Coaching has exploded as a profession within the past decade in businesses, schools, and organizations. Now, the field of coaching is faced with the challenge of becoming more academically rigorous and research-based in order to continue effectively serving the global needs. In an increasingly competitive marketplace, being an evidence based coach provides professionals with a distinct advantage.
With this Evidence Based Coaching graduate certificate, you master the best techniques for face-to-face and distance coaching, and gain a deep theoretical understanding of how and why coaching works. Your courses explore the theory and research from which coaching has emerged, drawing from a variety of disciplines, including psychology, communication, and organization studies, together with current techniques and strategies in coaching.
You work with your student and faculty colleagues via face-to-face meetings, phone conferencing and online discussion. In the course of the next year, you will:
- Learn coaching strategies based on research and evidence in the field
- Determine your personal coaching style, guided by well-researched models
- Develop the ability to coach online, on the phone, and face-to-face
- Discover the theory behind effective coaching practices
- Receive supervision from academically qualified coaching practitioners
- Earn graduate level credit towards a degree at Fielding or another accredited university
- Receive ACTP certification from the International Coaching Federation
For a shorter taste of evidence based coaching techniques, you can take the first course in the graduate certificate program through the continuing education program.
The academic credit earned with this certificate program articulates to several degree programs at Fielding: