Coaching Applications & Specialties

If you are a coach who wants to learn coaching applications to use in emerging coaching markets, we have outstanding class offerings just for you. ILCT's 40 hour foundational class or approved equivalent 40 hours of training is required for all advanced classes. Click to view more information on the faculty at Life Coach Training.

Advanced Relationship Coaching Skills
Prerequisite: 40 hour foundational class or approved equivalent 40 hours and Relationship Coaching With Couples Course
Tuition: $395.
Sessions: 6 (first and last weeks 60 minutes; weeks two through five 90 minutes)
Credits: 8 hours
Maximum Students: 8
Instructor: Lisa Kramer, MSW, PCC
E-Mail: Lisa@lifecoachtraining.com

Relationship Coach Specialist (RCS) Certificate is available - click to learn more.

Are you looking to hone your relationship coaching skills with couples? Have you already completed the Relationship Coaching with Couples course? This course is designed for coaching professionals who are interested in deepening their learning from the advanced course on relationship coaching with couples.

The eight hour advanced skills practicum provides participants with an opportunity to practice in greater depth the relationship coaching skills learned in the first course. Each meeting will involve live coaching with either an actual couple or a role-play situation designed to assist participants in gaining greater confidence and competence in relationship coaching.

This class is composed of six sessions; the beginning class is an introduction; the ending class is a wrap-up of what has been learned. The remaining four are each 90 minutes long and will cover a variety of basic and advanced coaching skills as they apply to working with couples. Participants are encouraged to be coaching a couple outside of class each week.

The only required reading for the course is the same book used in the Relationship Coaching with Couples course, Loving with Intention: A Guide for Relationship Coaching by Lisa Kramer.

For a printer-friendly, full course description with instructor biography and testimonials, CLICK HERE.

Date	Day	Time	Last Date to Register	Registration
September 8, 2009 - January 15, 2010	Tu	7:00 PM Eastern	September 1	[Register]

This Certificate Course, designed for coaching over the phone or in person, will provide in-depth training for coaches in any niche to enhance and deepen their coaching skills. You will develop expertise in accessing the nonverbal dimension that exists in all interactions and communications.

Using Body-Mind Life Coaching™ tools, coaches will learn ways to work with the powerful messages of the body. It is said that the body never lies. Through habitual ways of thinking, acting and feeling, there is often a disconnection between the mind and body.

The main goal of this course is to teach skills and techniques for working with the fertile ground and wisdom of the body to help bridge the body-mind gap. Additionally, you will gain advanced understanding and practice in the many ways you can uncover, utilize and work with the information from the body.

The materials for the course will acquaint you with the fields of "Somatics" and "Body Therapy," which provide the foundation for Body-Mind Life Coaching™. The instructor has written a 225-page manual, filled with articles, references and specific papers on the Body-Mind Life Coaching™ Process.

The course content will focus on learning how to access the language of the body by paying attention to presence, physical sensations, breath, voice, posture, and unconscious habit patterns. Readings, discussion, class experiments, cases, role-plays, demonstration sessions, personal exploration and buddy work will provide different ways to work with non-verbal content. The techniques of ‘pausing’, ‘noticing’ and ‘practicing’ will be used to create and deepen awareness and forward the action.

Body-Mind Life Coaching™ Specialist Certificate:
This certificate will provide you with advanced training in the ever-growing and popular fields of Wellness Coaching and Body Focused Coaching. Other coaching specialties, such as, Executive Coaching, Relationship Coaching, Career and Life Transitions Coaching and coach training and mentoring, can be enhanced through developing proficiency in this approach.

Required Manual ($60.00) is ordered directly from Dr. Lauree Moss. You may contact her at 310-828-0234.

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Coaching with Spirit and Soul: Coaching Through the Midlife Transition
Prerequisite: 40 hour foundational class or approved equivalent 40 hours
Tuition: $250.00
Sessions: 6 sessions, 1 hour each
Credits: 6 hours
Enrollment: minimum of 6
Taught by: Susie Strauss
E-Mail: Susie@lifecoachtraining.com

If you serve mid-life clients, your clients will share the changes occur the midlife transition, when spiritual questions and issues come to the forefront. This course will serve as a workshop where we inquire into midlife issues and ‘soul-coaching’.

