Are you a coach looking for an evidence-based approach to support your clients to interact more skilfully with their thoughts and feelings? Are you drawn to provide coaching with a focus on wellbeing and resilience?
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is an approach which has tools and techniques that are applicable for anyone interested in how to live a full and meaningful life. ACT’s evidence-base within workplace wellbeing and coaching is growing, as is the interest in approaches which have been shown to increase resilience and support individuals to achieve transformational change.
ACT supports the development of psychological flexibility, enabling individuals to consciously respond rather than react as if constantly on autopilot. Coaching clients tell us that ACT’s power is in how it normalises their experience, how the mindfulness techniques support them to notice what is happening and how the exploration and clarifying of values helps them to focus their attention on what is most important to them. There is often a feeling of lightness following the coaching relationship and a confidence that comes from having a toolkit for living with their mind.
This training gives you the unique opportunity to learn about ACT from a highly experienced International Coach Federation (ICF) accredited coach, Hazel Anderson-Turner, who has been applying ACT within the UK National Health Service.
What will you get out of this workshop?
The objective of this workshop is to provide a comprehensive overview of the ACT model within a coaching context. Hazel will guide you through the concept of acceptance and demonstrate creative ways to engage coaching clients with this idea. She will explore the diverse skill set of mindfulness and illustrate its applicability across various coaching scenarios. Additionally, she will present the latest techniques for effectively working with challenging and persistent thoughts. Lastly, Hazel will introduce methods for facilitating values-based behavioural change.
In this introductory workshop you will:
- Gain an understanding of what ACT is, the research behind it and how it can support your coaching clients achieve lasting change
- Learn how to use mindfulness techniques to build psychological flexibility – the ability to engage in valued behaviours even in the presence of unwanted thoughts and feelings
- Find out how to help clients in taking committed values-based action in service of their goals, creating sustainable change
- Discover innovative approaches to enhance your clients’ adeptness in responding skilfully to thoughts and feelings.
- Experience the tools yourself and gain a powerful, practical toolkit to use with your clients.
Please note, 5.5 ICF CCE points will be awarded for attending this event. CCEs are also available for the asynchronous training version (ie the workshop recording) as well as the live version.
Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is aimed at executive and life coaches. There is no requirement for you to have a therapeutic background.
PLEASE NOTE: This course does not train you to be a coach, it is designed to enhance your existing coaching practice.