Life Coaching and Counselling (Level 3) Course

Life Coaching

1: Introduction

What is life coaching?

• Coaching requirements
• The aim of coaching
• The coaching sessions

What life coaching is not

• Therapy
• Counselling
• Teaching or training
• Consultancy
• Mentoring

2: What makes an effective coach?

• Could you be a coach?
• Competencies of coaching

3: In what areas can coaching be applied?

• Work
• Home
• Finances
• Social life
• Love
• Dreams
• Spiritual
• Health

4: Skills of the coach

• Listening
• Questioning
• Silence
• Values and beliefs
• Rapport
• Building self esteem
• Not making suggestions
• Encouraging responsibility

5: The life coaching process

• Discovery
• Life’s purpose
• TGROW model

6: Practical Coaching

Coaching styles

• Push or pull

The benefits of coaching for clients

• How can the client get the most from coaching?
• When is coaching most effective?

7: Making a living from coaching (This is an optional unit)

Setting up your own business

• Your business plan
• Tax and the small business
• VAT and the self employed
• National Insurance
• Insurance for the small company
• Health and safety requirements

Conclusion

Appendices

Counselling Level 3 Course

1 The Basics of Counselling

• What is counselling
• Who is a Counsellor
• When is a Counsellor not ready
• Who needs counselling
• Ten Steps to Counselling

2 Types of Counselling

When a Counsellor is needed

Types of counselling offered

• Addiction
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Divorce
• Eating Disorders
• PMS
• Sexual health
• Stress

3 New wave Counselling

• On-line Counselling
• Telephone Counselling
• Telephone / Internet counselling
• SMS text counselling
• Video counselling
• The Future

4 Traditional Counselling Styles

• Types of Traditional Counselling
• What Counselling
• Individual Therapy
• Couples Therapy
• Family therapy
• Group Therapy
• Who goes to Counselling

5 Listening Skills

• Listening
• Stages of listening
• Obstacles of Listening
• Emphatic Listening
• Listeners in Control
• Traps for Listeners

6: Negotiation

• Negotiation
• The Establishment Group
• The Community group
• Negotiation in General
• The Joint Problem-Solving Approach
• Definition of the Problem
• Guidelines
• Insist on Using Objective Criteria
• Invent Options for Mutual Gain
• Separate the People from the Problem
• Suggestions
• Breaking the Rules
• Alternatives
• Best Alternative to Negotiated Agreement

7 Mediation

• What is Mediation
• When is Mediation called for
• Responsibilities
• Preliminaries
• The Introductory Phase
• Problem Definitions
• Reaching a settlement
• Caucus Meetings
• The Second session
• Teamwork
• The Agreement
• Attributes of a Good Mediator

8 Crisis Mediation

• Other Considerations
• Power imbalance
• The Power of skill and Knowledge
• The Balance of Power
• Analysis and Responses

General Counselling Client Information Form

Publications

Addresses

STAGE B

9-16 Practical Counselling for Common Situations

Ethics and confidentiality

Problem centred approaches to counselling:

• Grief and Bereavement
• Couples & Relationships
• Stress Problems
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Alcohol Problems
• Children
• Substance Abuse

Choosing a style and method to match a situation

Identifying client needs and expectations

Establishing a contract

Exit strategies

Ongoing counselling and support

General Counselling Client Information Form

Publications

Addresses

Useful Contacts