Life Coach Handbook

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Lulu.com, Jan 15, 2020 - Business & Economics - 604 pages
This textbook covers the fundamentals of setting up a coaching business. I share tools and techniques that will assist you in launching and running your thriving coaching business. I approach this topic from coaching, psychology, counseling, marketing, and corporate management perspectives. The following foundational coaching resources are covered in this handbook: Context- Background information, research findings, theory, and contextual material that will give you the background you need. Guidelines- Best practices that will streamline your coaching processes and guarantee you deliver high-quality coaching services to your clients. Planning- Critical planning and decision-making techniques to rapidly optimize your coaching business. Records- Best practices for professionally documenting coaching information such as notes, records, intake, agreements, questionnaires, and feedback. Skills- Core coaching skills, techniques, and tips so you can get certified, launch your coaching business, and start immediately. Business- Foundational knowledge needed to run your business, manage financials, market your services effectively, create your brand, and build your Internet presence. Exercises- Proven techniques that will generate immediate success by jumpstarting the coaching process with your clients. Forms- Sample forms and business documents you can adapt and tune to your specific coaching practice. Tools- Smart tools that will help pinpoint particular client issues so you can make informed, empathetic, and professional coaching decisions.
 

Contents

The Coaching Profession
1
Coaching Business Fundamentals
31
Welcome Package and Coaching Agreement
111
Form Sample Client Consent and Agreement
118
Form Client Information
125
Form Intake Questionnaire
135
Skills Policies and Procedures
150
Focusing and Mindfulness
253
Form Initial Client Inquiry Notes
471
Form Coach Self Evaluation and Reflection
477
Guidelines Privacy
483
Synopsis
491
Final Thoughts
497
International Coach Federation Core Competencies
505
International Coach Federation Code of Ethics
516
International Association of Coaching Masteries
525

Context Gestalt Coaching
263
Exercise Important Questions to Ask Yourself
271
Feelings
275
When Coaching is Not Appropriate
309
Change
397
Life Transitions
415
RecordKeeping Notes and Privacy
465
International Association of Coaching Code of Ethics
535
The Coaching Institute Privacy Policy
553
References
559
Index
577
The Workplace Mental Health Series
584
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Kevin William Grant approaches the complex topics of counselling, coaching, and PTSD recovery from clinical psychology, life coaching, and management perspectives. In the clinical psychology domain, Kevin draws upon his experience as a clinical psychology researcher with a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology. His coaching perspective originates from collaborating with clients as a Professional Certified Coach. Kevin's management perspective comes from real-world experience in product and innovation management at Microsoft, Mozilla, TD Bank, The Globe and Mail, and Bell Canada.

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