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1: What is life coaching?
2: How does life coaching fit with Adlerian philosophy?
3: Why has life coaching become a popular success and personal growth resource?
4: What is it like to be a life coach?
5: How do I know if I am “coach material”?
6: What is the structure of the program and are there any other requirements?
7: Can I take courses in the program without going for the certificate?
8: Are there any prerequisites for taking the coaches training?
9: What is the objective of the life coach training series?
10: How does the Adlerian Professional Life Coaching Certificate prepare me for other coaching certifications?
11: What is the benefit of life coaching courses to AGS (Adler Graduate School) master's students and how do they count in a degree program?
12: How do coaching classes fit in my master’s degree program at AGS?
13: How is life coaching different from therapy?
14: Does Adler Graduate School (AGS) meet the eligibility requirements for employer tuition reimbursement?
15: What does the program cost?
16: Is Financial aid available?
17: Do organizations ever pay for this training for their staff?
18: What do graduates of the AGS Professional Life Coaching Certificate program do with their training?
19: What do graduates of the AGS life coaching series say about their experience?
20: What differentiates the AGS life coaching series from other coach training programs?
21: How much time will I spend in class and outside of class?
22: Who can I talk to about coaching and about the Professional Life Coaching Certificate Series?
23: Where could I see a demonstration of how life coaching works?
24: How could I find an Adlerian trained life coach?
What is life coaching?
Simply put, it’s a lot! Coaching is:
• A skill set
• A fast-growing profession
• A powerful empowerment, engagement, accountability and leadership process.
It occurs in conversation, in a relationship based on equality and collaboration, with the sole purpose of advancing and accelerating the personal and professional success of the client. Coaching accomplishes this through clarifying vision and values, expanding motivations, exploring possibilities, removing obstacles, and holding the focus towards the primary goals.
The International Coaches Federation (ICF) offers this definition:
"Professional Coaching is a professional partnership between a qualified coach and an individual or team that supports the achievement of extraordinary results, based on goals set by the individual or team. Through the process of coaching, individuals focus on the skills and actions needed to successfully produce their personally relevant results.
How does life coaching fit with Adlerian philosophy?
Adler’s philosophy is that our movement through life is towards a purpose. We may not recognize the most effective path to achieve our purpose, but we are constantly striving. Adler emphasized encouragement as a powerful support, beyond advice, praise or reprimand.
Coaching capitalizes on these Adlerian tenets and more. Clients come to coaching wishing to advance in a variety of life areas – work, family, health, financial, social, creative, and spiritual. The holistic approach of the Adlerian model recognizes the relationship amongst all the aspects of our lives.
Adler often described a person as being both artist and canvas. Coaches hold that our clients are capable of making creative choices and changing their own lives. It is our role as coaches to encourage our clients’ learning, exploration, choice and action. In a way, coaches support their clients to choose a picture of their lives and then live their way into that vision.
Why has life coaching become a popular success and personal growth resource?
We are living in a time when we live longer and have more opportunity to think about the quality of our lives. We spend time reflecting on the question – What is my life’s purpose? We notice whether our lives are fulfilling and what makes us happy. We want to know that our lives are meaningful and we want to experience the deep satisfaction of knowing we are living our lives well.
Many people seek out life coaching when they wish to more deliberately design their own future. They use coaching to gain motivation, create new perspectives and develop strategies for approaching their lives. Life coaching is steadily growing as a valuable resource for people of all ages who wish to live with intention, confidence, and to operate from a clear vision.
What is it like to be a life coach?
Life coaches have joyful and challenging work. It is a thrilling experience to explore and expand someone’s dreams. Coaches are able to offer the structure, encouragement, and accountability that put those dreams in motion. A life coach listens to their client’s goals and works to create consistent focus, feedback, and fun to keep the person on track in pursuing them.
Coaches are trained to help people discover and design their most compelling life. They act as objective professional encouragers. They use the tools of life coaching to call out the best in others - colleagues, other professionals, clients, family or friends. They become experts at guiding others in designing goals they feel driven to accomplish, and which makes the best use of their talents.
How do I know if I am “coach material”?
People who pursue life coaching as a career tell us they have been the trusted ear for others all their lives. Family, friends, and colleagues turn to them to have important life conversations. Imagine what it would be like to formalize that ability by learning the effective and powerful tools and skills of live coaching.
Life coaches are willing to walk their talk. Learning life coaching skills at Adler Graduate School includes both practicing and experiencing the process.
Coaches in training may use their experience receiving coaching to advance any areas of life they choose- financial, spiritual, relationships, friendship, career, health, home and work environment and personal growth
What is the structure of the program and are there any other requirements?
The professional life-coaching certificate consists of a sequence of four courses, each building upon the other:
• Three 30-hour courses including field projects and readings:
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- Foundations of Professional Life Coaching
-Designing the Coaching Relationship
-Living on Purpose
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• A fourth 30-hour course, the Applied Coaching Experience, gives students direct coaching experience in the community and includes both individual and group supervision, feedback, and support.
• Three months of Mentor Coaching during which each student works with the masters degreed certified life coach of his or her choice.
Since each course builds upon the skill level attained in the previous course, students are required to take the courses in sequence.