The course includes:

• Classic and contemporary views of developmental changes in mid-life;
• How mid-life issues for men and women differ and how they surface at work and at home;
• Cases illustrating how to surface mid-life and spiritual issues and set goals; and
• Tools to use in coaching sessions which help create the foundation for helping the client navigate this phase of his/her life.

Executive Coaching Practicum
Prerequisite: 40 hour foundational class or approved equivalent 40 hours
Tuition: $795.00 + $89.95 materials fee
Credits: 20 hours
Enrollment: Maximum of 15 students
Taught by: Dr. Mike Lillibridge
E-Mail: Mike@lifecoachtraining.com

After a very successful pilot in 2001 with 30 of our students who volunteered to be coaches to executive with PBS&J, an international engineering firm, and in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, we had 40 additional coaches. Now, for January 2009 we are set for the ninth year. This class is partially sponsored by PBS&J which results in lower pricing to students.

Program Description: Each coach will participate in regular calls with Dr. Lillibridge for training in coaching executives using the Peoplemap™ System of Coaching, and will also be trained in understanding results of the following assessments: The Peoplemap™, FIRO-B, Meyers-Briggs, and 360 Degree Assessment. Each coach will also have at least one, possibly two, executives to coach both on personal and professional goals within the framework set by PBS&J and Dr. Mike Lillibridge, Project Director. Each participant will receive a 175-page workbook, The Peoplemap™ System of Executive Coaching written by Dr. Lillibridge.

Benefits: In addition to gaining six months coaching experience with a top level manager, and knowledge of powerful assessments, each coach will receive 20 credits of coach training in the Executive Coaching Practicum which will count toward hours needed with the ICF for coach certification as part of ILCT's certification track

Costs: The cost for this program (all classes, executive coaching experience, specialized training, and 20 hours credit) is $795. There is also an $89.95 materials fee. This fee covers: 150 pg. Workbook, Peoplemap Book Understanding Youself and Others, Peoplemap Questionnaire, Firo-B Assessment, PM Client Profiles/Cultural Analysis, PM Outcome Research.

If you are interested, please send your name to Edwina immediately at Edwina@lifecoachtraining.com or call Dr. Mike Lillibridge at 813-949-1125. For a 12-page description of the Peoplemap™ System of Coaching you may submit your request to Peoplemap@aol.com.

Instructor: Dr. E. Michael Lillibridge is a licensed psychologist, marriage and family therapist, and a corporate coach. He is president and founder of Peoplemap™ Training specializing in leadership teambuilding programs with certified trainers throughout the United States.

Dr. Lillibridge is the author of ten books, workbooks, DVDs, and CDs on the Peoplemap™ Personality System. He is co-author of the Peoplemap™ Questionnaire. Over 100,000 people have taken the Peoplemap™ Questionnaire and participated in a Peoplemap™ workshop.

Falling Awake Success Strategies I
Prerequisite: 40 hour foundational class or approved equivalent 40 hours
Tuition: $495.00
Sessions: 6, 90 minutes each
Credits: 9 hours
Enrollment: minimum of 6
Taught by: Susie Strauss
E-Mail: Susie@lifecoachtraining.com

Based on Dave Ellis' Falling Awake: Creating the Life of Your Dreams, this course will be a creative and hands-on exploration of Ellis’ Success Strategies and tools which can be used to assist clients to move forward with their dreams and desires with purpose and intention. This is the first part of a two part series, in which the first six of a total of 12 Success Strategies will be covered.

They are:

1. Determine what you want
2. Tell the truth
3. Listen fully
4. Choose your conversations
5. Change you habits
6. Take responsibility

Textbook: The class will be using Dave Ellis' Falling Awake: Creating the Life of Your Dreams as the course textbook, which can be purchased by clicking here ($18.00).

