Harness Client Competence in Strengths-Based Coaching

• Five weekly Zoom classes, 90-minutes each, except for Class 1 which is two hours long (please plan accordingly)
• Two trainers unless the cohort is very small (six or fewer)
• Full attendance is expected although classes are recorded for review. See Attendance Policies for more information
• Each class includes instruction with discussion, reflections on participants coaching practice, and a group review and discussion of a recorded coaching demonstration
• Trainer stays after each class for any additional questions or discussion
• Four weekly, 90-minute Skills Building Group (SBG) meetings with another aspiring coach
• Between-class assignments (described below)

Allow 3-5 hours to complete all Strengths-Based Coaching pre-Class 1 start-up tasks. You will be emailed specific instructions 12-14 and 7 days before Class 1.

Start-up tasks:

• Review your Coaching Essentials training materials
• Coordinate with your Skills Building Group (SBG) partner to set up your meeting schedule, and communicate your scheduling dates/times in your assigned Forum in the SBC Coaches Learning Lab (SBC CLL), and (½ – 1 hour)
• Log in to the SBC Coaches Learning Lab to access and download the SBC training documents. If you wish, print the training documents and set up an SBC training binder
• Review the SBC Overview and other Class 1 documents before the first class
• Complete a reading assignment in the Processing Modalities Guide (sent to you electronically prior to Class 1)

Individual assignment completion times vary, but plan to spend approximately 4 hours each week in addition to the 1½ hour class.

Assignments include:

• 90-minutes for your Skills Building Group meeting (plus: 10-20 minutes to prepare, and up to an hour to listen to your own recorded coaching effort and complete and submit the SBG Report)
• Complete the reading assignments and review the documents assigned for each class discussion (30-45 minutes)
• Complete assigned forum posts (15-45 minutes)
• Listen to the weekly recorded coaching demonstration and bring your comments and questions to each class (30 minutes)

Set aside 30-45 minutes after Class 5 for the following:

• Complete the on-line course evaluation (up to 30 minutes) and
• Fill out and send in your one-page processing modality profile (overview/summary) (15 minutes)