Introduction - What is coaching

Give students a solid understanding of what coaching is and its wide range of influences. These influences include related disciplines such as philosophy, psychology, counselling, learning theory, change theory, CBT, systems theory and even neuroscience. Within each of these fields there are hundreds of insights, models, and approaches that coaching draws from, or is influenced by.

We stress the point that coaching is facilitating positive change by improving the thinking of our client.

Review the ICF definition of coaching.

In this module we learn what is the difference between coaching, mentoring, teaching counselling, consulting and managing.

Looking at the solutions focused model with the process of asking questions that support self directed learning.

ICF core competencies and code of ethics

Students go through the ethical guidelines and the core coaching competencies defined by the ICF.

This becomes the roadmap and sets the context for the skills we will learn during the rest of the training.

A. Setting the foundation.

B. Co-Creating the relationship.

C. Communicating Effectively.

D. Facilitating learning and results.

The Coach Mindset

In this module we discover some empowering belief systems and mindsets that an effective coach may adopt. 

Exploring some presuppositions like – The client has the resources. – The client has the answers. – The client is responsible and accountable. – The client has the potential. Its all about the clients agenda. etc

Students go through various exercises to explore and experience different levels of listening. Ignoring, pretend, selective, attentive, empathic, active and super-conscious listening.

Students will learn the skills of active and then conscious listening and tap in to the huge information that we share verbally and non-verbally, consciously and unconsciously.

Listen for meaning – listen for emotion – listen for body language – listen without assumptions – let them know your listening – listen with empathy – listen intently – listen with out interfering – listen for the clients agenda – listen for potential – listen for the benefit of the client and not for self.

Students will learn how to enter the learning state by slowing down the brain frequencies from the beta to alpha levels with some simple powerful techniques.

Students will be reminded throughout the course to hardwire these new behaviours and skills into other exercises.

Students will learn & practice:

• Speaking so the other person relates.
• Metaphor and analogy to paint clear pictures.
• Using the style your client uses - visual, auditory and kinaesthetic.
• Chunking up or down to the level of clients understanding.
• Speaking for the benefit of the client not self.
• Students learn to avoid judgmental, racist, sexist and offensive comments.

In this module students will learn 4 basic skills of the micro coaching conversation model. 

1. Asking permission
2. Pre-framing or creating context
3. Asking Questions
4. Clarifying

Students will learn how to use the Transformation Coaching System to deliver high impact results focused coaching.

There are 5 parts to the TCS:

1. Making the coaching agreement
2. Discovering the coachees dream, purpose & major outcomes
3. Creating the winning game plan
4. Keeping score to win the game
5. Challenge & support along the journey

After developing these skills students will be able to coach almost anyone on anything.

Students have now learned the micro coaching conversation model. Here they learn some of the main elements of a Coaching Session with the CROPA 80/20 Model.

1. Current Reality
2. Outcome
3. Purpose
4. Alternatives
5. 80/20 Actions.

Here, students start to get the understanding of how they use the micro coaching conversation model within the context of a coaching session.

In this module students will be introduced to advanced coaching techniques:

• Removing inner resistance
• Reframing limiting beliefs
• Creating support structures
• Inner freedom technique 
• Using NLP in coaching
• etc...

As a part of your training and certification you will also have your coaching sessions observed by a master coach for feedback and helping you evolve in your coaching skills.

Three of the sessions you will get written feedback and Three sessions you will get oral feedback.

In this module you will discover how to help clients remove the internal resistance that may slow them down, stand in their way or stop them from reaching the outcome they want.

Coaches will use this coaching method with a client from the second or third weeks onward, or when required.

It’s very normal that clients experience internal resistance in its various manifestations, for example, fear, self limiting beliefs, not feeling worthy, conflicting values etc.

This module explores deeper level coaching and involves advanced techniques in coaching.

Here you will learn about the inner game and how to explore the clients subconscious world for creating alignment between the inner thoughts, values, beliefs and identities and the outer behaviour, actions and results.

Your clients will experience a transformation at a very deep level that is in many cases more important to the client than the outcomes they originally aspired for.

Deep level coaching often creates pivotal moments in a clients life as the client discovers a deeper sense of meaning and purpose that is aligned and wholistic.

In this module coaches will get an opportunity to experience coaching from a very different perspective of how to be competent in group coaching.

As part of your development as a master coach you'll get to assist one of our instructor-coaches and co facilitate in the group coaching modules at AFC. 

This will give you a deeper understanding of coaching and how to facilitate new coaches in their growth.

Mentor coaching can be an important role for a master coach.

At least once a month one of our master certified coaches will explore with you how to specialise in a specific coaching niche.

You can get mentoring from one of AFC's Master-Coaches in one or more of the following niche areas:

• Relationship coaching
• Business coaching
• Executive coaching 
• Career coaching
• Health & Lifestyle coaching
• Mindset coaching 
• Life coaching

Every week we have a coaching clinic.

In these live video-call sessions coaches will observe live coaching demonstrations by AFC's coaching instructors. 

Student coaches will also have observed coaching sessions and receive feedback from the instructors and fellow students.

Our students & coaches have expressed that our weekly live coaching call clinics is one of the most valuable parts of our program.