Coaching Methods and Skills
Intensive Introduction (suitable for beginner to intermediate students)
Taught by Laura De Pretto.  Click here for Laura's profile.

This course is an interactive learning environment that combines basic theory with real-time coaching practice to teach the most up-to-date skills, methods, and techniques being applied in the field of professional coaching today.  We will start by defining the practice of coaching and differentiating it from counseling, psychotherapy, consulting, and training, as we uncover the realities of modern society which have placed it among the fastest growing career fields in the world.  Students will have an opportunity to apply what is learned in a variety of coaching situations, including life coaching, business/executive coaching, relationship coaching, and others, as we explore a diverse range of coaching methods, including the GROW coaching methodology, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and the Integral Coaching method, which seeks to address the whole person in a coaching situation.   We will employ a variety of classroom methodologies, including lecture, case study, large and small group work, and a range of exercises and activities, in order to help students gain a first-hand knowledge of what works and what doesn't in the practice of effective coaching.  Step by step exercises will enable students to practice and improve the skills to be applied before, during, and after coaching sessions.  Such skills include:

Listening:
Students will learn to develop active listening skills and other related skills, such as reflecting feelings, asking questions, and providing feedback.

Setting Goals and Developing a Plan of Action:
Learn to create your own coaching goals and an agenda for each coaching session, as well as how to help clients set goals that are Smart as they develop an attainable vision for their life.  Technologies such as the Ultimate Success Formula and Precision will be utilized in the creation of comprehensive plans of action.

Psychological and Behavioral Technologies:
We will learn to apply theory and practice drawn from psychology and behavioral science to help people carry out sustainable change in their lives.  A broad range of styles and methods, from cognitive therapy to NLP, from emotional intelligence to Eastern psychology, will be discussed so that students can develop a range of tools to be applied toward the goal of helping clients overcome limiting behaviors and beliefs.

Understanding the Self as Coach:
A coach must possess a good sense of self in order to operate effectively in a coaching relationship.  This requires that he or she understands the 'blind spots', judgments, prejudices, biases, and self-interests that interfere with effective coaching.

We will also cover the following:

Directive and non-directive language
Developing rapport and connection within a coaching relationship
Using intuition

Toward the end of the ten weeks, the instructor will provide input on how to apply the learned skills in a variety of personal and professional settings and offer valuable tips on building a career as a coach, including how to create your own coaching identity, marketing one's services, and developing a business plan for private practice.

Course Title: Coaching
Tuition Fee: RMB 3200

Fall Session 2010: October 13th to December 18th

Section A: Wednesday mornings (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
10 weeks from October 13th to December 15th (Course Code: CO107)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

Section B: Wednesday afternoons (1:00 PM - 3:30 PM)
10 weeks from October 13th to December 15th (Course Code: CO108)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

Section C: Wednesday evenings (6:30 PM - 9:00 PM)
10 weeks from October 13th to December 15th (Course Code: CO109)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

Section D: Saturday mornings (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
10 weeks from October 16th to December 18th (Course Code: CO110)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE

Registration Procedure:
Please register online first to reserve your place.  You will then receive a confirmation email with further details.  Next, payment must be made on site at the ELC Learning Annex during the payment dates shown below (you can come in person or send someone).

Tuition payment for the Fall Session 2010 will take place on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, September 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th, between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m..  Payments will be received in Ground-Floor Classroom at our ELC Learning Annex.  Click here for map.

Please note: classes are kept small for the students' benefit (generally between 6 and 12 people).  Register early to reserve your place.  Payment must be received on time to complete your enrollment and maintain your reservation in the class(es) for which you have registered.  (Any course that does not meet sufficient enrollment may be cancelled and a full refund provided upon presentation of your original receipt.)
 

For detailed information, please feel free to contact one of our program coordinators: Telephone: 55889133 Fax: 55889133 EMAIL: inquiry(at)shanghai-classes.com
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