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ESSENTIALS COACHING CERTIFICATEThe Essentials Coaching undergraduate certificate programprovides comprehensive training in the essentials methodof life coaching and is offered in partnership with theFord Institute for Integrative Coaching. It is designed forindividuals seeking to become certified integrative coachprofessionals (CIC) or to complement students’ education inother undergraduate or graduate degree programs by offeringapplied methods and skills for pursuing academic, personal,and professional goals.Students can take the certificate as a stand-alone program orfully integrate it into a BA degree. Anyone who completesthe program is then eligible to apply for certification with theInternational Association of Integrative Coaches, but manymay choose to take the program to enhance their personaland professional development without seeking externalcertification.Through direct observation, academic study, and appliedpractice, students become proficient in the essentialscoaching concepts and skills. The program emphasizespersonal responsibility, integrity, accountability, and accessto inner wisdom as the foundation for personal developmentnecessary for becoming a coach as well as theories andtechniques of the coaching model. Each course in theprogram supports students in developing self-awareness ofone’s skills, strengths, and limitations (including ongoing selfandpeer-assessment) alongside the cognitive and appliedlearning necessary for effective coaching practices.The Essentials Coaching program is taught by instructorswho are master coaches and certified by the InternationalAssociation of Integrative Coaches. The curriculum isdesigned to accommodate local, national, and internationalstudent participation with all weekly classes taking placevia telephone bridge line and all homework submitted andevaluated in a web platform. In addition to these distancelearningmodalities, students also convene in 3- or 4-dayresidential intensives at two points during the certificateprogram.Admission RequirementsStudents seeking entry to this program must complete thefollowing:• A completed Ford Institute for Integrative Coaching applicationpacket which includes an application, a supplementalquestionnaire, and a disclaimer,• An interview with the Ford Institute faculty to be conductedafter the application packet has been received, and• The continuing education workshop, Shadow Process, priorto registering for the first course in the certificate program.(For more information, visit www.jfku.edu/FordInstitute.)Learning OutcomesUpon completion of the program, students will• Demonstrate an enhanced capacity for deep listening,• Develop the ability to access and trust inner wisdom,• Understand and apply ECT concepts with clients and inone’s own life,• Take responsibility for self-development,• Develop leadership skills,• Enhance personal empowerment and self-esteem,• Demonstrate the ability to be self-generating,• Demonstrate a capacity to lead others in a transformationalchange process,• Acquire tools for achieving one’s goals,• Develop an enhanced sense of inner peace,• Be inspired by one’s own life, and• Demonstrate capacity and ability to be an agent for positivechange in the world.Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)ECT 3001 Essentials One: Preparing the Self 1 4ECT 3002 Essentials One: Practicum 3 ECT 3001ECT 3003 Essentials Coaching Program:ECT 3002The Experience of Being Coached 4ECT 3004 Essentials Coaching Training: The Practice of Being Coached 4 ECT 3003ECT 3005 Essentials Coaching Training: Practicum 5 ECT 3004Total units required 201Completion of the Shadow Process workshop is required as a condition of admittance to the Essentials Coaching certificate program.46 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND LIBERAL ARTSJOHN F. KENNEDY UNIVERSITY