Coaching is an emerging discipline that has applications in many professional fields and even to our personal lives. Navigating this new terrain with its many different approaches can be overwhelming. In this course, students learn solid practices in coaching grounded in evidence-based psychology. Topics include: what is coaching and what it is not, how to structure a coaching relationship, how to hold a coaching stance, understanding self as coach, how to assess for readiness for change, key theories in change, basics skills in coaching, difficult situations, ethics, cross-cultural considerations, and how to terminate a coaching relationship. This course is highly self-reflective and practice-based. Students are given direct, honest feedback on strengths and areas of growth from faculty and peers.
