Module Details Advanced Program

Module S1: Simply ADHD

This course is designed to give a foundational understanding of the traits of ADHD so that a coach can understand what they might be hearing then ask better questions to support their client.  We emphasize listening from an understanding of ADHD neuroscience, and we provide models and strategies.  Students leave with understanding and appreciation for neurodiversity, self-compassion, modalities, and the importance of environment and enlisting strengths.

Module PT1: Personal Transformation (PT)

This course is designed to give a foundational understanding of the traits of ADHD so that a coach can understand what they might be hearing then ask better questions to support their client.  We emphasize listening from an understanding of ADHD neuroscience, and we provide models and strategies.  Students leave with understanding and appreciation for neurodiversity, self-compassion, modalities, and the importance of environment and enlisting strengths.

Module B1: Introduction to Coaching

This module is designed to introduce you to ADHD and life coaching.  We will define coaching and discuss what it means to be a coach, how coaching is distinguished from other professions, such as therapy or counseling, and how ADHD coaching differs from life coaching.  We will also explore the value of certification.

You will be introduced to our coaching conversational process, the QuestVersation©, and our Being model.  You will hear example coaching sessions and begin practicing basic skills.  Finally, we will introduce the core coaching competencies, behavioral markers, and ethical guidelines of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the Professional Association of ADHD Coaches (PAAC). 

Module B2: Anatomy of a Coaching Practice

This module is designed to help you learn how to talk to a prospect about coaching and, once a person wants to begin, how to get the initial coaching agreement and goals.  You will hear how to do an intake session with a new client and learn how early coaching sessions flow.  

You will develop your first welcome packet so you are ready to start with clients.  You will learn the importance of getting a coaching session agreement and practice asking the client for their agenda for the session.  This module prepares you to begin a coaching relationship on a strong and ethical foundation

Module B3: The QuestVersation© Coaching Process

This module is designed to introduce you to two ADDCA foundational coaching models.

The LEAP Model illustrates four stages of client development and growth.  The QuestVersation© Model introduces the coaching conversation process and how to create a partnership of trust with the client using six distinct skills:  receiving, witnessing, questioning, filtering, activating, and reinventing.

We explore both models and how they work together to create a safe coaching environment that encourages client exploration and growth.  Students will be listening to coaching sessions and beginning to practice both in and outside of class. 

Module B4: Setting Up Your Coaching Business

This module is designed to explore coaching best practices, tools, resources, how to present oneself as a coach (your coaching story), coaching ethics, boundaries, self-care, and managing client load.  We will discuss fee structures, one-on-one and group coaching, and how you want to be and function as a coach.  

We will try to cover everything you need to build and enjoy an incredible coaching practice.  While this is not a marketing class, we do provide resources to help you with marketing your business.

Module A1: Receiving the Client

This module will deepen your understanding of the QuestVersation© skill of Receiving, as we explore what it means to powerfully receive a client. You will learn how to be fully present with each client and the important things a coach listens for, including the impact of ADHD in our clients’ lives. You will practice receiving a client through the art of listening, observing, engaging your senses, and trusting your intuition.

Module A2: Witnessing

This module will deepen your understanding of the QuestVersation© skill of Witnessing.  You will learn to identify the four elements coaches observe to powerfully witness with a client. You will learn and practice eight witnessing skills and how to integrate those skills with our ADDCA models.  We will explore when and what to witness, how to deliver a difficult message to a client, and how to support our clients to witness themselves.

Module A3: Questioning

This module will further develop your skill of Questioning which we use throughout the QuestVersation©. You will learn the types and structure of powerful questions, practice specific questioning models, and build a repertoire of powerful questions. You will practice using questions from your understanding of ADHD and ADDCA models in various case scenarios. Most importantly, you will expand your coaching perspective to select and deliver the most powerful question in the moment from among the many approaches you might take with a client.

Module A4: Filtering Thoughts and Beliefs

This module will build upon your understanding and use of the QuestVersation© skill of Filtering.

We will discuss the process of filtering, re-examine the resistance and/or ambivalence to change, and practice incorporating the four elements learned in Witnessing to create sustainable, positive change. You will practice using several filtering tools along with ADDCA models while filtering in a coaching conversation. We will also review the impact of filtering on your client’s growth and get additional practice with case scenarios.

Module A5: Activating a Plan

This module will help you bring together all you learned in Simply, PT, and the Basic Coaching Skills course about ADHD planning, goal setting, and following through to expand and strengthen your skill with Activating a client’s plans. You will learn new approaches to goal setting, taking into account what we know about ADHD, and practice applying ADHD-friendly tools and strategies to help your clients activate their plans and achieve their dreams. We will incorporate our ADDCA models as we empower clients to plan, commit to, and take action toward their goals, then monitor their progress toward completion.

Module A6: Reinventing a Successful Picture

This module will give you additional models and tools to practice as we see our clients growing and want to help them Reinvent a new, successful picture of themselves, based on what they have accomplished and what’s possible for them.

We will expand your use of visualizing and contextualizing to inspire your clients to see themselves in a positive, new light as their self-confidence and self-image improve. We give special attention to the importance of helping clients practice gratitude. As part of Reinventing, we also explore and practice closing a coaching conversation powerfully.