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Baraka Institute offers a dynamic, mind/body training
program in Whole Person Design coaching (Life Coaching).
The courses explore all the characteristics that make
up an able, successful whole person design coach.
Baraka Institute's coaching curriculum is designed
to fully integrate professional coaching competencies
into students’ daily lives that they become
second nature to the practicing coach. Armed with
the sophisticated tools and techniques garnered through
this program, the coach is in the powerful position
of being readily responsive to a variety of client
types and needs. Those who have completed the program
are primed to begin coaching with confidence flavored
by their individual style.
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What
is whole person design coaching?
Whole person design coaching is based on the philosophy
that when holistically balanced and well, living the
lifestyle that suits your individuality, you are in
alignment with your soul’s purpose; victorious.
When correctly employed, whole person design coaching
allows you to more readily understand your higher
sense of purpose and provides you with the tools necessary
to achieve your life/lifestyle goals. Whole person
design coaching looks at the mental, emotional, physical
and spiritual aspects of your life and works toward
bringing those aspects into harmony.
A whole person design coach works in partnership with
clients exploring their goals, opportunities, habits,
values, viewpoints, and barriers. Coaches help clients
discover and begin utilizing their unique talents,
abilities, passions, desires and sense of purpose
to manifest holistic unity, personal fulfillment and
life success.
The beauty of whole person design coaching is its
support of clients’ efforts to live a their
desired lifestyle while providing the tools and techniques
to not only reach their goals more rapidly but also
maintain the changes for the rest of their lives.
Why Choose Baraka
Institute?
- Small classes with lots of instructor support
in and outside of class
- Commitment to students’ long term excellence
and success.
- Graduates are supported with business start-up
and development -- brown bag lunches, special
student-only events, teleconferences and option
to be included in Baraka: Center for Creative
Change website for advertising and credibility.
- Program is punctuated with additional learning
opportunities that support and enhance the capabilities
of a professional Coach. Be exposed to cutting edge skills
and technologies for a well-rounded training.
Learning
opportunities include:
- Whole Systems Design
- NLP
- Meditation, Metaphor & Visualization
- Somatic Coaching
- Motivational skill building
- Practice management
- Focus & Visioning
- Appreciative Inquiry
- Strategic business development & marketing
and more
- Course content focus is based on Whole Person
Design and Whole Person Learning
- Coaching taught at transformational level to
effectively assist clients with positive changes
at their chosen desired optimum level
- Integration of cutting edge communication skills
and conflict resolution
- Satisfaction
guaranteed. After the first
day, students who do not wish to continue the program
will receive a full refund - no questions asked.
- Affordable no-interest,
payment schedules - ask for details!
Whole
Person Design Life Coaching Core Curriculum:
Baraka Institute’s 16-day (125 hour) Life Coach
Training Program consists of four core courses offered
over 6 months. Success: Business Development and
Marketing, while not required, is a highly recommended
supplementary course. Success is open to
the general public for those interested in developing
their practice. Success is a 6-month course that includes
two group workshops and bi-weekly mentoring over
a course of 6 months.
4 weekend sessions covering 125+ hours of material
Classes held Thursdays 4-8:00p, Friday-Sundays from 9a-6p.
Additional coach specific practice training hours run from 6-8p
on weekends as discussed in the first module of your training.
2008 SPRING PROGRAM
- Dates: Next Success Module begins May 2008
- + 5 months scheduled bi-weekly tele-coaching
sessions
time & dates TBD
Class Descriptions:
Personal
Mastery Module (may be taken as a stand along)
This course offers students a foundation in whole
person design coaching. It is the entry course into
the Program but may also serve as a stand alone course
for any who want to improve their communication skills
to enhance relationships in all aspects of life. For those interested in participating in the certification program, you will attend the Intro to Coaching day on the Sunday after Personal Mastery.
Personal Mastery is about creating what is wanted in all aspects of life. It is a discipline based in personal vision and purpose. Practitioners of personal mastery are inquistive and understanding of how life unfolds. They do not resist, but work with and embrace the forces of change. The are committed to viewing reality from many perspectives and seek accuracy in understanding and response.
Personal Mastery is a hands-on course in
which students apply techniques of whole person design
to situations posed through individual and interactive
group exercises. Appreciative feedback provides opportunities
for growth and understanding. Those having completed
this course will have the communication skills, tools
and techniques to readily apply to their daily lives.
Prerequisites: None
What to expect from this course:
- Explore whole system perspectives and contexts
- Study the art of inquiry - essential in coaching
communication
- Provide directive guidance without giving advice
- Become aware of nuances in body language that
may either compliment or contradict what clients
are saying
- Practice creating optimal coaching environments
to build trust, rapport
- Improve communications in all aspects of life
- Gain tools for conflict management
- Create a higher level of awareness of own communication
styles and adjust to meet clients’ needs
- Learn how to work with the various learning styles
to communicate in appropriate manner to clients
Systems:
Whole Person Design Module
“Systems” coaching embraces the whole person.
