Level 3 Life Coaching Diploma

Course Content

Level 3 Life Coaching Diploma Unit 1: Life Coaching and You

This unit explores the role of the coach in wide-ranging situations by giving an in-depth discussion of life coaching in a creative way using quotes and providing and encouraging an introspective look by thinking about the numerous reasons people seek a coach. Various techniques in the successful delivery of coaching such as how to encourage and the use of appropriate questioning to build up a preliminary client session is examined. The differences in giving advice, guidance and the implementation of coaching are explained. Knowledge of active listening and personality profiling are explored. Thoughts and feelings about situations that suit coaching, learning how to structure thoughts and plan personal development are learned.

Level 3 Life Coaching Diploma Unit 2: Essential Qualities

This unit focuses on the qualities that a Life Coach needs to possess and develop in order to be a positive influence and provide a confidential service to the client. The coach requires clients to complete an interview form in order to provide the Coach with a detail of their background and needs. How this can then be used to tailor a plan for the client is considered.

Level 3 Life Coaching Diploma Unit 3: Interviewing a Client and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)

This unit demonstrates how to build a client relationships, maintaining confidence and trust of clients, and delivering high quality services, while managing client expectations. The interviewing technique is taught as it is key to the successful coach and also enables the coach to see the client as a whole. Key techniques will be examined and developed as the course progresses.

The NLP component of this unit is a stand-alone course in itself. NLP brings together the three areas of the mind, our use of language, and our behaviour to achieve our goals. “Neuro” relates to neurology, the study of the mind and how we think, “linguistics” covers our use of language and how is has an affects and “programming” addresses how actions are sequenced to achieved desired outcomes. The basic premise is that it useful and desirable for coaches to appreciate the nature and applications of NLP, particularly since there are strong links and similarities between many NLP concepts, strategies and techniques widely used in coaching. The unit adopts an objective, informative, and questioning approach to NLP. It outlines the benefits of NLP in promoting positive thinking, effective communication, and encouragement to use one’s internal resources to “change one’s state” to achieve well-formed outcomes.

Level 3 Life Coaching Diploma Unit 4: Relationships, Sexuality and Bereavement

This unit explores the techniques used to draw information out of the client in order to get them to recognise how they are feeling. This is developed to coach in a different situation such as coaching couples. The unit covers wide-ranging relationships from workplace to family to couple counselling and discussing sexuality. The issues that break-down elements within relationship e.g. work pressure or loss of self-esteem are discussed.

The stages of dying, terminal illness, loss and the tasks of mourning follow as they refer to a final end of a relationship. The coach can have a huge part to play in these situations by helping people to identify the various stages of emotions and feelings that arise out of bereavement. Many clients will benefit from a mourning plan and dealing with the vast array of emotions they may be feeling. Various techniques, defences and coping styles are explored to address perspectives of loss and adjusting to an environment missing a loved one.

Level 3 Life Coaching Diploma Unit 5: Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictions

This unit addresses the definitions and effects of drugs, alcohol and addictions. Knowledge and understanding of the effects of addiction and substance abuse has with regard to relationships, physical and emotional health, aspects of performance as well as legal and financial situations. The unit covers ways of assisting the client in a practical and supportive manner. The course also covers coaching clients with financial problems since addictions can give rise to debt or money worries, both for them and their families.

Level 3 Life Coaching Diploma Unit 6: Stress, Depression and Suicide

Many of today’s largest problem areas that are encountered by clients are examined in this unit. The causes of anxiety, stress and depression are discussed by providing opportunity to work through detailed practical steps and goal setting processes that assist the client with these issues. Suicide must be taken seriously and ways to tackle what gives rise to it and any possible interventions are explored. Healthy coping styles, relaxation techniques, stress management systems, stressors and time management are explained as ways to challenge and reduce stress, depression and suicide.

Level 3 Life Coaching Diploma Unit 7: Finding Clients and Initial Enquiries

This unit explores the areas in which a coach works. There are many types of coaching in specialised areas, e.g. Health and Fitness Coach, Addictions Coach, Female Lifestyle Coach, Relationship Coach, Career Coach and Business Coach, as well as all round coaching. By this stage of the course, students may have definite ideas of specialising in a particular area of coaching so knowledge about promotion of one’s businesses, as well as dealing in a positive manner with prospective clients is discussed to find and keep suitable and potential clients.

Level 3 Life Coaching Diploma Unit 8: Financial, Career and Workplace (Corporate) Coaching

This unit focuses on the clients’ financial goals, using financial indicators and positive goal setting to increase and manage money. Information will also be given to offer coaching within the context of career and workplace. Businesses use experienced staff to coach new or less experienced employees or bring in external coaches to train and problem-solve, e.g. to manage a conflict that is affecting production or help increase the profits by motivating employees to work better and raise the quality of the service on offer.

Level 3 Life Coaching Diploma Unit 9: Business of Coaching, Administration and Ethics

This unit contains an extensive array of samples of various useful coaching sheets and relevant documents. These include: coach/client contract, client session form, client basis form, client goal action form, referral letter, terms and conditions, client’s action plan/care plan, client feedback form. The final part to the full course is a ‘Plan for Business’. This is a full course that moves through a business plan, how to market important skills professionally, finance, and the conflicting elements that may be encountered in a private coaching practice.