Appreciative Inquiry Coaching

2. Learning Objectives

The Appreciative Inquiry Coaching Master Class:
Conversations that Matter

In this hands-on, minds-on class you will:

• Learn how to use Appreciative Inquiry in coaching for
  – identifying a positive change agenda,
  – reframing deficit-based thinking patterns into appreciative thinking patterns,
  – moving from reaction to self-direction,
  – locating unique strengths and associating them with strong positive emotions,
  -creating valued, vivid, vital, and vibrant images of desired futures,
  – developing strategies and identifying resources for moving forward into those futures
  – fulfilling a positive change agenda by enacting–in the present–images and visions of a desired future.
• Develop skills needed to construct effective Appreciative Inquiry (AI) questions.
• Learn the Principles of AI and how to put them to work for you and your clients.
• Experiment with several models for engaging you and your clients in the AI process.
• Learn about the research on which AI is based.
• Access a vast array of AI resources to support you in your work.

3. Learning Strategies

The Appreciative Inquiry Coaching Master Class:
Conversations that Matter

• Read and discuss case studies and other narratives about real-world uses of Appreciative Inquiry and how AI can work in tandem with approaches to positive, solution-focused change.
• Review Power-Point presentations on the various topics covered in the course
• Explore and discuss the use of in your own life and in your conversations with your clients.
• Post your reflections to an online journal and read and comment on the reflections of others.
• Participate in optional bonus classes and interviews with AI practitioners as they discuss their experiences with AI and share their perspectives on its use of in coaching.
• Participate in an optional Practitioners’ support (small group, first come first served) teleconference that begins after the second or third class meeting. Practice and receive feedback on new skills and extend your understanding of AI.

4. Class Time

8 Tuesdays at
11:00 am to 12:30 pm Eastern (New York time)
10:00 am Central (Chicago time)
9:00 am Mountain (Denver time)
8:00 am Pacific (San Francisco time)
All Time Zones

5. The Class Schedule

8 Tuesdays at 11:00 am Eastern
All Time Zones

Begins November 13, 2018

6. Class Tuition

Single Payment
$649 (+ optional CE and ICF CE fees*)
For CE information, see #11 below.

Monthly Payments
Three monthly payments of $228 (+ optional CE* fee)
For CE information, see #11 below.

*The CE fee is $75. Only register for CEs if you are a licensed mental health professional in the US and need CEs from one of the organizations listed in #11 below. Otherwise, when you register, indicate that you do not need the CE fee by choosing the “Base Unit Price with NO CE’s” registration option. (There is a $20 fee for ICF CCEs.)

7. International Students Registration

There is a quirk in our registration software that requires that the field for “State” be filled in. Otherwise, it will not process your registration. So if you live in a country outside of the US, put something in the field for “State.” Where students in the US might put California or Texas, you just need to put some characters in that field. Even the word “State” itself works perfectly for this.

8. Open to All

There are no prerequisites for this class. It is open to all, both within the MentorCoach Community and without.

9. Coach Certification

This class provides twelve hours toward MentorCoach Certification for students meeting the class attendance requirement (See #12 below.) It can also provide twelve hours toward ICF Certification via an Accredited Coach Training Program such as MentorCoach or via the ICF Portfolio Approach.

10. ICF Coach Continuing Education

This class is pending approval for 12 hours of CCEUs from the International Coach Federation for students meeting the class attendance requirement of being present, “live”, for 6.5 of the classes (See #12 below.) (How can you receive half credit for attendance in a class?  Turn in only one of the two attendance codes for that class session.)  For students who cannot attend live but who listen to all eight class sessions by recording, this class is pending approval for 12 hours of CCEUs (Resource Development). There is a $20 fee for ICF CCEUs.

11. CEs

This class is also approved for twelve hours of CEs (continuing education units) for social workers (NASW) and Marriage and Family Therapists in California (BBS). The CE administration fee is $75.

To receive credit for CEs, students must pay the CE fee and be present for 6.5 of the 8 classes. (See #12, Attendance Requirements)

Note: The CE fee is $75 and applies only if you are a licensed mental health professional in the US and need CEs from NASW or BBS. Otherwise, when you register, indicate that you do not need to pay the CE fee by choosing the “Base Unit Price with NO CE’s” registration option. The ICF CCE fee is $20.

12. Attendance Requirements

Every class is recorded. So if you have to miss a class, you’ll still have access to all the content.

But to receive credit for CEs, ICF CCEs, credit toward MentorCoach® Certification, or to receive a Certificate of Completion, students must be present for 6.5 of the 8 classes.

This class requires active participation. Listening to the class by recording does not count toward the attendance requirement for receiving CEs, credit toward MentorCoach Certification, ICF CCEUs, or to receive a Class Certificate of Completion.

13. Refund Policy

You may withdraw your registration at any time before the beginning of the second one hour class and receive a full refund. You are responsible for the full tuition amount if you do not withdraw before the beginning of the second class.