List of subjects covered in the life skills course

• What is life coaching?
• How does it work?
• What does a life coach do?
• History of Life Coaching.
• Contra-indications to Life Coaching.
• What makes an effective coach?
• Introduction to key theories.
• Introduction to key techniques used in coaching.
• Identifying your personal traits and strengths as a practitioner.
• The role of the Life Coach.
• Identifying client needs and wants by visualisation.
• Fear.
• Beliefs.
• Self-Limiting Beliefs.
• The benefits of coaching for clients
• The importance of core values and changes within an individual.
• Defining and reviewing relationships, Energy, Health, Financial, Emotional Well-being using well known coaching Models.
• Defining and recognising the client’s goals, aims and values
• The client’s Mission Statement.
• SWOT, SMART and many more Analysis.
• Life Coaching Chart Template.
• Coaching Applications.
• Examining the past holistically.
• The role of the past with regard to the client’s current life blockages.
• The conception of changing reactions and responses.
• Coaching Styles.
• Attitudes and understanding of therapy, counselling and coaching.
• Review of counselling/ therapy and coaching skills.
• Their defined roles within life coaching.
• The here and now reflective contemplation.
• Ways of avoiding and relating.
• Relationships as systems.
• Motivating clients and self.
• Identifying individual motivating factors re: obstacles.
• Anchoring
• Representational Systems.
• How to build a good rapport with clients
• Stress Coaching
• Stress Management
• Dealing with the Worried Well
• Specialist Life Coaching.
• The GROW model
• The Coaching Attitude.
• The Coaching Wheel.
• Relationship Coaching
• Case Study
• Spiritual Coaching
• Self Esteem/ Confidence Coaching.
• Health and Well-Being Coaching
• Career Coaching
• Coaching for a new career
• Coaching within the Workplace
• Case Study Review
• Financial Coaching
• Prosperity Attainment.
• Ultimate Coaching Questions
• Goal Setting/ Mapping
• Life Coaching Ethics and Confidentiality.
• Coaching Contract and Agreements
• Ethics.
• Professionalism.
• Client Confidentiality.
• Maintaining Records.
• Data Protection and disclosure.
• The Consultation process.
• Finding premises versus working from home.
• Accounting.
• The Law and you.
• Working with clients.
• Communication.
• The first meeting.
• Creating the right professional conditions and workspace.
• Establishing the working relationship.
• Defining boundaries.
• How to Build a Life Coaching Practise.
• Finding clients.
• Advertising.
• Expanding your business.
• Positive Endings.
• Continuing Professional Development.
• Overcoming Obstacles
• Support Networks
• Referring On to a Health/ Mental Health Professional.
• Closure for the Client and for the Coach
• Expanding your Business.
• The Bigger Picture.

The above list is not exhaustive and other topics can be substituted to meet the needs of students, as such many courses vary. 

Over the course students will develop a substantial portfolio of skills and knowledge that exceeds the above.