International Academy for Professional Development Ltd

This two-day workshop adopts a Cognitive Behavioural perspective and focus on skills training.

It can be taken as a stand-alone course. Delegates who wish to gain a University Accredited (level 5, 30 credits), Association for Coaching Recognised Certificate course can take Stress Management and one of the following two-day courses to achieve the Certificate in Stress Management and Performance Coaching:

·Assertion

·Redundancy Coaching and Counselling

·Problem Focused Counselling Coaching and Training

All of our courses are accredited by the British Psychological Society Learning Centre for the purpose of Continuing Professional Development. We are approved by the International Society for Coaching Psychology

CONTENT

This intensive two-day course based workshop covers the theory and practice of performance coaching applied to work and personal contexts. It takes a cognitive behavioural approach. Participants will have the opportunity to practise coaching skills and techniques in small group work. Some of the topics included are the structure of a performance coaching session, assessing current performance, awareness and taking responsibility, reducing interference, overcoming psychological blocks, the coach as a catalyst, goal setting and goal theory, eliminating the discrepancy between actual and desired performance, competence, developing performance confidence, performance as a measure of behaviour, overcoming the perils of perfectionism, performance enhancing thoughts, performance improvement plans, tackling troublesome thoughts, keeping focused. Handouts and a manual are provided. For the purposes of skills training, participants should be prepared to discuss one problem in small group work. Suitable for coaches, managers, personnel staff, trainers and counsellors. Normal rules of confidentiality apply.

AIMS

To provide participants with a range of performance coaching skills.

OBJECTIVES

· gain competence in carrying out an assessment of a person’s current performance

· identify and tackle blocks to improving current performance

· develop collaboratively a performance improvement plan

· understand what steps will be needed to maintain performance once it has improved

· troubleshoot obstacles to improving and/or maintaining performance