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Tomorrow's Life Coach (TLC) is a monthly online journal from the Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT) that nourishes the intellect, intuition and inspiration of the personal and business coaching community.
Coaching is a profession that demands coaches keep up with their education to keep their "saw sharpened" as Stephen Covey says. . .but why? Haven't you learned enough? If you answer YES to that question, you are missing the point of professional development. Continuing education in coaching is for new skills, refining old skills, and personal development of you the coach. The coaching relationship is most effective when you keep your life running smoothly, or at least be in process and conscious awareness of any "rough spots." After all, we are human too, but we cannot offer our full presence to our clients if we are not aware of our learning edges and personal development needs. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) or Continuing Professional Education (CPE) is the means by which members of professional associations maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge and skills and develop the personal qualities required in their professional lives. CPD is defined as the holistic commitment to structured skills enhancement and personal or professional competence. CPD can also be defined as the conscious updating of professional knowledge and the improvement of professional competence throughout a person's working life. It is a commitment to being professional, keeping up to date and continuously seeking to improve. It is the key to optimizing a person's career opportunities, both today and for the future (Chartered Institute of Professional Development (2000)). So…what are your commitments for 2010? What new coaching skills /classes might be beneficial? What personal development goals might you need to be purposeful about? Are you working with a coach? Part of a coaching group? You are more attractive to potential clients if you exhibit the energy and life force of a well balanced professional. Get out your calendar and look at classes that you want to take (click here to see a comprehensive list of ILCT classes that might interest you) and also include personal development classes, get-aways, retreats, or just soul reviving vacations where you are unplugged from your professional life so you can charge your batteries of your personal life. Looking forward to a vital, energetic, fully charged new decade! Dr. Pat Patrick Williams Ed.D., MCC Monthly Join Dr. Patrick Williams, President and CEO of the Institute for Life Coach Training, author of Law and Ethics in Coaching, and Sara Oberg, Marketing Manager of CPH & Associates on ???? for a discussion on Marketing and the Ethics of Advertising - Part 2. This turned into another hot topic requiring another call to complete. We hope you will join them! (In case you missed Part One, you may listen to it now). During the call Pat and Sara will further discuss:
Date: January 27, 2010 Fee: No charge (some long distance charges may apply). Join Dr. Patrick Williams and Jim Strohecker, CEO and Co-founder of HealthWorld Online (www.healthy.net) for an exciting forum on Wellness Coaching Opportunities in 2010! Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2009 Fee: No charge (some long distance charges may apply).
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This list is being offered as a free service to assist individuals in identifying and selecting coaches best suited for their particular need. If you have your Certified Life Coach credential, and have not registered — Sign up now Online Coaching - The Next Step in Technology and Client Service Do you tweet? Do you use Google Talk? Do you have a profile on Facebook? LinkedIn? Do you instant message? Do you Skype? Each of these social media platforms offers coaches new ways to communicate with our clients in the rapidly evolving online world. As the ways in which we can communicate online become more common and available, so do the ways in which we can offer our services to and connect with our clients. The new technology might also give coaches access to younger clients, for whom online life is a given. Without this new technology, we might not otherwise be able to connect with client populations who can benefit from our services. Back in 1996, I became excited about the prospect of coaching by phone, which allowed me to live where and how I wanted, and to have paying clients who lived somewhere else. I had been coaching executives since 1990 in their offices as part of my psychology/consulting business. But the convenience of telephone coaching was exciting and was a service I could not ethically provide to therapy clients in my psychology practice (at least that is what I thought). Since then, the various ethical bodies (American Counseling Association, American Psychological Association, and so on) have recognized phone-based therapy and online therapy as new service methods for many therapists and clients. However, there are still some debates occurring as to how to do it and remain ethical. Read the full article (Adobe .PDF) .
The fledgling field of web-based coaching can now boast a high profile merger. "This is a partnership that will move the industry forward," said Pat Williams, founder of the Institute for Life Coach Training. His company has been acquired by LifeOptions, a company that provides web-based products to managed care companies, health plans, and major corporations. "The good news for coaches is there’s going to be a lot of opportunities for coaches as this grows," said Williams. "They spent five million dollars creating this platform–it’s web based enabled coaching and counseling, right now sold to private companies like United Healthcare and Nike." ILCT, founded in 1998, carved out a unique niche: training psychotherapists, psychologists and counselors in creating life coaching practices. Williams, a psychologist and MCC, said giving up "his baby" was not easy, but the merger represents an exciting opportunity for coaches. "This is a change I chose," said Williams. "I am transitioning my vision of ILCT back in 1998, crafted with the help of my great faculty and supporters. Yet, I am not going away. My legacy creation is now in the hands of a larger company that fits my values." For LifeOptions, which provides counseling and other services via a network of web platforms, the acquisition of ILCT offers a powerful addition to grow its business. "With the addition of the ILCT network and their training based in sound coaching psychology principles, our continuum of support now incorporates live interaction with credentialed professionals into LifeOptions online multimedia programs," said John Koontz, LifeOptions CEO. Koontz says ILCT brings an international network of healthcare practitioners to LifeOptions online programs. "Their 24/7, worldwide availability will be a key element in meeting our clients where they are, at their point of need. And, I couldn’t be more excited about working with Pat Williams to continue to expand our offerings." Read the full article at TheCoachingCommons.org Interview: Patrick Williams, author of "Therapist as Life Coach" from Where the Client Is - Building a better private practice Pat Williams built the Institute for Life Coach Training and is author of multiple books and articles about coaching, including Therapist as Life Coach. He talked to WTCI via email about some life coaching basics. What’s your background? What do you do now? You’ve written books on the subject, so obviously there’s a lot to say. But, briefly: Why should people trained as therapists consider becoming life coaches? What are the essential differences between therapy and life coaching? How might a therapist/coach best determine which client gets which service? Which clients are not coachable? Obviously non-coachable clients will never make it to the relationship. Coaching is a bit of a self-selected audience who sees how coaching might be able to help them in creating their desired future. Read the full article at WhereTheClientIs.com.
On December 8th Dr. Patrick Williams, Founder of the Institute for Life Coach Training, and Jim Strohecker, CEO and Co-founder of HealthWorld Online (www.healthy.net) discussed Emerging Opportunities in Wellness Coaching - Exploring New Niches. During this call they discussed emerging opportunities in the wellness coaching area, such as:
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