LIFC 201
LECTURE NOTES: MODULE/WEEK 7
DVD 10: New Directions: Specialty Coaching, Panel—Catherine Hart Weber, Ph.D.,
Dwight Bain, M.A., Sandra Dopf, B.S., and Katie Brazelton, M.Div., Ph.D., and Georgia
Shaffer, M.A.
There are many types of coaching, from executive coaching to spiritual coaching to
divorce coaching. This panel of expert coaches helps you explore possible specialties and
gives you keys for determining your niche in the field of coaching.
I. Niche Coaching
A. What is Niche coaching?
B. Executive Coaching: Dwight Bain
1. Who can use an Executive Coach?
2. What an Executive Coach does:
3. Set up of relationship (number of clients, duration etc.):
C. Life Purpose Coaching: Katie Brazelton
1. Who can use a Life Purpose Coach?
2. What a Life Purpose Coach does:
3. Set up of relationship (number of clients, duration etc.):
D. Divorce/ Transitional Coaching: Sandra Dopf
1. Who needs a Divorce or Transitional Coach?
2. What a Divorce or Transitional Coach does:
3. Set up of relationship (number of clients, duration, etc):
E. Communication Coaching: Georgia Shaffer
1. Who needs a Communication Coach?
2. What a Communication Coach does:
3. Set up of relationship (number of clients, duration, etc.):
F. Stress, Anxiety, Depression Coaching: Catherine Hart Weber
1. Who can use a Stress, Anxiety and/or Depression Coach?
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2. What this type of Coach does:
3. Positive Psychology:
4. Set up of relationship (number of clients, duration, etc.):
II. How Do You Discover Your Niche?
A. Make sure you are healthy Yourself
B. Utilize Self-Examinations
C. Listen to your Divine Urge and Fascination of the Soul
D. Seek God and His desire for you in His Kingdom
E. Discover your Passions: Listen to your Heart
III. How to Gain Credibility in Your Niche:
A. Credentials and Certifications:
B. Read continually
DVD 11: Coaching for Creativity and Innovations, Catherine Hart Weber, Ph.D.,
Sylvia Frejd, M.A., Katie Brazelton, M.Div., Ph.D., Georgia Shaffer, M.A., Sandra Dopf,
B.S., Dwight Bain, M.A., Richard Eley, Ph.D., and Jennifer Cisney, M.A.
All of the AACC Life Coaching faculty shares their creative techniques for Life
Coaching. This lesson will offer you techniques and practices that will.
Interview One: Catherine Hart Weber, Ph.D.
The Importance of Creativity
Technique: The Cost of Characters
Goal: To help the client become aware of the different parts of who they are.
Step One: Come up with a name for each part identified.
Step Two: Create a collage around the “central figure”—the core of self—an image
that would capture the essence of the client.
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Step Three: Questioning
Which aspect or part of yourself is the strongest right now?
What role are you functioning in at this time?
Which aspect or part of yourself is the strongest right now?
Explore the client’s feelings and thoughts regarding the collage they have
constructed
Powerful P’s
Praise (things they’ve done/accomplished from session)
Pressure/Problems (things to pay attention to)
Plan (Things to do for the next session)
Your life on a movie screen
“film clips from the life of…”
10 defining moments in freeze frames
(what happened in this moment you want to describe)
(how did you feel? 5 emotions)
(what did you learn about yourself or decide or deny that day?)
What else has happened in your life? (and so forth)
The Surrender Walk
The Stump Speech
The Arts in Coaching
Sneaking in the back door
Movie: Defending your life (fear)
Dead Poets Society (be passionate)
Music: pick a theme song
The practice of Examine
What went well in my day, and why?
Consolation/Desolation
Written plan of action for each session
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Interview Two: Gloria Shaffer, M.A.
The Powerful “P’s”
Praise – things they have accomplished
Pressure – problems they are facing that they need to pay attention to
Plan – what are they going to do for the next time
**Ms. Shaffer hands this list out to her clients at the beginning of each session.
This kind of structure allows the client freedom to let their mind go!
