COACH TRAINING

CAST 1 — INTRODUCTION TO COACHING

Learn the five basic skills of coaching and come away with a written plan for how to use those skills. This experience is highly participatory with heavy emphasis on the integration and practice of each basic skill. It provides 15 hours of coach specific training approved by the International Coach Federation.

These five foundational coaching skills:

• Coaching Presence
• Deep Listening
• Asking Powerful Questions
• Expanding Possibilities
• Action Planning with Review and Commitment

CAST 2 — ADVANCED SKILLS OF COACHING

Deepen the use of the basic skills of coaching while introducing a number of advanced skills being utilized by leaders who are committed to excellence in coaching. Like the Basic Course, this experience is highly participatory utilizing a variety of learning styles. Each person will discover their own coaching style. Participants receive 15 hours of coach specific training approved by the International Coach Federation, and extensive additional instructional material.

This Advanced Skills course covers:

• The Use of Intuition
• Direct Communication
• Encouragement and Celebration
• Huge requests and Challenges
• Metaphor and Image
• Saboteur and Future Self

CAST 3 – COACHING GROUPS AND TEAMS

Many leaders are discovering the benefits of group coaching, especially related to cost effectiveness and capacity. Coaching a group and coaching a team are different, however, both require the ability to combine group facilitation with the art of coaching. This course is highly interactive. 15 hours of coach specific training approved by the International Coach Federation is awarded, and extensive additional instructional material is provided.

This Group and Team Coaching course covers:

• Facilitating Groups and Teams
• The Difference between a Group and a Team
• Coaching a Group
• Stages of Team Life
• Establishing a Team
• The Coach Approach to Leading a Team
• Five Dysfunctions of a Team
• Use of Assessments
• The Benefits and Special Challenges of Group Coaching

CAST 4 – SYNERGY IN COACHING

This course dives deeper into the understanding of the skills taught in the previous three courses and provides a platform for individual and peer learning around a variety of challenging coaching topics. The goal of this course is synergy in coaching. Participants earn 15 hours of coach specific training needed to meet the 60 hours of training required by the International Coach Federation.

The Synergy in Coaching course covers:

• The Spirituality of Coaching
• Appreciative Coaching
• ICF Core Competencies,
• ICF Code of Ethics
• Coaching Practicums
• Artful Coaching