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Becoming a Professional Life Coach: Lessons from the Institute of Life Coach Training by Patrick Williams (ACTO Member) and Diane S. Menendez"What a resource! This is the definitive book on life coaching, as useful to the master coach as it is to the novice." —Richard J. Leider, author of The Power of Purpose and Repacking Your Bags “Taking theory to practicality, [this book] gives readers basic to advanced steps for using coaching as a paradigm for any changes or goals their clients may desire. Many helping professionals now say they are coaching . . . this book will teach them the key competencies for doing it.”—Hale Dwoskin, author of the New York Times Bestseller, The Sedona Method: Your Key to Lasting Happiness, Success, Peace, and Emotional Well-being
• Listening to, versus listening for, versus listening with • Establishing a client’s focus • Giving honest feedback and observation • Formulating first coaching conversations • Asking powerful, eliciting questions • Understanding human developmental issues • Reframing a client’s perspective • Enacting change within clients • Helping clients to identify and fulfill core values, and much, much more.
Train with Patrick Williams, Ed.D., in SORRENTO, ITALY! Transforming Your Practice: Life Coaching Skills for Therapists Sunday September 30th to Friday October 5th, 2007 CE Credits approved for LCSWs, MFTs, Psychologists, Nurses This 4-day seminar is designed to provide professionals an understanding of the theory, history and practical methodology of professional coaching as a field. The seminar will clarify the distinction between therapy and coaching. Participants will learn skills that are transferable from the field of therapy and identify skills that need to be "unlearned" in order to be an effective coach. Dr. Williams developed this workshop specifically for mental health professionals who would like to further understand the field of coaching and how they may incorporate coaching into their practice, or evolve their practice into one entirely focused on coaching. Live and video demonstrations, audio sessions, practical experience, and interactive worksheets will be utilized extensively to illustrate these principles and techniques. For more information visit: http://www.lifecoachtraining.com/courses/seminars/
The Foundation of Coaching Names First Global Visionary Fellow New York, NY (September 1, 2006)-The Foundation of Coaching, an independent non-profit organization supporting coaching worldwide, announces the creation of a Global Visionary Fellows program that encourages creative thinking and bold action in coaching. The Global Visionary Fellowship was created to honor those who have made a significant contribution to the coaching profession. The Global Visionary Fellow receives a grant to pursue a project that advances the impact of coaching in the world. A Fellowship is awarded annually. This year’s award recipient is one of the early pioneers of coaching, Dr. Patrick Williams, who is often called the ambassador of life coaching. Pat is a licensed psychologist, an executive coach since 1990, and is the founder of the Institute for Life Coach Training. Dr. Williams is the department chair of the coaching psychology program at the International University of Professional Studies, Dean of the newly expanding UK College of Life Coaching for North America, and a curriculum consultant for the Coaching Certificate program at Fielding International University. He is co-author of Therapist as Life Coach: Transforming Your Practice and Total Life Coaching: 50+ Life Lessons, Skills, and Techniques to Enhance your Practice and Your life. Dr. Williams, as the Foundation’s first visionary honoree, plans to bring the Without Borders concept to coaching. This model, pioneered by Doctors Without Borders, won the Nobel Peace Prize for the international humanitarian mission of bringing help to people who need it, without regard to national borders. Dr. Williams envisions partnering with successful international programs that already have a global infrastructure, such as Rotary International, to help advance his efforts. Rotary has been highly successful in helping to eradicate polio. Dr. Williams anticipates that community leaders might work with professional coaches to help them create solutions to local problems.
“Dr. Williams and his global vision were the inspiration for creating a Fellowship program,” says Ruth Ann Harnisch, founder of The Foundation of Coaching. “Dr. Williams can bring the life-changing process of coaching to people around the world who don’t have access to it, and we believe that’s a visionary project that deserves support.”
About The Foundation of Coaching: The Foundation of Coaching is an independent non-profit organization supporting coaching worldwide. For additional information, or to nominate a candidate for the Global Visionary Fellowship, visit www.thefoundationofcoaching.org
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