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Course Syllabus What is Life Coaching * What to expect from the course * What is coaching * What are lifeskills * What elements of therapy are contained within life coaching What do clients usually want from Life Coaching? * Typical presenting clients * Typical presented problems * Typical presented goals * Dealing with personal prejudices and opinions Surface life coaching versus holistic life coaching? * Behavioural therapy approach and rapid intervention * Holistic theory and cycles of change * Clients with deeper issues wanting only surface change * Ethics of eliciting deeper change Common misconceptions and errors * Errors made by practitioners * Mistaken beliefs about coaching * Examining the role of the life coach Areas and levels of change * The different levels of life (looking at different models) * Expectations from areas of life * Imbalances in levels of life * Dissonance between surface needs and driving needs Counselling Skills * What is counselling * National Occupational Standards for Counselling Counselling Skills continued * Open questioning * Basic methods (reflection, reframing, summary, challenge) * Common errors * Balancing listening and assessment * Common models of counselling (Egan, Nelson etc.) Basic Coaching Skills * Determining validity of goals * Determining ecology of goals * Three stages of goal setting * Working through the process * Case study Advanced Coaching Skills * Specialised Coaching techniques Coaching the client in relaxation techniques * Teaching basic relaxation methods, introduction * Is it meditation or self hypnosis? * Models of visualisation * Models of personal affirmations * Safety Precautions with teaching aids e.g. tapes Coaching the client in altered states * Is it self hypnosis or NLP? * Eliciting different states of relaxation, concentration, elation * Choosing emotional states and ensuring ecology * Anchoring emotional and physical states at will * Performing exercises with the client * Ensuring the client can continue to adapt and expand * Training aids: Log book, handouts, tapes etc. * Recommended books and topics to read Coaching the client in Behavioural change * Safety, fears, ecology and good practice * Image manipulation * Advanced use of anchoring * Affirmations in relaxed state * Affirmations in waking state) Coaching the Client in advanced behavioural changes * Using principles of CBT * CBT principles with the client * CBT as homework * Self analysis using CBT CBT continued (Part II: Toxic thoughts) Basic Psychoanalysis theory and useful techniques * Analysis in coaching * Topic association method Referral and working with other practitioners * Knowing when the case is too complex * Referral to other practitioners * Protecting yourself * Professional clients “the heart sick” * Cooperating with other practitioners * Cooperating with Medical Doctors Emotional issues and case studies * Confidence * Self Esteem * Self Image * Behavioural versus holistic * Case study Deeper emotional issues and case studies * Depression * Anxiety * Phobias and Fears * Ensuring appropriate advertising, referral and practice * Case study Weight Loss and Control * Lifestyle issues * Assisting the client in choosing a diet plan * Assisting the client in choosing an exercise plan * Boundaries of the life coach in weight loss advice * Ensuring appropriate advertising and practice * Case study Stop Smoking Coaching * Lifestyle issues * Positive versus negative methods * Visualisation methods * Motivational counselling methods * Self help techniques * Learning aids e.g. tapes and handouts * Case study Performance Coaching * Common types of performance coaching * Sports performance coaching * Business performance coaching * Public speaking coaching * Boundaries of the life coach in performance coaching * Case study Faith and Spiritual issues * Common types * What is spiritual and what is faith? * Grief and bereavement * Abuse * Religious imposition * Fear of the future * Supporting without converting * Working within existing faith models * Case study Anger and Stress Management Coaching * Safety concerns, confidentiality and referral * Addressing lifestyle issues * Relaxation therapy * Nutrition issues * Relationship issues * Underlying causes * Behavioural change * Working with other professionals * Case study Working with couples or groups * Typical presented issues * Initial meeting and planning response * Facilitating discussions * Homework and agreements * When to refer and working alongside other professionals Non-Specific Issues * Common presentations * Feeling lost * Not happy despite having everything * The survivor with no time to live * The person in imbalance * Tracking the feelings and memories * Using advanced anchoring for changing remembered emotions * Combining anchoring with inner child methods * Working with service users (clients) of state agencies * Case study Professional Practice and Responsibilities * Preparing for practice, what you need * Principles of informed consent and contracts / agreement * Providing information in appropriate formats for the learner * Dissemination of information from sources of authority * Creating your own learning materials * Advertising * Registration and Insurance * NOS National Occupational Standards * Confidentiality and ethics * What you may or may not call yourself * Importance of Ongoing Professional Development and supervision * Other topics of training to support your career * Looking after yourself and your loved ones. 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£360.00; inc ASET registration and tutorial support