The Trainers:

Richard Michaels, MCC, CPCC, is a Master Certified Coach, Gestalt therapist and artist. A founding partner of Coaching That Works, he has been leading workshops on personal, professional and spiritual development for over 30 years. He is a founding member, teacher and trustee at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Lenox, MA. www.CoachingThatWorks.com 

Martha Lasley, MBA,  is an executive coach who facilitates training and coaching programs to develop passionate leaders and learning organizations. She coaches leaders and social change activists to help them maximize their contribution. She is the author of Courageous Visions: How to Unleash Passionate Energy in Your Life and Your Organization. As co-founder of Coaching That Works and Leadership That Works, she facilitates human development and social change. www.CoachingThatWorks.com

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The 9-month training includes:

• 65% in person training; 35% via teleclass
• 12 classroom training sessions
• 34 1.5-hour teleclasses
• 14 hours of peer coaching
• 10 hours of mentor coaching
• Coaching competencies demonstration and final evaluation

Whether you’re a coach, teacher, consultant, social worker, nurse, manager, or any other leader, you can use this program to help people create a better future. Therapists, in particular, increasingly find coaching tools a valuable complement to their practice. If you have a commitment to social responsibility in business, government, or your personal life, then the skills and experience provided by this training will deepen your effectiveness.

Your Total Investment of $6,830 includes:

Tuition, Books and Mentor Coaching

Want to listen to Richard and Martha talk about the program on the radio? www.coachingthatworks.com/rec/CFT.mp3

Course Curriculum includes:

1.   Welcome to Coaching

      •     Creating Conscious Community

      •     Exploring Core Principles and Coaching Process Model

•     Self-focused, Client-centered, and Transformational Listening

      •     Opening to Curiosity and Awareness

•     Asking Empowering Questions

•     Creating Trust

2.   Coaching Skills

      •     Core Coaching Skills

      •     Acknowledging, Championing, Celebrating and Appreciating

      •     Making Powerful Requests

      •     Giving Honest, Inspirational Feedback

      •     Working with Limiting Beliefs and the Inner Critic

      •     Surfacing the Presenting, Deeper and Transformational Agenda

3.   Alignment with Self

      •     Connecting with Meaning, Passion and Purpose

      •     Identifying Universal Needs

      •     Expanding Emotional Intelligence

      •     Differentiating Between Needs and Strategies

      •     Clarifying Personal Values

      •     Opening to Possibilities

4.   Expanding the View

•     Identifying your Client’s Viewpoint

•     Expanding Viewpoint of What is Possible Using Inner and Outer Resources

•     Making what no Longer Serves the Client Conscious

•     Deepening Fulfillment and Accountability

•     Choosing Self Care for the Coach

•     Referring Clients to Other Helping Professionals

5.   Experiencing the Moment

•     Staying Present in the Moment

      •     Deepening Awareness of Body, Mind, and Spirit

•     Accessing Inner Wisdom through Body Awareness

      •     Deepening Emotional Awareness

      •     Practicing Self-Management and Suspending judgment

•     Identifying Natural Openings

6.   Vision and Strategy

•     Expanding the Vision

•     Using the Right Brain

•     Establishing Smart Goals

•     Moving into Action

•     Creating Empowering Accountability Structures

•     Developing Supports Systems

7.   Embracing the Shadow

•     Working with the Loyal Soldier

•     Embracing Polarities

•     Transforming Distress into Light

•     Visualizing the Future

•     Harnessing Fear and Power

8.   Calling out the Client’s Power

      •     Taking the Coach’s Stand

•     Identifying Your Unique Strengths as a Coach

•     Develop Your Personal Approach

•     Exploring Your own Delivery Systems

•     Using Provocative Coaching

            •     Coaching Across Differences

9.   The Business of Coaching

            •     Creating from Values and Vision  

      •     Integrating Coaching into Existing Life and Work

      •     Structuring your Coaching Business

      •     Creating and Implementing your Plan

•     Expanding your Network and Generating Sustainability

10. Soul and Spirit

      •     Coaching Outside the Box

•     Working with the Natural World

•     Accessing Your Core Self, Personal Expression, and Contribution in The World

•     Using Earth-Based and Eastern Models to Inform Your Coaching of Soul and Spirit

11. Celebration and Completion

•    Integrating Coaching Skills

•    Launching into the Unknown