and after each class (what was your learning about the topic?)
c. Prepare a brief case presentation for your chosen topic.
d. Actively participate in the class.

Facilitator(s) will:

a. Present didactic teaching on the topic
b. Facilitate the role-plays and discussions
c. Observe and offer insights about the coaching

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Using Assessments to Enhance Executive Coaching
Prerequisite: minimum of 20 hours of Foundational or Introductory Coach Training
Tuition: $225.00
Sessions: 6
Credits: 6 hours
Minimum Students: 6 per class
Instructor: Dr. Mike Lillibridge
Email: Mike@lifecoachtraining.com

This teleclass is designed for new and experienced coaches who want to understand the uses of intrapersonal and interpersonal assessment tools in their coaching practice. The course provides an overview of commonly used and established personal and corporate coaching assessments:

• The Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator.
• The Peoplemap™ Questionnaire.
• The 360 Feedback Tool.
• The Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-I).
• And several easy to use self-rating behavioral tools.

Basic issues in using self-assessments are addressed.

Instructor: Dr. E. Michael Lillibridge is a licensed psychologist, marriage and family therapist, and a corporate coach. He is president and founder of Peoplemap™ Training specializing in leadership teambuilding programs with certified trainers throughout the United States.

Dr. Lillibridge is the author of ten books, workbooks, DVDs, and CDs on the Peoplemap™ Personality System. He is co-author of the Peoplemap™ Questionnaire. Over 100,000 people have taken the Peoplemap™ Questionnaire and participated in a Peoplemap™ workshop.

Coaching From the Inside Out
Prerequisite: minimum of 20 hours of Foundational or Introductory Coach Training or completion of ILCT's 20-hour Employee Assistance Coaching Specialist™ Program
Tuition: $1150.00
Sessions: 20 (meets twice weekly for 10 weeks via teleconference, maximum of 18 students per class)
Credits: 20 hours + 20 EAPA PDH CREDITS have been approved.
Taught by: Lynn Meinke, PCC
E-Mail: Lynn@lifecoachtraining.com

Human Being: A Manual for Happiness, Health, Love and Wealth (Click link above to purchase from ILCT - $15.95) by Dave Ellis and Stan Lankowitz “Human Being” is no longer in print but is distributed in an Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Coactive Coaching and Human Being are specifically referenced and assigned as the course goes along (you are of course welcome to read ahead.)

Course Overview:
To be a life coach means to help clients create satisfying and fulfilling lives. Participants in ILCT's Coaching From The Inside Out Program™ are required to have completed ILCT's Employee Assistance & Workplace Coaching Specialist Program™ (EACS). In the 20-hour foundational EACS program, participants have learned the required skills and strategies to help clients/employees discover what authentic and happy lives are, set and achieve goals, remove obstacles, and create visions and plans.

The twenty classes in "Coaching From the Inside Out" form a unique set of tools and methods that enable coaches to coach their clients or employees to design their lives for both professional and personal fulfillment. This includes, of course, the client's ability to design their ways of being and working successfully and in accordance with what is most important to them. The tools & skills are presented in a sequence that coaches may choose to use with their clients. They may also be used in other sequences, to match the specific goals and needs of clients. Some of the classes present skills and techniques that are also applicable and beneficial when working with small groups and work teams.

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