Interview Three: Katie Brazelton, M.Div., Ph.D.
Your Life on a Movie Screen
Tools: Flat screen panel, comfortable setting, equipment is positioned to the side of each
individual so as not to block the coach and client.
Goal: Gathering data from the past
Tab One: Share a life-changing “A-Ha” moment in your life
Tab Two: How did you feel that day?
It is important to gather at least 5 emotive words for this section
Tab Three: What did you learn about yourself?
Tab Four: What else has specifically happened in your life?
This is an opportunity for the client to let their story out with a modern mode of data
collection.
Interview Four: Dwight Bain, M.A.
Creativity
Key: To use specific exercises that challenge and stretch the client in the areas
corresponding to the goals he/she has set.
Coaching is about the client and his/her needs!
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The coach’s responsibility is to find the most appropriate tools in the coach’s tool box to
be able to come alongside and say, “Here’s how we can get you results and reach your
dreams!”
Interview Five: Sylvia Frejd, M.A.
The Surrender Walk
Step One: Instruct the client to take 4 pebbles and write on each stone what God is
asking him/her to surrender at this point in their life.
Step Two: Instruct the client to release the stones to God when ready after a time of
prayer and self-reflection
Interview Six: Richard Eley, Ph.D.
The Stump Speech
An individual is approached and asked, “What do you do?”
Always be prepared to answer this question with a “Stump Speech” that gives the
whole context of what you do whether you have 30 seconds or 30 minutes
Dr. Eley was asked, “If you had to come up with three words using the letter ‘C,’ what
would they be?”
Character – who am I?
Competence – why am I here?
Chemistry – how do I work with other people?
Interview Seven: Jennifer Cisney, M.A.
The Arts in Coaching
Music, Poetry, Film, Painting/Drawing
These areas are processed in a different part of the brain vs. oral communication
—“sneaking through the back door”
Examples:
The use of art and painting to move the client to emotion
The use of movies
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The key is to think outside of the box!
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The use of music—picking a life theme song
Interview Eight: Sandra Dopf, B.S.
Divorce Coaching
Sandra shares the story of couple coming in with a “Parenting Plan.”
1. Use a 2-way picture – 2 different images can be seen depending on the
perspective of the individual
People see things differently; men and women see things differently
2. Use questioning to illicit different perspectives of the couple
What are the names and ages of your children? What is was like for you at
that age? Tell me how you related to your mother and father.
3. Allow the client to begin telling their story
4. Clarify how they want to raise their children
5. Cast a new vision for the marital relationship and parenting
6. Explore possible roadblocks and areas of conflict
7. Develop a plan for dealing with future conflict
Interview Nine: Sylvia Frejd, M.A.
The Use of Self-Disclosure
At times, the best use of creativity is appropriate self-disclosure to the client.
Self-disclosure must be kept in balance to assure that the information disclosed does not
focus on the well-being of the coach, but remains focused on the needs of the client.
True life change takes place when we get real with God and get real with each other.
Interview Ten: Georgia Shaffer, M.A.
Personalities
Popular Sanguine –
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Peaceful Phlegmatic –
Perfect Melancholy –
Powerful Choleric –
Interview Eleven: Catherine Hart Weber, Ph.D.
The Practice of Examine
The comparison and examination of polar opposites –
Examples:
What am I most thankful for? What am I least thankful for?
What was good about my day? What was bad about my day?
Explore both extremes with client—
Example:
“The Little Black Book”
Interview Twelve: Dwight Bain, M.A.
Creativity
Main Task: To develop a Strategic Action Plan
A good Action Plan includes the following:
Strategy
Measurable goals
Accountability structure
A good Action Plan will:
Provide a written paper trail of progress
Build success upon success upon success
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Interview Thirteen: Sandra Dopf, B.S.
Marriage Coaching
Interview Fourteen: Georgia Shaffer, M.A.
You are the Message
Life experience and life stories are extremely important and valuable!
What has God been doing in your life recently?
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