Introduction
The positive and progressive development of any young person is inevitably made easier by their own will to succeed. Life Coaching provides an excellent opportunity for any professional working with young people on a one to one basis and teaches how to motivate and inspire challenging or disengaged young people.

Course Aims
To examine what life coaching is, so that an appreciation is gained of how beneficial it can be to young people.

Through the demonstration and development of coaching techniques, practitioners can also be confident of building rapport with young people on a one to one basis to achieve visible results.

To understand the significance of values and beliefs and how they affect behaviour.

Who Should Attend
The course is especially useful for frontline staff including: Connexions Personal Advisers, Youth Workers, Youth Offending Team Workers, Careers Specialist Staff, Teachers, Social Workers, Care Workers, Foster Carers, Youth Charity Workers and any other professional working with young people.

Course Content

• Life coaching strategies when working with young people.
• Life Coaching - the definitions.
• Goal setting and action planning.
• Values.
• Beliefs.
• Results based coaching.
• Building rapport.
• Creating leverage in young people.

Course Duration
Two days.