May 17&18, 2008: 2 Day Skills Training Workshop and Orientation
Santa Barbara, CA

• Orientation to the goals and outcomes of the EBC Certificate Program
• SiteScape orientation
• Formation of a cohesive group; establishing trust
• Introduction to Evidence Based Coaching, research, and the importance of defining a coaching practice grounded in theory
• Establishing a coaching presence: Who are you as a coach? In what ways do you need to grow/stretch to become the coach you want to be?
• Qualities of adult learning and reflective practice
• Active listening skills

May 19-August 8, 2008: First Term

Online Course: Evidence Based Coaching: Overview

Twelve-week online course explores the theoretical and researched origins of coaching.

• Research-Based Origins of Coaching
• Coaching and Psychological Theories
• Coaching and Theories of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Coaching and Adult Development and Adult Learning Theory
• Coaching and Organizational Systems Theory
• Coaching and Cross Cultural and Gender Theories
• Coaching and Theories of Intelligence
• Coaching and Communication Theory

September 15-17, 2008: 3 Day Coach Skills Training Workshop
Santa Barbara, CA

Face-to-face coaching practice

• Ethical guidelines and professional coaching standards
• Types of coaching: executive, business, personal
• Establishing trust and intimacy
• Stages of a coaching relationship and designing a coaching plan
• Managing progress and accountability
• Developing an expansive toolkit for coaching: assessments, values tools, goal setting tools, decision making tools, etc.
• Coaching through different Evidence Based methodological frameworks (multimodal approach)

September 22-December 12, 2008: Second Term

Online Course: Personal Coaching Skills

Twelve-week online course examines personal coaching models and techniques in depth.

• Differences between coaching and therapy
• Coaching through a family systems framework
• Humanistic psychology and coaching: Carl Rogers, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt
• Behavior modification, cognitive therapy, and coaching
• Solution-focused coaching
• Using emotional intelligence concepts in coaching
• Personal coaching via phone and online

January 14-16 2009: 3 Day Coach Skills Training Workshop
Santa Barbara, CA

• Coaching practice
• Refining one's personal coaching style
  

January 26-April 17, 2009: Third Term

Online Course: Leadership and Organizational Coaching Skills

Twelve-week online course examines leadership, organizational and business coaching models and techniques in depth.

• The coaching process within an organization
• Aligning coaching practices with business strategy
• Coaching tools for performance in organizations: double loop feedback, modified 360's, Myers-Briggs, management coaching
• Leadership/management theory and coaching
• Organizational systems and culture and coaching
• Team/group behavior theory and coaching
• Organizational coaching via phone and online

May 8 & 9, 2009: 2 Day Skills Training Workshop and Graduation
Santa Barbara, CA

• Kegan/Lahey Change Process
• Motivational Interviewing
• The Self as An Instrument of Change
• Graduation celebration
  

Telephone Training:

The program includes 20 sessions of telephone training throughout the year. Each session is 1 and ½ hours long. Dates and times to be arranged.