For a printer-friendly, full class description including an instructor biography, CLICK HERE

Introduction to Wellness Coaching
Prerequisite: 40 hour foundational class or approved equivalent 40 hours
Tuition: $300.
Sessions: Eight sessions, 60 minutes
Credits: 8 hours
Taught by: Michele Sutton
E-Mail: Michele@lifecoachtrainig.com

Date	Day	Time	Registration
September 14 - November 2, 2009	M	6:00 PM Eastern	[Register]

Coaching wellness requires acknowledging many aspects of well-being that extend far beyond an attention to physical health. Wellness involves a holistic approach that integrates mind, body, and spirit to facilitate optimal living. Designed for coaches, wellness professionals, and laymen, this course discusses wellness concepts, explains scope of practice, reviews wellness assessments, and addresses the specific skill set of effective wellness coaches. Participants will learn the relevant theories, principles, and techniques that cultivate motivation for lifestyle transformation. Keys to lasting behavioral change are discussed and the importance of a personal wellness foundation is explored.

Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Define wellness/optimal living
• Define wellness coaching and the related scope of practice
• Utilize wellness assessments
• Identify the Stages of Change and utilize 9 change processes
• Utilize foundational coaching skills to move clients through the stages of change
• Utilize Appreciative Inquiry within a coaching conversation
• Utilize Motivational Interviewing techniques to combat resistance to change
• Co-create wellness action plans
• Identify the significance of SMART goals in establishing accountability
• Conduct effective wellness coaching conversations

Leadership Coaching and Development
Prerequisite: 40 hour foundational class or approved equivalent 40 hours
Tuition: $300.00
Sessions: 8
Credits: 8 hours
Enrollment: Minimum of 6 required for class
Instructor: Sandria Simmons
Email: Sandria@lifecoachtraining.com

The topics covered in this class will include:

• Common needs of executives and corporate managers and how coaching can address those needs.
• Special issues facing executives and their coaches.
• Contracting for corporate coaching: Who is the client? How do you specify goals and reporting mechanisms?
• Using specific assessment and data gathering tools to support the clients' work.
• Assessing strengths and development needs and developing action plans.
• Coaching for Change.
• Building an executive coaching practice.

This course provides 8 hours of instructional time.

Registered Leadership Coaching Course
Prerequisites: Short interview, 5 – 10 years of corporate/business or professional human development experience, management experience preferred
Tuition: $1500 per person (includes materials)
Instructor: Dr. Doug McKinley, MCC & Sandria Simmons, RCC
E-mail: Doug@lifecoachtraining.com

The Registered Leadership Coaching course is for individuals who seek formal training in executive and business coaching. A student who completes this program including written and oral exams, will be granted the RLC™ designation (Registered Leadership Coach). This course is:

• Designed for internal and external coaching
• Includes 20 hours of coach training (20 hours of credit)
• Includes 25 hours of supervised coaching experience with a coach to help you integrate material
• Includes competencies measured by oral and written examination.
• Is pre approved by The Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) for 20 recertification credits for the PHR, SPHR and GPHR.

The RLC™ Course covers the following 5 modules:

Module 1 - Coaching Distinctions and Definitions

Module 2 - Coaching Tools for Developing Leaders: Listening for the right things, Powerful Questions, Skills for empowering

Module 3 - Personal Development Coaching: Personal Mastery, The 5 Questions every leader begins with, and Motivation and leadership

Module 4 - Organizational Development: Conflict Management, Courageous Conversations, People Map System for Culture Development, and Understanding Your coaching style: DiSC Personal Profile System.

Module 5 - Organization Skills and Marketing: Getting coaching started, 10 best marketing moves you can make, and The completely coach-able company

Assessment tools included in class material:

• PeopleMap™ System Profile
• The DiSC® Personal Profile System®
• Team Dimensions Profile

For additional information please call Candia Dye at 828-349-1524.

Relationship Coaching with Couples
Prerequisite: 40 hour foundational class or approved equivalent 40 hours
Tuition: $595.
Sessions: 8 (90 minutes each)
Credits: 12 hours
Maximum Students: 10
Instructor: Lisa Kramer, MSW, PCC
E-Mail: Lisa@lifecoachtraining.com

Relationship Coach Specialist (RCS) Certificate is available - click to learn more.

Do you coach couples or are you looking to expand your coaching practice to include couples? This eight-week course will provide you with a coaching model and structure for working with couples who want to create more fulfilling relationships in their lives. The format for the course includes discussion of course materials and assigned readings, live coaching to demonstrate different ways to apply the learning with clients, and buddy coaching outside of the scheduled class time.

