Coaching in therapy - Basic

This course is for Cerebral Palsy Alliance employees

Who is this course for?

This training is designed to help Allied Health practitioners support a client or family in the process of decision-making around functional activity and participation in daily life.
If this course is relevant to your role, but not mandatory, please discuss with and get approval from your manager.

What content does the course cover?

In this training session you will learn how to apply the CPA coaching framework and strategies when supporting clients and families.
This includes:

An introduction to coaching
Joint planning
Observation
Action / practice
Reflection
Feedback
Becoming a more effective coach

The course is for small groups (4-7 participants) and is delivered as 7 × 1 hr virtual sessions scheduled over four months. You must attend all the sessions.
You will complete learning activities between sessions and practice your skills and knowledge in your therapy sessions.

Does the course have prerequisites or specific requirements?

The following is required before attending:

Advanced communication (online course)
6 – 12 months of clinical experience working with a range of clients and their families
Experience with joint goal setting.
Capacity to commit to scheduled training over a 4-month period
Willingness to actively engage in all group activities and reflect on own practice to make necessary changes.

It is recommended that you speak with your clinical advisor before commencing the coaching in therapy training. Understanding the prerequisites of the course is essential to get the most out of this training.

What other details do I need to know?

The coaching training is offered as a blended learning experience. This includes:

7 × 1 hour sessions scheduled over a four month period (Teams meetings – virtual learning)
completing learning activities between sessions using the coaching in therapy workbook (independent learning)
practising coaching within therapy sessions (independent learning)

The total estimated time over a four-month period is approximately 14 hours. This would need to be scheduled in your Calendar as one hour a week over this four month time period.
Full attendance at every session is the expectation to allow successful implementation of the coaching model in practice.

To register you must choose from one of the five coaching program schedules shown below.

Program choice 1 times 1.30pm-2.30pm	Program choice 2 times 11.30am -12.30pm	Program choice 3 times 11.30am -12.30pm
Wedneday 29th March Wednesday 12th April Wednesday 26th April Wednesday 10th May Wednesday 24th May Wednesday 7th June Wednesday 21st June	Wedneday 3rd May Wednesday 10th May Wednesday 17th May Wednesday 24th May Wednesday 31st May Wednesday 7th June Wednesday 14th June	Monday 5th June Monday 19th June Monday 26th June Monday 3rd July Monday 10th July Monday 17th July Monday 24th July

Program choice 4 times 11.30am -12.30pm	Program choice 5 times 8.30am - 9.30am
Wedneday 23rd August Wednesday 30th August Wednesday 6th September Wednesday 13th September Wednesday 20th September Wednesday 27th September Wednesday 4th October	Monday 18th September Monday 25th September Monday 9th October Monday 23rd October Monday 6th November Monday 20th November Monday 4th December

Trainers: Several members of the Clinical Governance team facilitate this training.

Attendance type: Virtual
Duration: 7 x 1 hour sessions over a four month period
Times: Please select a course start date below or if there are no dates, please click Enquire
If you need to cancel: Cancellation guidelines

There are a set of attitudes, knowledge and skills necessary for successful implementation of coaching in therapy. Some of these are listed in the table below:

Attitudes /beliefs	Knowledge	Skills
Respect families values, routines, and cultural background Acknowledge a client/family’s knowledge, strengths, resources, and needs Belief in families capacity Acknowledge the client/family leading role in the intervention Focus on meaningful goals Be open and willing to change your own behaviours, habits, and attitudes	Client and family centred practice Theory of adult learning Definition of coaching and coaching strategies Joint goal setting Relationship directed collaboration Enabling and engaging strategies	To apply client and family centred practice To apply adult learning strategies To communicate openly To observe and share observations with client and family members To listen actively To provide suggestions (not instructions) To ask open-ended and reflective questions To provide reflective feedback To reflect on own behaviour, attitudes, beliefs and habits