Coaching Children & Teens Certificate

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About the Coaching Children & Teens Certificate Program

The Coaching Children & Teens 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.

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.

Certificate Requirements

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

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).

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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Coaching Children & Teens Certificate Digital Badge

Participants who successfully complete the Coaching Children & Teens Certificate program will automatically receive a digital badge microcredential which verifies their accomplishment and skill. The badge can be shared on social media, blogs, and online portfolios. 

Upon completion, participants will receive an email from University of New Hampshire Badging with further information on how to share and/or download their badge. For more information on digital badges with UNH PD&T, click here.

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Certificate Information

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Coursework must be completed within two years. If you are enrolled in multiple certificate programs, a maximum of two workshops can count toward more than one certificate. Required workshops cannot be waived, though substitutions may be approved on a case-by-case basis. UNH reserves the right to modify or discontinue programs at any time.

Enrollment

You don’t need to be enrolled in a certificate program to attend workshops. To have courses count toward a certificate, enroll before your third workshop in that content area. Add the certificate to your cart at checkout for a one-time $50 fee. For help, call (603) 862-7380.

Scheduling & Locations

Workshops are offered in Portsmouth, Manchester, and Live Online. Most are available each spring and fall, though some are offered once a year. Programs are designed so certificates can often be completed within a year. There are no set start or end dates. 

Completion & Certificates

Progress is tracked automatically in your Learn for Life account. Digital certificates are issued within two weeks. If you haven’t received your certificate after three weeks, please email us at professional.development@unh.edu.
 

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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.

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 for a one-time $50 fee. For help, call (603) 862-7380.

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.

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.

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.

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CONTACT:

Valerie Brodeur, Program Manager
(603) 513-1158
valerie.brodeur@unh.edu