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Graduate School of Professional PsychologyCertificate ProgramsThe Organizational Psychology program offers certificates inCoaching and Organizational Psychology.CoachingNote: This certificate will not be offered after spring 2010. Studentscurrently enrolled will be allowed to complete this certificateprovided all requirements are met before the end of spring 2010;however, no new students may begin this certificate. Please consultthe department for details.The mission of the Coaching certificate program is to educateexceptionally effective coaches. It fosters the competencies theyneed as coaches to enable clients to achieve the dreams andobjectives of their personal and professional lives. The programis unique among coaching programs because, as an academicprogram, it fosters critical reflection on a variety of coachingtheories and approaches.The Coaching certificate program supports student and facultylearning that integrates practice and theory, self and relationships,uniqueness and diversity, tradition and innovation,and foundational knowledge andspecialization. The program alsoprovides extensive supervisedpractice, ongoing personal feedback,and instruction from facultywho excel at the skills they teach.A bachelor’s degree from aninstitution whose accreditation isapproved by the Council forHigher Education Accreditation(CHEA) is required for admissionto this program. Students in theCoaching certificate program mayapply certificate courses as electives in the MA in OrganizationalPsychology, MA in Integral Psychology, MA in Holistic Health,and MA in Consciousness Studies degree programs.Graduates of the Coaching program start businesses in life coaching,career coaching, and organizational coaching or they servein a variety of organizational roles that include coaching. Thosewho opt to complete a master’s program in psychology along withthe Coaching program significantly expand their career options ascounselors, organizational consultants, and managers.Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Undergraduate PrerequisitesPYC 3105 Adulthood 0–3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PYC 3200 Personality and Psychotherapy 0–4 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5410 Orientation: Coaching Certificate 0 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5412 Introduction to Coaching 1 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5414 Starting a Coaching Practice 1 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5423 Crafting the Coaching Relationship 2 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5424 Coaching Practicum A 1 — PSO 5423_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5425 Communicating in Coaching 2 PSO 5423 PSO 5426_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5426 Coaching Practicum B 2 — PSO 5425_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5427 Facilitating Learning and Results 2 PSO 5425 PSO 5428_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5428 Coaching Practicum C 2 — PSO 5427__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5430 Paradigms of Coaching 2 —PSO 5434 Coaching Practicum D: Advanced Coaching— PSO 5435_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Internship 1 2_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5435 Coaching Competency 1 2 PSO 5427 PSO 5434_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5437 Coaching Competency Supplement 1 1 PSO 5435_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5466 Self as Instrument 3 —Select SIX UNITS from the following courses 6PSO 5432 Leadership Development (3) —PSO 5440 Paradigms of Consciousness (3) —PSO 5441 Integral Psychology A (3) —PSO 5444 Basics of Resume Writing (1) —PSO 5445 Organizational Approaches toCareer Development (3) —PSO 5446 Career Planning Resources (2) —PSO 5461 Organizational Dynamics (3) —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Total units required 28–35_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1Students who need additional assistance in demonstrating competency in coaching will be required to enroll in PSO 5437 Coaching CompetencySupplement (1 unit). Units of PSO 5437 do not apply toward the unit requirements for the certificate.Graduate School ofProfessional PsychologyJohn F. Kennedy UniversityGraduate School of Professional Psychology 169