Life Coaching Distance Learning Diploma

Institution UK Open Learning
Method Distance
Type Courses
Course fee By request

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Life Coaching Distance Learning Diploma

Objectives This course will teach you how to encourage and support the client to work through challenging issues towards self-empowerment, self-confidence and a happier, more productive and successful life.
Academic title Level 3 Award in Life Coaching. Plus a UK Open Learning Diploma.

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Level 3 NCFE Award certificate of achievement. That means that it is independently accreditedata level of learning equivalent to level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland"
Course description
The course covers the history, techniques and applications that go to make up the Life Coaching process, plus a guide to setting up a Professional Life Coaching Practice.

It also looks in some depth at specialist niche coaching including relationship, prosperity, career, spirituality, self-esteem and well-being formats and includes success tips from a successful Life Coach.

As a Professional Life Coach you will create powerful working relationships between yourself and your clients. Your goal will be to produce positive results in their personal and professional lives, by supporting them to overcome any obstacles and setbacks which have in the past prevented them from reaching their full potential and achieving the goals which they have been aiming for.

Coaching is the interaction between a coach and a client - which may be undertaken via face to face meetings or by telephone sessions and relies on the understanding that the client always knows, deep down, how to make changes in their life to attain their goals.

When an individual’s belief system or values become too restrictive, they may not be able to reach their goals and become frustrated with their lack of personal and career achievements.

Life Coaches work to unlock and release the potential within their clients, to bring about major positive improvements and changes in their lives.

Life Coaching is a powerful and practical tool for personal exploration and development.

This is an excellent course which can also be used as a 'stand alone course' for those wishing to specialise and work as a Life Coach.

It is also a very highly recommended tool for all Holistic Therapists to broaden their skills and knowledge.

This course will equip you with the tools to be able to help your clients move from a negative situation into a fulfilling and positive frame of mind and once this is happens; happiness, success and achievement will always follow.

The course is broken into 4 separate modules:
- Life Coaching The Basics
- Life Coaching Specialist Areas
- Life Coaching The Theory
- Life Coaching The Working Environment
Subjects included in the Course:

Lesson 1:
- What is life coaching?
- How does it work?
- What does a life coach do?
- History of Life Coaching.
- Contra-indications to Life Coaching.
Lesson 2:
- Skills, entry and training to coaching.
- What Can Life Coaching Do For the Client?
- What makes an effective coach?
- Introduction to key theories.
- Introduction to key counselling techniques used in coaching.
- Identifying your personal traits and strengths as a practitioner.
- The role of the Life Coach.
Lesson 3:
- Identifying client needs and wants by visualisation.
- Fear.
- Beliefs.
- Self-Limiting Beliefs.
- The benefits of coaching for clients
- The importance of core values and changes within an individual.
- Defining and reviewing relationships, Energy, Health, Financial, Emotional Well-being using I-CAN-DO Model.
- Defining and recognising the client’s goals, aims and values using I-CAN-DO.
- The client’s Mission Statement.
- SWOT Analysis.
- Life Coaching Chart Template.
Lesson 4:
- Coaching Applications.
- Examining the past holistically.
- The role of the past with regard to the client’s current life blockages.
- The conception of changing reactions and responses.
- Coaching Styles.
- Attitudes and understanding of therapy, counselling and coaching.
- Review of counselling/ therapy and coaching skills.
- Their defined roles within life coaching.
Lesson 5:
- The here and now reflective contemplation.
- Ways of avoiding and relating.
- Relationships as systems.
- Motivating clients and self.
- Identifying individual motivating factors re: obstacles.
- Anchoring
- Representational Systems.
- How to build a good rapport with clients
Lesson 7:
- Stress Coaching
- Stress Management
- Dealing with the Worried Well
- Specialist Life Coaching.
- The GROW model
- The Coaching Attitude.
- The Coaching Wheel.
Lesson 8:
- Relationship Coaching
- Case Study
- Spiritual Coaching
- Self Esteem/ Confidence Coaching.
- BDD
Lesson 9:
- Health and Well-Being Coaching
- Case Study.
Lesson 10:
- Career Coaching
- Coaching for a new career
- Coaching within the Workplace
- Case Study
- Financial Coaching
- Prosperity Attainment.
- Case Study.
Lesson 11:
- 10 Ultimate Coaching Questions
- Goal Setting/ Mapping
- Life Coaching Ethics and Confidentiality.
- Coaching Contract and Agreements
Lesson 12:
- Ethics.
- Professionalism.
- Client Confidentiality.
- Maintaining Records.
- Data Protection and disclosure.
- The Consultation process.
Lesson 13:
- Finding premises versus working from home.
- Accounting.
- The Law and you.
- Working with clients.
- Communication.
- The first meeting.
- Creating the right professional conditions and workspace.
- Establishing the working relationship.
- Defining boundaries.
Lesson 14:
- How to Build a Life Coaching Practise.
- Finding clients.
- Advertising.
- Expanding your business.
- Positive Endings.
- Continuing Professional Development.
Lesson 15:
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Support Networks
- Referring On to a Health/ Mental Health Professional.
- Closure for the Client and for the Coach
- Expanding your Business.
- The Bigger Picture.
The Course comes complete with lesson tests, exam paper, case studies from a real life Coach, reading list, and supplements including all documentation required for a successful coaching practice.