Keys to Success Series
Academic Coaches Training
Who Is A Good Candidate For Academic Coaching?
Teachers, counselors, principals, mentors, seminar leaders, trainers and athletic coaches are all good candidates to become academic coaches. If you are passionate about helping teens and young adults discover their potential, unlock their strengths and weakness this is a good option for you. Please visit our website at www.lifebound.com for more information.
LifeBound Training
Academic training for LifeBound coaching takes place twice a year in Denver, CO. Sessions are held for three days in July and three days in December. The LifeBound model is based on the assumption that your life will be enriched as you enrich the lives of your students through one-on-one coaching and tutoring. Over time, you may decide you only want to coach, improve your skills or do seminars.
Trainers
After completing 72 hours of LifeBound Coaching and Academic Training, you will be eligible for certification. Once certified, you will be able to license LifeBound content annually if you are building a seminar as well as a coaching business.
Certification involves:
24 hours of monitored phone coaching
16 hours of a facilitated student seminar
8 hours of a facilitated parent seminar
6 days of training with other coaches
Coaching Skills
How to coach teens/college students and returning students
How to ask powerful questions
How to promote personal accountability
How to design an alliance
Building Your Business
Managing your student case load
Marketing to your intuition
How to facilitate small and medium sized groups
How to set measurable goals
How to develop your personal vision
Working with Teams Across the Disciplines
Building rapport with others
Recruiting others to be passionate
Helping others to reinvent themselves
Helping faculty make connections with students in class and out
Building Your Business Foundation
Taking inventory of your business skills
Defining your growth areas
Managing up to your manager
Managing across with peers
Managing other resources (interns, staff)
Developing your leadership skills
Building Your Speaking Skills
Honing your skills of inquiry
Working effectively in triads
Facilitating small group sessions
Thinking through your personal "story"
Develop your speaking skills
Expanding Your Sphere of Influence
How to organize a presentation
Using humor and personality to reach a wide audience
Effective interactive techniques
Coaching skills and personal mastery