Participants will:

• Gain an in-depth understanding of a conscious relationship coaching model for working with couples
• Design a coaching alliance with each client/partner and with couples
• Create a personal vision with client/partner as well as a shared relationship vision with each couple
• Utilize Mirroring technique for effective communication
• Establish and implement an action plan with couples to achieve the relationship vision
• Gain a greater understanding of the role of coach in working with couples, particularly being authentic and present; and ways to ‘self-manage’ during your coaching sessions with couples

The manual is available from Lisa Kramer. You will received instructions for ordering in your class registration confirmation email.

For a printer-friendly, full course description with instructor biography and testimonials, CLICK HERE.

Research for Coaches
Prerequisite: 40 hour foundational class or approved equivalent 40 hours
Tuition: $300.00
Sessions: 8 (60 minutes each)
Credits: 8 hours
Taught by: Janet M Ver, Ph.D.
E-Mail: Janet@lifecoachingtraining.com

This highly interactive, user-friendly class will help you learn the research ropes and use them to bring your practice to a new level. National thought leader Carol Kauffman will provide you with what you need to learn: how to do basic research; how to read between the lines to tell what's good work and what is blue smoke and mirrors.

Research is the key to good marketing – and good practice! Find out what works, and what does not. Never be intimidated by jargon again — "hard" science research can be easy too. As clients become more sophisticated those who can operate in the research arena have the performance edge.

Mastering research concepts gives you a razor-sharp way of thinking. Remember learning the difference between listening and Active Listening? There is a similar leap with thinking and active, research-savvy informed thinking.

• Know what to include in your proposals,
• Do it with the clients,
• Possess a different set of skills to help you assess the lectures and trainings you attend.

High energy - interactive, with hands-on application.

Instructor Bio: Janet M. Ver received her Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Development from the Fielding Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara. She has done extensive research in the area of human motivation, creativity, cognitive development, and brain functioning in adults and children. She brings a wealth of experience and expertise as an educator, therapist, researcher, and Life Coach. She has over 10 years experience as an individual and family therapist. She has been an educator for over 20 years at both undergraduate and graduate levels. She has served as a university Director and is currently a developing a holistic Alzheimer Day Care Center, where she is conducting an Action Research project.

Wellness Inventory Certification Training
Prerequisite: 40 hour foundational class or approved equivalent 40 hours
Tuition: $1,195 (Payment plans available)
Sessions: Six sessions are two hours, remaining sessions are 90 minutes
Credits: 20 hours
Taught by: Jim Strohecker, Bobbie Burdett
E-Mail: jim@healthy.net

Date	Day	Time	Registration
September 9 - December 9, 2009	W	1:00 - 2:30 PM Eastern	310-823-9553
September 9 - December 9, 2009	W	7:00 - 8:30 PM Eastern	310-823-9553
September 10 - December 10, 2009	Th	7:00 - 8:30 PM Eastern	310-823-9553

The Certification Training will provide in-depth personal experience and practical knowledge of the Wellness Inventory change process as well as a unique coaching skill-set to maximize the program’s effectiveness in creating change in your clients’ lives. The goal of the course is to create competence in delivering the program to both individual and organizational coaching clients.

The Wellness Inventory is an online assessment and life-balance tool that focuses on the whole person in 12 key dimensions of wellness. A powerful tool for coaches, the Wellness Inventory is an advanced version of the life wheel (coaching mandala), and provides invaluable insight into your client and as well as a framework or "organizing principle" within which to work.

Participants will gain proficiency in working with clients with the 12 part wellness wheel (Wellness Energy System) via an ongoing exploration of the wellness wheel as a dynamic hologram of interdependent elements. The process of working with the Wellness Wheel helps to develop greater coherence in your personal life and teaches you how to use this "whole person" process in your coaching to facilitate greater coherence in your clients’ lives.

From a marketing and business perspective, you will learn strategies for using the Wellness Inventory to:

• Create a wellness dimension in your practice
• Quickly determine client's "change readiness" in each dimension of wellness
• Create a framework for ongoing wellness coaching
• Build your practice and increase client retention
• Create new profit centers
• Work with individuals, groups and organizations

For a printer-friendly, full course description with instructor biographies, CLICK HERE.