Title of the program

Credentialed Life Coach Collective / CLCC® program

General program vision and goals

The Credentialed Life Coach Collective (CLCC) program trains coaches using a holistic approach to the coaching skill-set. Goals: to train our life coaches to the highest standards, using an understanding of how clients experience fear and how clients can develop courage and emotional resilience as the backbone of coaching.

List of classes/modules/parts

Level 1 program breakdown: 93 total hours. 73 synchronous hours on the ICF Core Competencies, 20 asynchronous hours on the Core Competencies, 6 points of verbal/written feedback, a final performance evaluation (Portfolio), Mentor Coaching (1:1 sessions/group sessions).

Level 2 program breakdown: 131 total hours. 91 synchronous hours on the ICF Core Competencies, 20 asynchronous hours on the Core Competencies, 6 points of verbal/written feedback, 20 hours of Resource Development, a final performance evaluation (Portfolio), Mentor Coaching (1:1 sessions/group sessions).

Level 1 and Level 2 Lesson Content:

Goal-setting and the first session
Many faces of fear
Person-centered coaching
Designing practices
Fear-based habits + courage-based habits
When the past is in the present
Emotions + process work
Experimenting, creativity and spontaneity
Trusting yourself + building confidence
Relationships
Money
Managing client progress
Shadow work
Biochemical issues + somatic awareness
Listening deeper for problems + solutions
Empathy mapping
Creating a client journey
Accountability
Confronting with Kindness
The client’s ongoing journey

Level 2 content:

All of the topics above, as well as instruction in Executive/Organizational coaching, Health + Wellness Coaching, and Somatic Coaching practices, and 20 hours of Resource Development.

Field Work/Practicum Calls

Field Work/practicum calls (calls where trainees practice coaching with one another; these calls are spaced at intervals over the first 6 months of the program).

Number of student contact hours approved by the ICF.

Level 1: 111.25

Level 2 (Pending and not yet approved): 131

Learning Goals

• All graduates of the CLCC will have an in-depth intellectual and applied understanding of all of the ICF Core Competencies.

• All graduates of the CLCC will understand the different ways that fear shows up for clients, as well as the different applications of behaviors that are defined as courageous, so that clients can develop emotional resilience.

• All graduates of the CLCC will personally develop themselves as individuals and leaders, undertaking an examination of their own strengths and weaknesses.

• All graduates of the CLCC understand what an ethical, professional, and supportive coach-client relationship looks like, and all graduates act in accordance with those standards.

• All graduates of the CLCC will use a community-lead, peer-to-per model for learning, in which participants both learn from observing and offering feedback on the experiences of others when others are in the client or coach role, as well as offering their own coaching and client experiences so that peers may learn from them, as well.

• All graduates will complete at least 60 hours of one-on-one coaching with peers and/or outside clients, with the aim of gaining experiential practice with all concepts.

Coaching philosophy/model/approach

At the CLCC, we want our graduates to be able to approach coaching from a holistic place, learning many tools “from the toolbox” that are then applied to unique clients as they are applicable (as opposed to a coaching model that teaches “this is the way to coach, in this format, and it is to be applied to each client in a linear fashion). In particular, we look at how clients experience fear, and how they can learn the applied skill-set and habits that go into behaving with courage and developing emotional resilience as they face life’s challenges.

Listing of lead instructors

Director: Kate Swoboda

Lead Coaches:
Valerie Tookes, PCC
Liz Applegate, PCC

Dates and locations of when and where the program is to be delivered

The program runs each year.
All other classroom delivery: e-learning/virtual on Thursdays/Saturdays. Dates are given to trainees in the calendar each year.

Language(s) that are used in program delivery:

English

How the program is delivered

Predominantly live/synchronous with some asynchronous coursework that is validated (eg, peer swap sessions, homework).

Intended participants:

People who are interested in a holistic and experiential coach training that also incorporates the ICF Core Competencies and an understanding of how fear, psychological courage, and habit-formation are part of a client's process of change.

Requirements students must meet to enter the program:

Completion of the CLCC application (applicants are evaluated based on their desire to take part in a community-oriented training program, whether or not they have time in their schedule to fully commit to the time required for the program, and whether or not they indicate via their responses that they share the CLCC's values around vulnerability and transparency in doing personal work, with integrity). Participants must be willing to come to the training retreat, to attend all classes, devote 10 hours a week to training while the program is in session, and have a high-speed internet connection in order to ensure that they can participate on training calls. Because all of our calls are delivered in English, English fluency is needed.

Policies on payment of tuition and fees:

Participants register with a non-refundable deposit to hold their space in the program. Tuition is non-refundable. Participants can submit tuition as one lump sum, or pay in installments that are invoiced monthly. There is a late fee schedule for tuition payments that are more than 7 days late, of $25 per 7-day period that an invoice is past due.

Policies on withdrawals and refunds:

Participants register with a non-refundable deposit. Tuition payments are invoiced monthly. If the student elects to withdraw from the program, the total program tuition will still be due as outlined in the agreement.

Partial Completion Policy

CLCC is run as an end-to-end coaching program and does not offer partial completion policies to participants who have not completed all course requirements.

Transfer of Credit Policy

CLCC will validate all completed synchronous and asynchronous hours for any student wishing to transfer hours. The student must work with their new institution, however, regarding how those credit hours are applied (for example, the student will have to demonstrate to/collaborate with the new institution to define how CLCC’s curricula applies in the context of the new institution’s curricula/program/policies).

Illness Policy