Coaching relationships built in the “whole person
design” fashion are based on the knowledge that
actions can and do spark subsequent actions. Thoughts,
beliefs, actions do not stand isolated but touch on
every aspect of life even when not readily apparent.
Whole person design provides more perspectives in a
broader landscape opening the door to greater understanding.
In Systems, discover how whole person design
can be used to first assist clients in determining the
source of unproductive behaviors. Learn practical tools
and methods for helping clients create a whole system
plan for changing the patterns in which they’ve
been mired so they can go on to lead an empowered and
meaningful life.
Prerequisites: (Instructors Approval or Personal Mastery)
What to expect
from this course:
- Study the use of whole systems design for helping
clients describe and progress toward their desired
future
- Learn and personalize the Baraka Whole Person
Design coaching model
- Examine methods for helping clients use whole
person design to view many useful perspectives
- Aid client's in recognizing self-defeating patterns
and influences
- Practice whole person design techniques on self
and others
- Refine the art of questioning - what kinds of
questions prompt insights and positive actions
- Prepare a whole person design intake session
personalizing materials for chosen niche
- Build whole person design wheels
- Aid clients in setting well-formed outcomes and
goals
- Join others in using body movement exercises to
work through the discovery process, acting out components
of the desired system
Processes:
Tools & Techniques
Learn to integrate coaching theory and whole systems
design using tools, techniques and strategies of the
professional coach. This course is heavily interspersed
with live demonstration, practical exercises and beneficial
instructor feedback.
Process looks
at the hurdles with which clients are often confronted.
This rough patch in clients’ progression is often
a time of self discovery – good or bad. Students
utilize tools that can help clients view their lives
more positively; commit to their desired action plan;
continue to move toward their dreams.
Prerequisites:
Personal Mastery, Systems: Whole Person Design
What to expect from this course:
- Create a life works plan for clients employing
whole person design tools and techniques
- Design initial "discovery" session
and
personalize it to suit business/client
- Work with negative thought patterns using body/mind
techniques
- Learn to help clients identify and apply meaning
to their values and beliefs; determine the underlying
forces that governs associated thoughts and actions
to examine for validity
- Work through the various levels of change; know
when to intervene
- Discover how to help client recognize whether
or not changes they propose will really have the
desired outcome they are seeking
- Select three "types" of coaching to
explore for potential niches
- Specialize your tool kit for positive change based
on your desired coaching clientele
- Coach in a supportive environment and receive
appreciative feedback
- Generate plan illustrating long term vision for
own business/work
Flow:
Integration & Refinement Module
Flow focuses on integrating the coaching
skills learned in previous courses with the student’s
personality to create a highly skilled coach that
is wholly unique. Incorporate curiosity and receptiveness
into guiding techniques rather than strict rules for
enhanced responsiveness to clients.
This course offers a safe venue for refining coaching
skills and honing confidence. Students learn how to
differentiate themselves in the market; to carve a
niche best suited to their strengths and style. Upon
completion of this course, students will feel ready
to assist as guides through complex changes using
their own creative resources enhanced by participation
in the program.
Prerequisites: Personal Mastery,
Systems: Whole Person Design, Process: Tools &
Techniques
What to expect from this course:
- Practice using whole person design to help clients
recognize undesirable behaviors, thoughts and patterns
- Create a "treasure map" of life goals
for self and a client
- Respond to challenging client situations with
grace;
gain confidence for responding
- Demonstrate confidence in knowledge and use of
coaching skills
- Ample feedback to help smooth the transition
into coaching as a profession
- Identify and resolve unwanted thoughts and/or
beliefs that may act as barriers to practitioners
success
Success:
Business Development & Marketing
Business and entrepreneurial skills are handy partners
to those of coaching and may, in fact, be the difference
between a successful coaching practice and a struggling
one. Related yet distinct, both skill sets require
much discipline and determination to master.
Learn how to optimize business potential and sharpen
awareness to individual needs and environment. Success
is focused on evaluating each student’s present
or potential business situation, providing the tools
necessary for reshaping or building it to suit desired
business plans. This course examines business goals,
work habits, personal and professional values, and
barriers. Those having completed this course can begin
utilizing their unique talents, abilities, passions,
desires and sense of purpose to demonstrate business
acumen, personal fulfillment and professional/life
success.
Prerequisites: None - Open to
anyone ready to grow their business potential.
