Week 2- Coaching Structure Overview- coach prep prior to session

Question 1

COACHING COMPETENCIES-16

Answer 1

1. Calm, present and emotionally available
2. Show empathy.
3. Establish rapport
4. Ensure client’s agenda, needs, interests and preferences drive the coaching.
5. Invite client to select focus of the session.
6. Explore the client’s vision of optimal health and well being
7. Establish long-term goals to be enacted by 3-6 months or by the end of the coaching agreement
8. Establish or refine clients short term SMART goals or action steps for what will be accomplished between sessions
9. Actively listen
10. Ask open-ended questions
11. Help client explore and articulate values, sense of meaning, and purpose
12. Explore broader perspectives and inspire interest in new possibilities.
13. Share information
14. Discuss and honor clients’ preferences for self-monitoring
15. Facilitate the process of self-discovery, learning, and insight.
16. Prompt for and amplify positive resources including past successes, qualities, strengths, and skills.

Question 2

Coaching Responsibilities- 4

Answer 2

1. Discuss what the client wants to achieve.
2. Encourage self-discovery
3. Elicit collaborative and client-generated solutions
4. Hold the client responsible and accountable.

Question 3

Coaching Outcomes- 9

Answer 3

1. Increased self-awareness and self-knowledge
2. Increased personal responsibility.
3. Acquire knowledge of new skills
4. Attain personal goals
5. Sustain behavior change
6. Increase satisfaction
7. Increased self-efficacy
8. Developed purpose
9. Become ones BEST self.

Question 4

Recommended % of the time within each 30-minute session

Answer 4

• opening 7%- 2-3 minutes
• Goal review 20% 5-7 minutes
• 3-month goal review (monthly) 7% 2-3 minutes
• Generative 40% (10-12 minutes)
• Goal setting 20% 5-7 minutes
• Close 6% 2-3 minutes

Question 5

3 Core Coaching Skills

Answer 5

1. Mindful listening
2. Open ended inquiry
3. Perspective reflections- they feel heard, on their map, truly listening and getting feedback

Question 6

What coaching approach is not

Answer 6

Not the expert, don’t solve problems, not authority

Question 7

What coaching approach is

Answer 7

• partner, facilitates change, focus on what is right

Question 8

How Coaching Works- 6

Answer 8

• facilitate sustainable change
• optimize health and well being
• self-determination major driver
• clients move from dependency to empowerment
• making longer-lasting, confidence building
• internally motivated changes

Question 9

What a coach Does

Answer 9

• Discuss coaching contract and coach process
• Verify client knows role of coach and client
• Client provides background info
• Key concerns, medical info
• Self awareness an important goal of coaching
• Assessment is an efficient tool in self-discovery

Question 10

Coach preparation prior to session

Answer 10

• Calm, present, emotionally available
• Review material
• Logistics

Question 11

Coaching from Point A to Point B 6-step process

Answer 11

1. Clarify where they are now (present state)
2. Clarify where they want to be wellness vision or plan (desired state)
3. Identify the gaps
4. Declare a focus area
5. Goals and design action steps
6. Manage progress and accountability.

Question 12

Appreciative Inquiry- what is it?

Answer 12

• An approach for motivating change
• Enhances well being that focuses on exploring
• Amplifying the best in a person or situation