According to Merriam-Webster, a coach is defined as, “a person who teaches and trains the members of a sports team and makes decisions about how the team plays during games.” A coach is much more than what Merriam-Webster defines it as. To be a coach is to be a leader, a mentor, and a role model. A coach must set the standard and lead by example. Five years ago, I began volunteer coaching my son’s youth sports teams.…
This is accomplished by the client’s need to resolve frustration of unsettled feelings from incongruences in their lives (Henderson & Thompson, 2011). The counseling process continues with the counselor being genuine, accepting, and empathetic in order to help the client self-examine, understand where they are and where they would like to be, and act towards a goal (Henderson & Thompson,…
As a life coach, you can impact individuals lives in a miraculously way. The feeling of being at crossroad in life is confusing phase, one does not have a sense of directions and there is a lot of uncertainty. I once experience this phase in my life. Dashe as a life coach you can help people who feel lost with uncertainty of his or her next move in life. Ida B. Well is a great role model she was courageous social activist who fought for social issues in the African American community.…
Are you wondering who a personal financial coach is? Well, a personal financial coach is an expert who has extensive knowledge of the debt, credit, reserve (saving), budgeting, retirement, paying for kids’ college, and spending money wisely. Even though they are not personal financial planners, they often educate individuals about different types of sensible investments and insurance. Qualities of a Personal Financial Coach • A personal financial coach who will sell you debt management plans or debt consolidation plans is a Bad coach.…
Health Coaching What is a health coach? A health coach is a trained professional who assists you in reaching your health goal(s) . Making the needed changes to improve your health is never easy.…
Life coaching does not have clear cut definition, according to (Nelson-Jones, R. ,2006) there is not an established or accepted definition. What life coaching means to me is enhancing the well-being and performance of one in aspect, such as work and personal life. With that being said a career opportunities that I would be interested in is working with youth. Specifically working with immigrant children coming from low income families. In my own case I want to help other like ones helped me.…
Executive coaches are expert in handling meetings, public speaking, authority handling and being charismatic. 3. Relationship coaching: Relationships need the most coaching, and relationship coachers aim to do this. these coaches work with both the couples or individuals, helping them learn how to communicate in relationships, how to be attractive for your partner, how to maintain and boost your relationship etc. the relationship coaching can help you communicate better with your partner and build a strong…
What? I came into this course with very little background knowledge about health coaching and I was pleasantly surprised at how powerful this process can be. As a coach, I experienced success and setbacks throughout the process—both of which were crucial in learning to become a better health coach. From the beginning of the coaching process, my client and I achieved many successes. My client was motivated and willing to make a change, which is a major step in the coaching process.…
By that, I mean that while counselors and therapists tend to focus more on your past and the initial reasons for it, life coaching has a much more forward approach! Here we tend to pay more attention to the things that you can achieve in the future, rather than on what and why you've already done. You can think of it as of helping you to build on, instead of rebuilding... Q: Does coaching work for everyone?…
But before you settle on a life coach to help you achieve your goals in life, there are a few practical considerations that you need to keep in mind. These considerations are important so that you can be sure about your selection for a life coach. Here are the things that you need to ask: Life coaching can be done in a variety of ways. Some coaches want to meet in person so that they can talk to their clients up close. For some who are more open to the benefits of technology, they can conduct sessions over the phone or through a video conference.…
Assess the challenges and rewards for counselors working with individuals in this stage of life There are many challenges and rewards counselors can experience when working with the elderly. The biggest challenge would be death before the client has some sense of mental health relief. Since the psychosocial crisis associated with this lifespan is immortality versus extinction, a client experiencing feelings of fear of death and a hopelessness toward life, a counselor would need to have very focused intervention plans and strategies to assist the client due to limited timing. Another challenge could also include a client’s lack of social support.…
Although coaching is more than a skill, responsibility, and knowledge it’s a process of how one can transform the lives of others. First, what is a coach? My definition of a coach is “a person who trains an athlete or a team of athletes.”…
Introduction Throughout this course, this writer has been challenged to practice counseling skills on either herself or volunteers to get use to the practice and implementing various techniques. This writer has gained additional awareness into what the counseling relationship looks like as well as how to challenge the client, problem solve, collect and reframe the story, identify possibilities, set goals, implement a plan, and ultimately lead the client to termination and maintenance. This paper is a reflection of what she has learned throughout this course. Skills and Strengths…
The identity of a counselor is influenced by several different aspects of the counselor’s life. It is influenced by the role that they are expected to play, their personal and professional values, their personal religious beliefs, their personality, and their personal and educational experiences. Each of these areas helps to establish each person’s individual counselor identity. Just like in every other profession, no two counselors are the same, because of their various experiences and backgrounds.…
153). I have to be defined by the knowledge I have acquired over years of research and practice. I to have high standers in education, ethics, and personal growth, because of the dedication to a lifelong learning. Because life is constantly changing, a counselor finds ways to impact society and provides scientific evidence to prove theories. I will need to be aware of changes to learn new concepts to improve the life of clients.…