Advanced Coaching Program Calendar
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306: Quality Questions
In this workshop come prepared to coach and be coached, We will workshop a variety of question types to expand how questions can be used more powerfully in your coaching. We will look at how your questions can amplify your client’s values or how you might be amplifying your own. What are the ethics of this?
Learn about open channel questions, curious questions, open ended questions, and how to avoid close ended questions and stacked questions.
So many questions….
Come prepared to practice coaching - with feedback!
Led by Melanie Parish
FREE Introduction to the Advanced Coaching Practicum Levels 1 & 2
Join us for a discussion of our Certification Tracks for achieving your Level 1 or 2. We will also be discussing our Ontological Coaching program during this free session
134 Ethical Maturity Part Two
Following participation in 133: Ethical Maturity Part One - Part 2 will deepen the exploration using Michael Carroll’s lens of ethical maturity with a reflective practice based on cases brought by participants.
Led by Robin Postel
FREE Introduction to the Advanced Coaching Practicum Level 3
Join us for a discussion of our Certification Track for achieving your Level 3 ICF credential.
135: Working with the Body (yours and theirs)
Our somatic experience – what happens in our bodies – is as important to forming the observers we are as are our thoughts and emotions. In coaching, attending to “the body”, our clients and our own, is a powerful avenue for discovery, learning and growth. Our clients’ thoughts and emotions are held in, shaped by and expressed through their bodies, which have their own wordless wisdom. Coaching to the client’s somatic experience can accelerate their ability to find liberating new perspectives and make meaningful changes in their lives. In this session we will explore the links between body, thought, and emotion, how to bring the client’s attention to their somatic experience in useful ways, how to support them in learning through the body, and how to use our own body experience effectively in our coaching
Led by Charles Feltman
136: Supervised Student Practice Coaching 3
As the name suggests this class is facilitated to allow students to actually begin the practice of coaching - on each other. All students will have the chance to coach and be coached, with both facilitator comments and peer feedback. This is the place to be comfortable being a beginner or to jump in as a more experienced coach and hone your skills.
Led by Carol Harris-Fike
307: Supervised Student Practice Coaching / Observed Coaching
This group mentor coaching class is facilitated to allow participants to actually begin the practice of MCC level coaching - on each other. All participants will have the chance to coach and be coached, with both facilitator comments and peer feedback.
Led by Leah Kedar
137: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice
The ICF expects coaches to have the capacity to have productive conversations about diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and justice. Integral Coaches is committed to creating an inclusive culture for coaches and clients.
This course is the beginning of a series of conversations. We know it's a big and complex topic and that we each have to start where we are.
In this course, we will begin by talking about where we each are in our journey to talk about race and our intentions for learning more. This will also help inform how we create our conversation roadmap for Integral.
Led by Pam Rechel PCC and Nicole Franklin
123: Communicating Effectively - Directly and Effectively Challenging Your Client
An effective coach balances challenge and support. Effectively challenging our clients when we observe incongruencies in what they say or do is an opportunity for them to become aware of their breakdowns. The work of the coach is to approach the client with curiosity in offering feedback. The coach strives to offer input without attachment to whether their observations will resonate or not. Come and practice these coaching moves with other coaches to improve your ability to communicate directly.
Led by Libby Robinson
308: Wrapping it up
Concluding a coaching session is as important as contracting and how you coach in the middle. Come prepared to coach and be coached. In this workshop we will talk about how you can solidly complete your coaching session with eyes toward moving the action forward so that you feel solid in your coaching and recordings for your submissions.
Come prepared to practice coaching - with feedback!
Led by Melanie Parish
138: Finishing strong—completing the coaching session
Concluding a coaching session is as important as contracting and how you coach in the middle. Come prepared to coach and be coached. In this workshop we will talk about how you can solidly complete your coaching session with eyes toward moving the action forward so that you feel solid in your coaching and recordings for your submissions.
Led by Melanie Parish
321: Coaching Supervision: Bring a Case / Honing your Superpower
Be prepared to discuss your coaching clients in a confidential way and clarify what skills you want to build in your own coaching.
Come prepared to practice coaching - with feedback!
Led by Libby Robinson
321: Group Mentor Coaching : Bring a Case / Honing your Superpower *compulsory class
Mentor coaching is a combination of listening to the coach describe their coaching challenges and an open forum for questions either about core competencies or ancillary topics such as building a coaching business. This is a required course for anyone seeking certification. Be prepared to discuss your current coaching clients in a confidential way and clarify what skills you want to build in your own coaching.
Led by Robin Goodbary and Libby Robinson
309: MCC "Newly Minted" Panelists attending. Guest MCCs
This week we will be joined by 2 recently certified MCC coaches, Katie Drescher and Calum Byers. Our guest panelists will tell you their story and experience of becoming an MCC. Participants will have the chance to Q&A the panelists on their journey to the MCC level.
Led by Melanie Parish
FREE Introduction to the Advanced Coaching Practicum Levels 1 & 2
Join us for a discussion of our Certification Tracks for achieving your Level 1 or 2. We will also be discussing our Ontological Coaching program during this free session
139: Building a Coaching Business
Being a great coach is well, great. But it won't be much fun if you can't find clients - or clients can't find you. In this class, we will look at what are some of the necessary building blocks of starting your coaching business, vision, personal brand, business development strategies and making compelling offers to your target audience.
Led by Libby Robinson
322: Check your readiness to apply
In this class, we will use small breakout groups to test each participant’s readiness to apply based on the ICF minimum standards. Using a fun and interactive approach the small groups will "Tap in" and "tap out" taking turns coaching. We will also use this time to complete our year and get ready for next season for those that will be continuing.
Led by Robin Goodbary
322: Check your readiness to apply
In this class, we will use small breakout groups to test each participant’s readiness to apply based on the ICF minimum standards. Using a fun and interactive approach the small groups will "Tap in" and "tap out" taking turns coaching. We will also use this time to complete our year and get ready for next season for those that will be continuing.
Led by Libby Robinson
310: Supervised Student Practice Coaching
This group mentor coaching class is facilitated to allow participants to actually begin the practice of MCC level coaching - on each other. All participants will have the chance to coach and be coached, with both facilitator comments and peer feedback.
Led by Robin Goodbary
FREE Introduction to the Advanced Coaching Practicum Level 3
Join us for a discussion of our Certification Track for achieving your Level 3 ICF credential.
140: Coaching to Trust
In his endorsement of The Thin Book of Trust, Stephen M.R. Covey calls trust “…the foundation of everything we do and the key leadership competency of the new global economy.” Trust building is a competency that can be learned, developed and practiced. This ACP session will focus on how through coaching we can support our clients in becoming skillful at building, maintaining, and when necessary restoring trust at work.
Led by Leah Kedar
141: Supervised Student Practice Coaching 3
As the name suggests this class is facilitated to allow students to actually begin the practice of coaching - on each other. All students will have the chance to coach and be coached, with both facilitator comments and peer feedback. This is the place to be comfortable being a beginner or to jump in as a more experienced coach and hone your skills.
Led by Libby Robinson
142: Arriving: Deeping Presence in Ourselves and our Clients
Technique, tools, knowledge and experience all contribute to our effectiveness as coaches. Alone, they do not allow us to gain the trust of our clients and create the “container” in which they will choose to explore their depths with vulnerability and courage. For this, presence is needed. In this class, we will explore what presence is and what practices, self-talk and conditions support us in bringing profound and “effortless” presence to our coaching.
Led by Joseph DiCenso
323: Supervised Student Practice coaching 5
As the name suggests this class is facilitated to allow participants to actually begin the practice of MCC-level coaching - on each other. All participants will have the chance to coach and be coached, with both facilitator comments and peer feedback.
Led by Libby Robinson
323: Supervised Student Practice coaching 5
As the name suggests this class is facilitated to allow participants to actually begin the practice of MCC-level coaching - on each other. All participants will have the chance to coach and be coached, with both facilitator comments and peer feedback.
Led by Libby Robinson
311: Public Coaching 2
We will be joined by 2 experienced MCC coaches (Alexa Smith and Hellen Yang) who will provide short public coaching experiences with debrief.
Led by Libby Robinson
143: Group Mentor Coaching "Putting it all together"
Skill drilling the parts...to make the whole...
We will have short mentor segments with a stop-and-start format. Come prepared to coach and be coached. Melanie will step in and ask questions during the process to help you drill the exact skill you want to master with feedback as you go. 5-7 minute coaching segments so lots of coaches and clients for this fast-paced.
Led by Melanie Parish
324: Score a MCC level recording
Prior to this session, we will ask you to listen to a MCC level recording and score it based on the MCC minimum standards and markers. The purpose is to “attune your ears” to what is expected at a recording level.
