Coaching Children & Teens Certificate

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Why Earn a certificate in coaching children & teens?

The practice of coaching children and teens has grown more popular as a way of helping youth to: create action steps for personal and academic goals, deal with challenging issues, and obtain guidance and support as they increase their awareness and knowledge about their own lives and future directions.

About the coaching children & teens certificate program

The certificate program is geared to a broad range of professionals, such as mental health professionals, educators, career, guidance, and pastoral counselors, healthcare providers, camp counselors, and other professionals who work with children and teens.

Offered in Portsmouth, Manchester, and online, workshops are designed for professionals who wish to obtain knowledge and practical skills in coaching the population of children and teens. Learn the principles of the coaching process, examine cases and share experiences, participate in discussion and exercises focusing on coaching tools and techniques, and develop strategies to coach children and teens to recognize their unique strengths as well as develop abilities to deal with challenges and issues that face this generation.

Certificate Requirements

 To earn your certificate in Coaching Children & Teens, you will need to:

  • Complete five (5) "elective" workshops within a two year period.
  • Enroll in the Coaching Children & Teens Certificate program.

To enroll in the Coaching Children & Teens Certificate program, add the "CCT Certificate Enrollment fee" to your cart at checkout when signing up for any of the elective workshops.  (An additional one-time $50 fee.)

Upcoming Workshops

Coaching Children & Teens​​

Disclaimer: NH state law does not require licensing to coach children. This certificate is an educational program - not a licensing program. Successful completion is based on attendance at the required sessions. Those who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate of completion. Successful completion does not meet any licensing or regulatory requirements and does not entail any special status, rights, duties, or privileges.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the cost of this certificate program?

Each individual workshop varies in cost. You may view the tuition price of each workshop by following the links above. Payment when registering can be completed on a class-to-class basis, or all together. There is also a one time $50 certificate administration fee.

How do I register?

Select your workshop(s) above and continue to "Enroll Now." Follow the steps provided to register for the workshop and reserve your seat. To enroll in the certificate program, add the "Certificate Enrollment fee" to your cart at checkout when signing up for any of the elective workshops.  (An additional one-time $50 fee.)

When should I register?

We highly recommend registering for these workshops early as they tend to fill up. Some workshops may have limited seats/spots available. Enrollment may close up to five days prior to the workshop start date.

Where will my workshop take place?

You may view the location of each workshop above and/or when registering for a workshop. Specific directions to the workshop location will be provided upon registration or can be found here.

If the workshop you are registering for is listed as "Live Online," the workshop will take place in a live virtual format via Zoom. More information will be provided upon registration.

What materials will I need?

For specific information and necessary materials, please view the individual workshop page for the workshop you would like to register for. You may be required to have certain materials and/or applications downloaded to participate in the workshop. Reminders about this will be provided via email upon registration. You may also contact us with any questions.

A workshop is currently listed as "Unavailable." Why is that?

This may be due to the workshop being at maximum capacity, canceled, or not currently scheduled. We recommend checking back routinely for updates. You may also contact us for further information.

All Coaching Children and Teens Certificate Workshops

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 Contact

Laura Nickerson

Program Developer
Education, Coaching
603-862-3989

Laura.Nickerson@unh.edu

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