PPCC topics
The PPCC program adheres to the philosophical and evidence-based tradition of goal-focused coaching. It relies on solid empirical research from diverse disciplines concerning behaviour change, effective communication, ethical principles, and the need for reflective practice among professional coaches.
Background of Coaching
- Professional and Personal Coaching: History and current orientation
- Relation to other helping professions
Theoretical Underpinnings
- Theoretical perspectives underlying coaching and behaviour change
- Stage models of individual change processes
- A meta-model of the coaching process
Coaching Orientation
- Reflective practice
- Ethics, goals, boundaries, and agreements in coaching
- Mapping the coaching environment
Core Competencies Dialogue, Reflection and Inquiry
- The power of dialogue
- Encouraging expression - fostering openness
- Empathic reflections - mirroring and pacing
- The methodology of inquiry
Deepening Understanding
- Reflection of meaning
- Self-disclosure
- Asset and resource search
Creating Vision
- Identifying passion, strengths and resources
- Challenging self-limiting beliefs
- Creating awareness of discrepancies
- Enabling creativity and innovation
- Dreaming and visioning
Influencing Behavior
- Reframing
- Metaphors
- Intuition and interpretation
- Appreciative guidance
Goal Setting and Action Planning
- Goal setting
- Accessing motivation
- Action planning
- Identifying skills, resources and opportunities
- Addressing obstacles and barriers
- Contracting
- Eliciting commitment
- Fostering accountability
- The co-creation of assignments
Safeguarding the Change
- Holding the agenda - awareness of standards
- Monitoring action
- Enabling mastery
- Identifying and celebrating success
- Preventing relapse