We will also provide you with the link to an E-book done by an ICF Assessor about how to create strong MCC recordings.
Led by Libby Robinson
410: Coaching
Every other session, MCCs will come together and do some form of round robin coaching -- watching each other coach and giving and receiving feedback to each other.
Led by Libby Robinson
324: Score a MCC level recording
Prior to this session, we will ask you to listen to a MCC level recording and score it based on the MCC minimum standards and markers. The purpose is to “attune your ears” to what is expected at a recording level.
We will also provide you with the link to an E-book done by an ICF Assessor about how to create strong MCC recordings.
Led by Libby Robinson
313: MCC Assessors attending
In this session, we will be joined by 2 ICF MCC Assessors - Kristen Dierolf and Michael Stratford. They will speak to you about their experiences assessing coaches at the MCC level for certification, offer insights on the do's and don'ts for the recording submissions and allow participants the opportunity to ask any questions they may have.
Led by Libby Robinson
314: Group Intervision Process
Intervision is a supervision process among peers. Supervision aims to support coaches in ways that are restorative (e.g. self-confidence), formative (e.g. new learning and development) and normative (e.g. ethical clarity). Coaches typically leave supervision feeling resourced. This is an opportunity for you to bring forward issues that you are facing as a coach.
Come prepared to practice coaching - with feedback!
Led by Libby Robinson
312: The Coaching Session from the Client's Perspective
Skill drilling the parts...to make the whole...
We will have short mentor segments with a stop and start format. You pick the competency you want to focus on...Melanie will step in and ask questions during the process to help you drill the exact skill you want to master with feedback as you go. 5-7 minute coaching segments so lots of coaches and clients for this fast paced sesson.
Come prepared to practice coaching - with feedback!
Led by Melanie Parish
315: Student Practice Coaching : Deepening Somatics
"This class is facilitated to allow participants to actually begin the practice of MCC level coaching - on each other. All participants will have the chance to coach and be coached, with both facilitator comments and peer feedback.
Come prepared to practice coaching - with feedback!"
Led by Leah Kedar
316: Group Mentor Coaching : Bring a Case
Be prepared to discuss your coaching clients in a confidential way and clarify what skills you want to build in your own coaching.
Come prepared to practice coaching - with feedback!
Led by Leah Kedar
317: Courageous Coaching
In this group session, we will coach two different participants with an eye towards exploring the courageous potential moves. What would an MCC do in this circumstance? What would deepen the experience and bring the client (and coach) to a new level of insight? We will use an ""additive model"" of round robin coaching.
Come prepared to practice coaching - with feedback!
Led by Leah Kedar
318: Preparing for the MCC ICF Credentialing Exam
The ICF now requires candidate to complete at multiple choice exam to ensure that the candiidates understand the clear difference and markers of MCC quality coaching as well as clearly understanding each of the IC core competencies. You will receive a short practice exam one week prior to class to take. We will then review the answers and strategies to take the test.
Led by Libby Robinson
319: Public Coaching 3
We will be joined by 2 experienced MCC coaches, Nathalie Delmas and one other who will provide short public coaching experiences with a debrief.
Led by Libby Robinson
320: Student Practice Coaching - with feedback
This group mentor coaching class is facilitated to allow participants to actually begin the practice of MCC level coaching - on each other. All participants will have the chance to coach and be coached, with both facilitator comments and peer feedback.
Led by Leah Kedar
321: Coaching Supervision: Bring a Case / Honing your Superpower
Be prepared to discuss your coaching clients in a confidential way and clarify what skills you want to build in your own coaching.
Come prepared to practice coaching - with feedback!
Led by Libby Robinson
322: Check your readiness to apply
In this class, we will use small breakout groups to test each participant’s readiness to apply based on the ICF minimum standards. Using a fun and interactive approach the small groups will "Tap in" and "tap out" taking turns coaching. We will also use this time to complete our year and get ready for next season for those that will be continuing.
Led by Leah Kedar
323: Student Practice Coaching - with feedback
This group mentor coaching class is facilitated to allow participants to actually begin the practice of MCC level coaching - on each other. All participants will have the chance to coach and be coached, with both facilitator comments and peer feedback.
Led by Libby Robinson
324: Score a MCC level recording
Prior to this session, we will ask you to listen to a MCC level recording and score it based on the MCC minimum standards and markers. The purpose is to “attune your ears” to what is expected at a recording level.
We will also provide you with the link to an E-book done by an ICF Assessor about how to create strong MCC recordings.