What to expect from this course:
- Design a sustainable business
and marketing plan
- Identify premium target audience(s)
- Gain confidence to self-market; speak confidently
and publicly about self
- Develop time/project management
techniques for
remaining focused and timely
- Practice how to give workshops, develop presentations,
relationship marketing techniques
- Individual guidance for developing differentiating
factors
- Learn the art of networking
- Analyze how to apply customer oriented marketing
| Dates: |
Next Program to Start May 2008 |
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| Times: |
9:00am - 4:00pm / 9:00am-2:00pm + 5 months of bi-weekly tele-coaching |
| Tuition:
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$1395.00 |
| Class size: |
15 individuals |
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| Location: |
Baraka Institute: Leadership Development and Coach Training Center
at Opening to Life
407 NE 12th
Portland, OR 97232
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Tuition
& Payment Plan
- Full Program (CORE courses & Personal Mastery) – purchased as package.
The Success module is not included in this
package but may be purchased separately. *Interest
Free Payment Plan Available.
------------------------>> $3795.00*
(Registration
requires a $595 Deposit)
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
SAVE $200.00 - Register and Pay in full by January 15th, 2008
Individual Courses:
- Personal Mastery (3-days)
------------------------>> $695.00
- Success: Business Development
& Marketing (Recommended)
------------------------>> $1395.00
*Payments may be made in interest free installments
for those choosing the Life Coaching Certification
Package only. All prices quoted in US Dollars. Prices
are subject to change. PAYMENT PLAN requires $595.00 Deposit. Call for details.
Learn
more!
- Find out what it’s
all about first hand by
attending one of our FREE Coaching Seminars.
When: See our workshop calendar for details (at least once a month!)
RSVP
Where: Baraka Institute: Leadership Development
& Coach Training Center
Contact: 503-241-2200
Our Admissions Advisors are ready to share more
information about our programs, supply referrals
for sample coaching sessions and provide references
from our participants. Our knowledgeable staff is
available to help you choose the program that will
best meet your needs.
- FREE Informational
Call
What’s this buzz about coaching? One easy
phone call is all it takes to be in-the-know.
Contact: 503-241-2200 to schedule your free call
Baraka Institute sponsors FREE half-hour calls packed
with the information you want to know about the
the art of coaching. Speak directly to Baraka Institute
coaches for thorough, informed answers to your questions.
Reserve
your space Now! Invest in your future today!
- CALL: (503) 241-2200
- FAX: (503) 241-3388*
- MAIL TO:
Baraka Institute
6312 SW Capitol Hwy. #421
Portland, OR 97239
Full Certification Program - Enrollment
in the 4 core course program requires a $595.00 deposit.
(Personal Mastery, Systems, Process and Flow) Including your phone number when
registering will ensure you receive a call back from
us to set up an interest free tuition payment plan
for the remainder of tuition outstanding.
Individual courses - priced separately.
See Tuition
section for details.
Once payment has been received, confirmations will
be sent via email or regular mail to verify that we
have reserved your place in the program or chosen
course.
Getting ICF Accreditation (ACC or PCC)
- The requirement for
ACC Accreditation is 60 hours of COACH SPECIFIC TRAINING
PCC Accreditation is
125 hours of COACH SPECIFIC TRAINING
These hours hours can be obtained from either of the following sources:
1. Training from a program that has received the ICF Approved Coach-Specific Training Hours (ASCTH) designation, or
2. Training that is specifically marketed as teaching coaching skills, that teaches coaching skills or teaches how to apply technical skills in a coach-like manner and teaches coaching skills in accordance with the ICF Core Coaching Competencies.
Overview of ICF ACC requirements:
- 60 documented hours of Coach Specific Training*
- Client Coach Log Documenting 100 hours of Coaching
Minimum of 75 paid hours
- Minimum of 8 clients
- 2 Letters of reference for ICF PCC or MCC accredited coaches that have heard you coach.
- Demonstrated competency in ICF's oral examination
- $225 fee for ICF members/$425 for non-members
- $75 exam fee
DOWNLOAD [ICF ACC Portfolio Application (3-24-06)]
Overview of ICF PCC requirements:
- 125 documented hours of Coach Specific Training*
- Completion of 10 hours work with a qualified MCC/PCC Coach
- Client Coach Log Documenting 750 hours of Coaching
Minimum of 675 paid hours
- Minimum of 25 clients
- 2 Letters of reference for ICF PCC or MCC accredited coaches that have heard you coach.
- Demonstrated competency in ICF's three-part Portfolio Exam
- $425 fee for ICF members/$625 for non-members
- $150 exam fee
DOWNLOAD [ICF PCC Portfolio Application (3-24-06)]
*To assist our students in filling out their ACC or PCC applications we supply our students with the comprehensive Coach Specific Training Documentation Chart required by the ICF.
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