Course descriptions for all workshop modules in the Online Coach Institute’s Coach Competency Series

How to Become a Personal Coach Utilizing "Success Motivation Coaching"™ Lyn Kelley, Ph.D., LMFT, CPC 10 clock hours of instruction. Online and self-paced. During this course you will learn about life coaching using Dr. Lyn Kelley's approach: "Success Motivation Coaching,"™ You will learn how to motivate your clients and overcome obstacles. You will learn about the principle concepts of personal/life coaching as you discover a Success Motivation Coaching Program based on 12 lessons you deliver to your client. This course includes these elements:          

How to Motivate your Clients to Change 50 Specific Ways to Motivate your Clients Philosophy of Motivation Overcoming Obstacles Motivational Process Implementation Curriculum Guide Client Workbook Client Workbook Companion Visualizations Audio Five Coach Sessions Audio (recorded LIVE)

Participants will gain an understanding of psychological principles of motivation. Participants will be able to assist clients in developing action plans. Participants will learn how to effectively overcome obstacles to client goal attainment. Participants will experience "Success Motivation Coaching"™ by completing the motivation workbook.

Ethical Issues for Therapists-Coaches Lyn Kelley, Ph.D., LMFT, CPC 5 clock hours of instruction. Online and self-paced.

During this course you will learn about the most common questions asked with regard to coaching ethics, particularly if you are already a therapist. Ethics codes and competencies from three major coach organizations/affiliations will be discussed. Informed consent issues will be reviewed as well. Topics of discussion include:    

Therapist to Coach: Most Frequently Asked Questions Coaching Ethics Coaching Competencies Informed Consent

Participants will gain an understanding of dual responsibilities of a coach-therapist. Participants will be able to identify coach competencies. Participants will familiarize themselves with the IAC Coaching Masteries™

Promote Your Practice Exclusively to a Well-Pay, Fee-forService Clientele Ethical and Professional Methods of Promoting Your Practice and Improving Client Services within your Local Community (low-tech and highly effective!) Lyn Kelley, Ph.D., LMFT, CPC 10 clock hours of instruction. Online and self-paced. During this course you will learn practical, low-tech skills that will enhance your community presence and increase your client-base. Whether therapist or coach, you will find this workshop beneficial! You will learn about ethical marketing and advertising strategies so that your efforts stay in line with the ethical expectations of most helping professions. This course is filled with tried and true marketing ideas that pay off! The course includes a Sample Handbook that is downloadable with forms that can be modified and sample advertisements that can boost your marketing creativity!        

Characteristics of a Healthy, Effective, Successful Psychotherapist Developing Practice Goals and Clinical Direction The Value of Your Services and a Satisfied Client Ethics of Fee Setting and Informed Consent Thriving in a Fee-for-Service Practice, Without Managed Care Determining Your Niche or Specialty Areas Client Reactivation and Outcomes Studies

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Client Retention and Serving Clients Better Ethical, Effective, Low Key Practice Promotions Defining Your Referral Base Ethics in Advertising Creating an Action Plan Therapists and Money Sample Handbook: Letters, Forms, and Ads

Participants will learn strategies for creating a local community presence. Participants will understand ethical responsibilities related to advertising and marketing. Participants will be able to define managed care. Participants will understand the ethics of fee-setting and informed consent. Participants will be able to distinguish between a niche practice and a general practice.

How to Become a Corporate/Business Coach Lyn Kelley, Ph.D., LMFT, CPC 5 clock hours of instruction. Online and self-paced. During this course you will learn about corporate culture and why coaching is a viable service to the business community. You will review a thorough description of a corporate coach. Transitioning from therapist or life coach to corporate coach will be discussed. An overview of ethics, including appropriate forms and fees will be offered. Finally, you will learn about how to market your corporate coach services. Topics of discussion include:      

Why Coaching is so Critical to the Future of Corporations How Therapists Transition to Corporate/Business Coaching What a Corporate Coach Does How to Promote your Corporate Coaching Program Fees and Contracts Ethical Considerations

Participants will gain an understanding of corporate culture. Participants will be able to define what a corporate coach does. Participants will understand the practice of risk management with regard to corporate coach practice.

How to Become a Virtual Coach Coach by Phone or Internet! Lyn Kelley, Ph.D., LMFT, CPC 5 clock hours of instruction. Online and self-paced. During this course you will learn about virtual coaching and how to expand your coaching or therapy practice online. Methods of online delivery will be delineated and ethical considerations will be discussed. Confidentiality and the use of encryption will be emphasized and practice building tips will be reviewed. Topics of discussion include:     

What is Virtual Coaching and Why is it Successful Ethics and Confidentiality How to Get Started Virtual Group Coaching Promote Your Virtual Practice

Participants will gain an understanding of the various ways coaching can be delivered via distance. Participants will understand how to deliver confidential coach services. Participants will learn how to deliver effective group coaching services.

Introduction to Online Coaching: Methods, Ethics and Responsible Social Networking Kate Anthony and DeeAnna Merz Nagel 5 clock hours of instruction. Online and self-paced.

During this course, you will learn about the methods and ethics of online coaching, and how to maintain a responsible online presence. We will start with defining online coaching and differentiating it from other mental health services. We shall then study how to conduct and enhance your online coaching client relationship by looking at disinhibition and presence. We will then look at the ethics of conducting coaching online, study some ethical dilemmas regarding the possible pitfalls of social and professional networking, and finish by looking at further uses of technology in coaching – telephone and video – before seeing how all these methods can blend together within a case vignette. The lessons in this module are:.............. 

An Introduction to Coaching Online: Considerations and Definitions

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Conducting and Enhancing your Online Coaching Client Relationship The Ethical Side of Online Coaching Maintaining a Responsible Online Presence Telephone, VoIP and Coaching via Videoconference

Participants will be able to define the differences between coaching and other mental health services Participants will be know how to conduct and/or enhance their coaching relationship using technologies such as text, audio and video Participants will be able to consider the ethics of practicing online in relation to their own practice Participants will be able to manage their online presence responsibly