Led by Leah Kedar
320: Supervised Student Practice Coaching / Group Mentor Coaching *compulsory class
As the name suggests this class is facilitated to allow participants to actually begin the practice of MCC-level coaching - on each other. All participants will have the chance to coach and be coached, with both facilitator comments and peer feedback.
Led by Libby Robinson
320: Supervised Student Practice Coaching / Group Mentor Coaching *compulsory class
As the name suggests this class is facilitated to allow participants to actually begin the practice of MCC-level coaching - on each other. All participants will have the chance to coach and be coached, with both facilitator comments and peer feedback.
Led by Libby Robinson
133 Ethical Maturity Part One
On the surface, a code of ethics is fairly straightforward. In practice, it can be messier. In this 2 hour session, we will explore real ethical dilemmas participating coaches face in their practice, using Michael Carroll’s lens of ethical maturity. This is defined as “having the reflective, rational, emotional and intuitive capacity to decide whether actions are right and wrong or good and better, having the resilience and courage to implement those decisions, being accountable for ethical decisions made (publicly or privately), and being able to learn from and live with the experience(s)” (in Erik de Haan Supervision in Action 2012). An assignment will be given to all participants in order to prepare for Part Two next week!
Led by Robin Postel
305: Group Intervision Process
Intervision is a supervision process among peers. Supervision aims to support coaches in ways that are restorative (e.g. self-confidence), formative (e.g. new learning and development) and normative (e.g. ethical clarity). Coaches typically leave supervision feeling resourced. This is an opportunity for you to bring forward issues that you are facing as a coach.
Come prepared to practice coaching - with feedback!
Led by Libby Robinson with guest Joanna Davis
319: Public Coaching 3
We will be joined by an experienced MCC coach who will provide short public coaching experiences with a debrief.
Led by Libby Robinson
408: Coaching
Every other session, MCCs will come together and do some form of round robin coaching -- watching each other coach and giving and receiving feedback to each other.
Led by Libby Robinson
319: Public Coaching 3
We will be joined by experienced MCC coaches, Joanna Davis and Jane Creswell, who will provide short public coaching experiences with a debrief.
Led by Libby Robinson
132: Group Mentor Coaching
This class is for participants who already have at least two current coaching assignments. Mentor coaching is a combination of listening to the coach describe their coaching challenges and an open forum for questions either about core competencies or ancillary topics such as building a coaching business. This is a required course for anyone seeking certification. Be prepared to discuss your coaching clients in a confidential way and clarify what skills you want to build in your own coaching.
Led by Carol Harris-Fike
304: Public Coaching 1
We will be joined by two experienced MCC coaches (Nehad Tadros and Art Pittman), who will provide short public coaching experiences with a debrief.
Led by Croft edwards.
FREE Introduction to the Advanced Coaching Practicum Level 3
Join us for a discussion of our Certification Track for achieving your Level 3 ICF credential.
Season 12 Q&A Drop-In Session Level 1&2
Every 6 weeks, Lauren will host a drop-in session where you can bring your (ACP or ICF) questions, concerns or admin horrors.
Led by Lauren Smith
131: Supervised Student Practice Coaching 2
As the name suggests this class is facilitated to allow students to actually begin the practice of coaching - on each other. All students will have the chance to coach and be coached, with both facilitator comments and peer feedback. This is the place to be comfortable being a beginner or to jump in as a more experienced coach and hone your skills.
Led by Libby Robinson with Guest Hellen Yang
130: Managing Progress and Accountability
While visions are often articulated in broad brush strokes, it can be very useful to bring specificity to the visions we create. Partnering with our clients to identify the texture and specifics of the outcomes they desire helps them build accountability markers along the way. Transforming learning and insight into action, and promoting client autonomy.
Led by Libby Robinson
129: Stacked Questions
Asking powerful questions is an important coaching competency. Stacking questions is asking more than one question consecutively without leaving space for the client to answer. This class will focus on why we commonly do that (we all do it!), the impact on the client (often confusion), and how to stop.
Led by Pam Rechel
303: Contracting/Not Contracting
Good contracting is a very clear skill. Come prepared to coach and be coached. We will workshop when we are contracting and when we are coaching. This will help you develop a greater understanding for the skill of contracting. This will allow you to go into your coaching sessions with a very clear contract which will enable your coaching sessions to flow more clearly and your contracting with your client to be more clear. Good contacting leads to great contracting...
Come prepared to practice coaching - with feedback!
