Professional Development & Training

Workshop Objectives:

• Expand awareness of behavioral science & systems theory
• Enhance skills & attitudes for ethical career and life coaching
• Learn client-centered techniques for navigating complex workplaces & overcoming limiting beliefs & behaviors
• Share ways to be a successful coach - career or life, internal or external

Workshop Agenda:

• Session One: Explore your vision, and the impact of your values and style on your Coaching, as well as the ethics, goals and roles of the coach/client relationship. Discover the principles and practice of CIC2, the Continuous Improvement Career Coaching(c) Model.
• Session Two: Examine adult learning theory and the principles of adult behavior, including ways to effectively coach to the client's highest potential, including: entry and contracting, techniques for data gathering, and assessment of the client's work history.
• Session Three: Explore beliefs and behaviors that can limit clients' effectiveness, and learn ways of dealing with emotional content and deeply embedded mindsets.
• Session Four: Examine systems theory to include the context of the client's life and work.
• Session Five: Conclude the practicum with a volunteer client with a report, peer review, and feedback to assure comprehension and the proper application of the principles and practices of Exceptional Coaching. 

This course incorporates a 10+ hour practicum obligation, which must be completed by the end of the Art of Coaching program. 

This course is offered once per year, in the Fall semester.