Becoming a Coach

Section 1.- What is coaching.- Who am I?.-  Understanding clients.- Coach maturity.- Section 2: Developing core coaching competences.-  Ethics & professional conduct (competency 1).- Contracting (competency 2).- Relationship (competency 3).- Presence (competency 4).- Active listening (competency 5).- Powerful questions (competency 6).- Direct communication (competency 7).- Creating awareness (competency 8).- Moving to action (competency 9, 10 & 11).- Integrating the behaviors (Summary).- Section 3: Approaches to coaching.-  The Henley Eclectic Model.- Behavioural approach and the GROW model.- Humanistic approach & the Time to think model.- Cognitive behavioural approach and ABCDE model.- Systemic approach.-  Gestalt approach.- Solution Focused approach.-  Psychodynamic.-  Neuroscience Integration.- Tools and techniques .- Coaching tools.- A series of short chapters (15-20) each describing a different tool and how the tool might be used in coaching practice.- Developing your coaching practice A series of short chapters on how to reflective practice, supervision and continuous professional development.- Contracting with clients (multi-party contracts – psychological contract, organizational coaching and individual contract).-  Maintaining an ethical approach (Ethical decision making & referrals).- Continuous professional development (coach mentoring, recorded sessions and feedback, reading, journaling).-  Supervision (what is supervision and how can it help your practice).-  Developing your business (how to develop your coaching business).