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School of Education and Liberal ArtsSchool of Educationand Liberal ArtsEssentials Coaching CertificateNote: This program will be offered for academic credit throughspring 2008. No new students will be admitted to the certificateprogram. Students currently enrolled will be permitted tocomplete the academic program provided all requirements are metby spring 2008. Starting fall 2007, the Ford Institute will offer arange of continuing and extended education courses in coaching,personal development, and leadership.The Essentials Coaching undergraduate certificate programprovides comprehensive training in the essentials method of lifecoaching and is offered in partnership with the Ford Institutefor Integrative Coaching. It is designed for individuals seekingto become certified integrative coach professionals (CICP) orto complement students’ education in other undergraduate orgraduate degree programs by offering applied methods and skillsfor pursuing academic, personal, and professional goals.Students can take the certificate as a stand-alone program or fullyintegrate it into a BA degree. Anyone who completes the programis then eligible to apply for certification with the InternationalAssociation of Integrative Coaches, but many may choose to takethe program to enhance their personal and professional developmentwithout seeking external certification.Through direct observation, academic study, and applied practice,students become proficient in the essentials coaching conceptsand skills. The program emphasizes personal responsibility, integrity,accountability, and access to inner wisdom as the foundationfor personal development necessary for becoming a coach as wellas theories and techniques of the coaching model. Each coursein the program supports students in developing self-awarenessof one’s skills, strengths, and limitations (including ongoing selfandpeer-assessment) alongside the cognitive and applied learningnecessary for effective coaching practices.The Essentials Coaching program is taught by instructors who aremaster coaches and certified by the International Association ofIntegrative Coaches. The curriculum is designed to accommodatelocal, national, and international student participation withall weekly classes taking place via telephone bridge line and allhomework submitted and evaluated in a web platform. In additionto these distance-learning modalities, students also convenein three- or four-day residential intensives at two points during thecertificate program.Program Learning Outcomes• Students will understand the impact of self on thecoaching process.• Students will demonstrate the ability to meet ICF professionalstandards in the coaching relationship.• Students will demonstrate the capacity to co-create thecoaching relationship with a client.• Students will demonstrate the ability to communicateeffectively.• Students will show the capacity to facilitate the learningprocess and achieve results for themselves and for clients.Admission RequirementsStudents seeking entry to this program must complete thefollowing:• A completed Ford Institute for Integrative Coachingapplication packet which includes an application, asupplemental questionnaire, and a disclaimer,• An interview with the Ford Institute faculty to be conductedafter the application packet has been received, and• The continuing education workshop, Shadow Process, priorto registering for the first course in the certificate program.Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ECT 3001 Essentials One: Preparing the Self 1 4 — ECT 3002_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ECT 3002 Essentials One: Practicum 3 — ECT 3001ECT 3003 Essentials Coaching Program:4 ECT 3002_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The Experience of Being CoachedECT 3004 Essentials Coaching Training:4 ECT 3003The Practice of Being Coached_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ECT 3005 Essentials Coaching Training: Practicum 5 ECT 3004_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Total units required 20_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1Completion of the Shadow Process workshop is required as a condition of admission to the Essentials Coaching certificate program.40 School of Education and Liberal ArtsJohn F. Kennedy University