• Create and speak your coaching philosophy: "from whence we coach"
• Present your signature story as a professional coach for amazing impact
• Integrate Choice Theory into your coaching voice
• Learn: What is coaching? What is it not? When to use what?
• Use powerful assessment models to increase understanding of people
• Explore the Ontological Approach to coaching

2. Basic Coaching Skills

• Use our in depth line-by-line discovery/application of the ICF Core Competencies
• Practice application during your Three Case Studies to focus on your ideal client
• Evaluate yourself with a before and after self-evaluation process
• Integrate your learning with reading, practices, coaching, support, and training
• Prepare for your ICF Certification (if you choose)

3. Advanced and Specific Tool Kit

• Use our unique methodology with parents and teens in a variety of settings, featuring The Seven Ways to Coach a Teen and the Parent as Coach Approach.
• Utilize proven adolescent development resources
• Combine coaching and teaching as compatible skills for high impact
• Deliver Outcome based coaching programs to use with your clients including the current curricula used by ACC Instructors and Associates with their clients
• Use a sample workbook to get started - and watch the results instantly
• Create a custom designed coaching manual for your clients

4. The Application

• Use a powerful Coaching "Pitch" - How to educate the world/your market about coaching for high instant results
• Create a "Brand You" approach to your coaching work/pricing/product delivery
• Develop your core message for uncommon impact with your clients
• Design your business using the "13 applications/industries" product and service business model
• Jump Start your Business while the course is still in progress

Affiliations

Our ten-month Advanced Coaching Course (ACC) is affiliated with Lewis and Clarke College Graduate Department of Education. This course offers 5 non degree applicable Masters Level CEU credits or 99 Training Hours. Please ask for full Lewis and Clark application and we will guide you through the process.

The Advanced Coaching Course is now Accredited with the distinction of being an accredited ACSTH ICF Program. (Accredited Coach Specific Training Hours with the International Coach Federation.) We are also one of the Continuing Coaching Education Providers by the International Coach Federation. This applies worldwide to all Advanced Coaching Course Locations. Please reference www.coachfederation.com for information on Accredited Coach Training Schools.

Participation Includes:

• Learning Team structure: Close community of support - all classmates participate in daily, weekly and ongoing support via teleclass and email for continued class discussion.
• Two, three-day in-person workshops, one at the launch of the course, and one at the end.
• Advanced Coaching Course Training Manual.
• Accelerated learning techniques you can also use with your clients!
• Playing full out with intention, integrity and vision. We give a lot and we expect a lot!
  

Successful Completion of Course Includes

• Certified Family Coach designation: Certificate of Completion will be issued upon successful completion of all assignments and showing proof of being a competent and trained coach in your chosen application. Competency will be evaluated and assessed by instructors and your classmates, your clients and yourself. Certificate will also include the ASCTH ICF designation.
• Unrestricted use of Parent as Coach book, workbooks, and practices in your coaching business, workshops, in support groups and in any and all related applications. Use of term "Trained in the Parent as Coach Approach" or "Featuring Parent as Coach" in all print and electronic materials as well as use of Certified Family Coach.
• Ongoing access to additional discounted Alumni training, coaching with ACC Coaches and future materials. Welcome to our growing and powerful community of Certified Family Coaches!

Commitment

• Read seven assigned professional and personal development books; write two-page reviews on each.
• Complete three case studies during the course (one parent, one teen, and/or group coaching application). Write a two-page review of the case studies and give a live presentation to classmates at final workshop. Must also submit written testimonies from case studies. Must use parts or all of the Seven Ways in each case study.
• Attend all scheduled weekly teleclasses. There are no make-up classes. Missed classes that are scheduled in advance will be addressed individually for content. Must complete all weekly homework practices and exercises.
• Attend both three-day workshop sessions at the beginning and end of the 10-month curriculum.
• Give regular feedback to leader/coaches as to effectiveness of program, personal learning, and integration.
• Be available to support and interact with classmates on regular basis.
• Be open to being coached and stretched as you reach new levels of development.

Does Not Include

• Licensing Agreement of any kind of "Parent as Coach" name, or any related name or names associated with this program.
• Use of Family Coach Training, "Parent as Coach," "Diana Sterling," "The Seven Ways to Coach a Teen," or any combination of such names in branding with marketing materials. Parent as Coach is trademarked and is used solely by its owner.
• A database of clients.
• A turn-key Franchise, Licensing Agreement, Business Plan or Marketing Plan for your business.
• Referrals of ready-made clients.
• Employment or sub-contractor agreement with Diana Sterling, and ACC Trainer or Staff of Academy for Family Coach Training, Parent as Coach, or New Generations International, Inc.
• Authorization to train other coaches/professionals in this coaching training methodology.

Requirements for Admission to Program

• Existing status/role as a professional coach, therapist, counselor, teacher, clergy, etc. You must have an existing professional platform from which to base and integrate your learning.
• Two letters of recommendations by professional colleagues or personal contacts.
• Letter of intent/reason for wanting to become a Certified Family Coach in The Advanced Coaching Course.
• Personal phone or in-person interview with CEO, Admissions Advisor or Lead Trainer. Resume listing educational and professional experiences.
• $500 USD deposit.
• Cost of Advanced Coaching Course for 2008 Courses:
• Balance Paid in Full
  $5997,00 USD - $500 deposit; balance paid in full prior to course start date.
• Payment plans available.
• Fee does not include airfare, transportation, lodging or meals.
• Fee does not include long distance charges for Teleclasses.
• All international payments are managed via bank to bank wiring or credit card. No international checks may be accepted.

To inquire and/or enroll in any of our courses worldwide: contact Dori Klass, Global Director of Marketing and Sales at dori@doriklass.com. or call 1-520-742-1951. Dori is based in the USA, Pacific Time. References gladly given of graduates as well as current students.

After a personal interview and application, a welcome packet and full syllabus with reading list will be emailed to you. Or Click Here for imediate enrollment to hold your place and we will contact you withing 24 hours. On-Line Deposit of $500.00 with secure international credit card processing.

Thank you for taking the care and time to read our course description.

Onward for families worldwide!

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