Course Overview

Gain a better understanding of the coach’s role and how coaching works. Learn techniques for building rapport with clients.  Explore the impact of low self-esteem and limiting beliefs on the coaching process and discover techniques to address these issues.  Learn to appreciate the importance of supportive feedback and setting boundaries with clients. Finally, you’ll examine the health and safety issues and legislation involved in setting up a coaching practice.

Pre-requisites

No previous experience is required to access this course.

Qualification

ICS Become a Life Coach Diploma

Support and benefits

• Access to a dedicated tutor and student advisors to guide you through your studies
• Hardback Learning Journal supplied for easy reference
  

Key topics

• Introduction to Coaching

Consider the role of a coach. Learn the four key principles of coaching. Examine the basic skills required to be an effective coach. Discover how to build rapport between yourself and a client, and how to create a relationship of trust and honesty.

• The Art of Coaching (1)

Consider the impact of low self-esteem on the coaching process, and examine methods of addressing this. Explore the setting and achieving of goals.

• The Art of Coaching (2)

Consider the use of stories and supportive feedback in the coaching process. Examine NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) and, through so doing, learn how to better understand and interact with your clients.

• The Ethical Coach

Consider the importance of confidentiality and of client/coach agreements. Explore current and forthcoming legislation relating to discrimination. Discover ways in which health and safety risks associated with coaching can be minimised.

• Building a Successful Coaching Practice

Discover how to set career goals and develop a business plan. Explore a number of different marketing techniques.

Course Code

A31

Hours of study

6 months / 120 hours

Technical requirements and fees

None

Outline

You’ll complete five assessments during your course. These assessments can be submitted to ICS online via the Student Community, or they can be posted to ICS. It is recommended that you submit your assessments online as you will receive your results more quickly this way – in fact, for multiple choice assessments, you receive your results instantly!

Assessment Breakdown

• Assessment 1: 20 multiple choice questions
• Assessment 2: 20 multiple choice questions
• Assessment 3: 20 multiple choice questions
• Assessment 4: 20 multiple choice questions
• Assessment 5: 2 questions, the first requiring you to produce a business plan for a proposed or imaginary coaching business, and the second requiring you to produce a piece of writing for advertising this business

Notes

Each multiple choice question comes with four potential answers. Only one of these answers is correct; the other three are wrong. You must identify the correct answer.