Led by Melanie Parish
318: Preparing for the MCC ICF Credentialing Exam
The ICF now requires candidates to complete at multiple choice exam to ensure that the candidates understand the clear difference and markers of MCC quality coaching as well as clearly understanding each of the IC core competencies. You will receive a short practice exam one week prior to class to take. We will then review the answers and strategies to take the test.
Led by Leah Kedar
318: Preparing for the MCC ICF Credentialing Exam
The ICF now requires candidates to complete at multiple choice exam to ensure that the candidates understand the clear difference and markers of MCC quality coaching as well as clearly understanding each of the IC core competencies. You will receive a short practice exam one week prior to class to take. We will then review the answers and strategies to take the test.
Led by Leah Kedar
128: Declarations & Congruency-Creating Commitment
Declarations are a powerful speech act that can help a client keep their commitments alive - even in the face of doubt, or obstacles. An authentic declaration - powerfully made and received by the coach can be a touchstone and a "mantra" for a desired future.
Led by Charles Feltman
FREE Introduction to the Advanced Coaching Practicum Levels 1 & 2
Join us for a discussion of our Certification Tracks for achieving your Level 1 or 2. We will also be discussing our Ontological Coaching program during this free session
317: Courageous Coaching
In this group session, we will coach two different participants with an eye toward exploring courageous potential moves. What would an MCC do in this circumstance? What would deepen the experience and bring the client (and coach) to a new level of insight? We will use an "additive model" of round-robin coaching.
Led by Libby Robinson
127: Supervised Student Practice Coaching 1
As the name suggests this class is facilitated to allow students to actually begin the practice of coaching - on each other. All students will have the chance to coach and be coached, with both facilitator comments and peer feedback. This is the place to be comfortable being a beginner or to jump in as a more experienced coach and hone your skills.
Led by Carol Roller
302: How to Select an MCC level client.
Having a high-quality recording to give to the ICF is essential to your success. In this class, we will discuss what the ICF will or will not accept as acceptable clients, what makes an acceptable client and what are some of the characteristics of a robust coaching relationship that will serve you well. Finally, we will spend time looking at our own networks, to see if there are people we can "offer" to others within the Gaining MCC program.
Led by Melanie Parish
317: Courageous Coaching
In this group session, we will coach two different participants with an eye toward exploring courageous potential moves. What would an MCC do in this circumstance? What would deepen the experience and bring the client (and coach) to a new level of insight? We will use an "additive model" of round-robin coaching.
Led by Libby Robinson
126: Group Mentor Coaching "Dialing in on the quality of the question "
In this workshop come prepared to coach and be coached, We will workshop a variety of question types to expand how questions can be used more powerfully in your coaching. We will look at how your questions can amplify your client’s values or how you might be amplifying your own. What are the ethics of this?
Learn about open channel questions, curious questions, open ended questions, and how to avoid close ended questions and stacked questions.
Led by Melanie Parish
301: Introduction, Forming the Tribe
Forming the Tribe is about taking the time to for the group to get to know each other and look at what we want from this group of extraordinary coaches. What is your superpower and what do you need and want from this group. What are our expectations of one another and what do we want to agree to, if anything!
Led by Libby Robinson
315: Supervised Student Practice Coaching - Deepening Somatics
As the name suggests this class is facilitated to allow participants to actually begin the practice of MCC-level coaching - on each other. All participants will have the chance to coach and be coached, with both facilitator comments and peer feedback.
Led by Leah Kedar
FREE Introduction to the Advanced Coaching Practicum Level 3
Join us for a discussion of our Certification Track for achieving your Level 3 ICF credential.
125: Deepening Questioning
In this class we will practice sticking with a topic longer than we may be comfortable - noticing our own tendency to pivot away from one question to another - darting about in a conversation versus diving deeper, and exploring further - getting to the essence of what our clients are experiencing, accessing the wisdom that resides there.
Led by Robin Postel
110 Foundations of Ontological Learning - Wrapping it up
In this session, Carol will support participants as they complete the study of the Foundation of Ontological Coaching. They will grow in understanding how the OC distinctions are applied within coaching to support clients in how they are being to accomplish what they desire. Carol will coach a volunteer participant and then process with the participants how the principles were applied. Carol will share the deep value she has witnessed with her coaching and mentoring clients in her almost 20 years of Ontological Coaching practice. This is the final class for the 2nd FOL track for Season 12.
Led by Carol Harris Fike