Woven throughout the courses are business-building skills such as choosing a specialty, pricing, marketing, creating your business materials and building your confidence. Students also get exposure and/or experience with the technology of coaching – how coaching is delivered (telephonically, e-coaching, in person both individually and in groups, through teleclasses, workshops).
Can I take courses in the program without going for the certificate?
Students may take courses without gaining a Certificate, but those interested in achieving the Certified Adlerian Life Coach designation must complete the requirements of all four courses and the mentor coaching experience.
Are there any prerequisites for taking the coaches training?
Yes, AGS is an accredited graduate school, so you must have an undergraduate degree to be eligible to apply. AGS requires a transcript from your undergraduate school demonstrating proof of your degree.
What is the objective of the life coach training series?
There are several objectives to the Life Coaching program, including:
• Train professional life coaches in an Adlerian philosophy
• Prepare coaches to support clients to personal and professional success.
• Empower students to create their own private businesses as independent life coaches
• Empower students to effectively bring coaching tools to other work roles and settings.
How does the Adlerian Professional Life Coaching Certificate prepare me for other coaching certifications?
Those who wish to pursue an ICF (International Coach Federation) credential will have 120 classroom hours and 50 hours of field experience to apply toward meeting the requirements for ICF certification.
What is the benefit of life coaching courses to AGS (Adler Graduate School) master's students and how do they count in a degree program?
Completing the Life Coaching certificate series will give AGS graduates additional marketability in their careers and the needed background to confidently do professional life coaching. For those students intending to work in roles as team leads, managers and/or owners of organizations, coaching skills and a coach approach provide a strong foundation for employee engagement, performance management, and career development leadership.
How do coaching classes fit in my master’s degree program at AGS?
Coaching classes are in the category of elective credits and may be added to your Masters Degree.
How is life coaching different from therapy?
Individuals seek out life coaching when they wish to design their own future. They use coaching to gain creative perspectives and develop strategies for approaching the tasks of life- work, friendship, love, spirituality, and self-care in ways that work specifically for them.
Therapy is most often sought out in order to heal emotional pain, past trauma, dysfunctional behavior and mental illness. Coaching is not a treatment for any diagnosed conditions.
Does Adler Graduate School (AGS) meet the eligibility requirements for employer tuition reimbursement?
Yes, although some employers may reserve the right to approve program or course selections. Check with your employer.
What does the program cost?
2010 Tuition for the Professional Life Coaching Series is $5710, plus books, mentor coaching and miscellaneous supplies (related to the coaching toolkit assignment) and includes:
• 4, 3-credit classes at $455/credit = $1365/class or $5460.00
• $250.00 Supervision Fee
• Class texts (cost varies)
• Mentor Coaching (cost varies, though AGS suggests that mentor coaches charge students $750 for the three-month experience. Students may find more or less expensive mentor coaching options. This requirement has a course number (658) so reimbursement or loans can be used.)
Is financial aid available?
Financial aid is available for those who qualify through loan programs, though federal loan programs are not applicable unless you are pursuing a master’s degree (vs. a certificate). For more about financial aid, email Jeanette@alfredadler.edu.
Do organizations ever pay for this training for their staff?
Students who work for organizations have found that the organization is often willing to pay a portion or all of the program cost as part of their employee training and development budget because the coaching skills are so widely applicable on the job.
What do graduates of the AGS Professional Life Coaching Certificate program do with their training?
AGS Certified Adlerian Life Coaches are using their coaching skills in leadership and management positions, as peer coaches, in their own businesses as independent life coaches, in their parenting, community service and approach to living.
What do graduates of the AGS life coaching series say about their experience?
"Not only was this a life changing experience, it was a life creating experience.”
"If you want to grow and change as well as affect growth and change in this world, this experience is for you!”
"I felt very empowered by having my own successes in coaching and having my ideas respected by the instructors.”
"As a professional educator it has grown my teaching abilities.”
What differentiates the AGS life coaching series from other coach training programs?
There are many good coach-training programs. AGS offers one of the few programs that combine the following:
• Training from an accredited graduate school and a faculty, all of whom are ICF credentialed coaches and hold Masters degrees
• A model founded in Adlerian philosophy
• Guest coaches who come to class and share their tips, specialties, and tools
• Access to the staff, equipment, learning opportunities and community of a bricks and mortar institution
• In-person and in-community experience as both coach and client
• Business building support that supports students’ in building their coaching toolkit and getting started
• A strong relationship with the local ICF Chapter, the Minnesota Coaches Association, one of the largest ICF chapters in the US
How much time will I spend in class and outside of class?
Class meets on average two days/month for six months. Outside of class time varies by individual, though you can expect an hour of outside work for every hour of class time spent on average.
Who can I talk to about coaching and about the Professional Life Coaching Certificate Series?
To learning more about the professional life coaching certificate program at the Adler Graduate School, now in its seventh year, email Paula Hemming, Specialty Program Coordinator, at CoachPaula@earthlink.net or call 612-729-2939. Get your training from an accredited graduate school.
Where could I see a demonstration of how life coaching works?
To see life coaching in action attend our free monthly life coaching seminar held the second Wednesday of every month from 6-7:30pm, at AGS, 1550 E. 78th Street, Richfield, MN 55123. For free registration call 612-861-7554. All are welcome.
How could I find an Adlerian trained life coach?
To find a life coach to hire follow this link - Find A Coach
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