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CAREERS IN HUMAN SERVICES
Life Skills Coach Certificate
The first year of the Life Skills and Career Development Coach Diploma
program focuses on Life Skills Coaching, a skill-based, experiential
program engaging learners in a living lab environment. The program
provides direction and instruction for you to become an advanced
facilitator/leader of process-based learning groups. The program
prepares you to deal effectively with student issues and guide/coach
students through the
stages of self-discovery, behaviour identification, acquisition of
knowledge, transferability and application of skills. You will gain
the competencies necessary to create, manage, and evaluate a program
framework for the delivery of essential skills for life/work.
Note: This program is being offered at our new Franklin Station
campus.
Please visit our website at bowvalleycollege.ca/franklinstation for
more
information.
COURSES IN PROGRAM* (Subject to change)
Fundamentals of Written Communication
Foundations of Coaching Theory I
Foundations of Coaching Theory II
Foundations of Coaching Theory III
Peer Coaching and Peer Evaluation
Lesson Plan Development I
Lesson Plan Development II
Lesson Plan Development III
Observation, Assessment, and Evaluation I
Observation, Assessment, and Evaluation II
Managing a Life Skills Program
Career Development Facilitation
Professional Development for Life Skills Coaches
Performance Centred Counselling
Internship for Group Certification
Introduction to e-Portfolio
* For more information on the individual courses in this program,
please refer to the glossary of courses on page 133.
CHECKLIST
Admission
Requirements:
Refer to Admissions Procedures for Full-Time Programs on page 8 for
further clarification.
Three to five years experience in a human or community service
environment
Credit in English 30-1 or 30-2
Additional Admission Requirements
Personal interview to determine ready, willing, and able status
prior to acceptance into the program
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software and Internet
Navigation
Transferability
Graduates of this program may be accepted into:
Bow Valley College Life Skills Coach Diploma Year 2
Following successful completion of the Life Skills Coach
Certification
program, graduates will be recommended to pursue their Internship
for
Group Certification, a two credit, off-site, elective offering.
Fees & Dates
Date: Sept. 2, 2008
Program length: Three semesters (one year)
Note 1: Semester One is 13 credits
Note 2: Semester Two is 14 credits
Note 3: Semester Three is 10 credits
Domestic Tuition $1,419.33
Semester 2 $1,419.33
Semester 3 $1,419.33
International Tuition $2,838.66
Semester 2 $2,838.66
Semester 3 $2,838.66
Student Card Fee $5.00
Semester 2 $5.00
Semester 3 $5.00
Student Association Fee $49.60
Semester 2 $49.60
Semester 3 $49.60
Materials Fee $67.50
Semester 2 $67.50
Semester 3 $67.50
Domestic Health and Dental $127.00
Semester 2 $127.00
Semester 3 $127.00
International Health and Dental $240.00
Semester 2 $240.00
Semester 3 N/A
Total Tuition & Fees - Domestic $1,668.43
Semester 2 $1,668.43
Semester 3 $1,668.43
Total Tuition & Fees - International $3,327.76
Semester 2 $3,327.76
Semester 3 $3,087.76
* Fees per semester.
Course Descriptions
College Success Skills
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Enhance and strengthen your skills for success for college and
career. Emphasis is on personal management, study skills, and
critical thinking.
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Fundamentals of Written Communication
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Enhance your writing skills with an emphasis on grammar and
professional correspondence including letters, research, papers,
and work-related communications.
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Foundations of Coaching Theory I
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Gain a theoretical understanding of the functions of a coach and
gain proficiency in inter and intra-personal skills. Examine
coaching theories and principles of adult education.
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Foundations of Coaching Theory II
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Through the demonstration of communication and problem solving
skills, enhance coaching competencies and proficiency in
managing group process.
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Foundations of Coaching Theory III
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Develop advanced facilitation skills and coaching techniques
while applying the principles of adult learning to an
experiential environment.
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Peer Coaching and Peer Evaluation
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Create and maintain an optimum experiential learning environment
while employing core, lesson delivery skills. Participate in a
peer evaluation process to assess coaching competencies.
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Lesson Plan Development I
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Gain an understanding of the five stage lesson plan theory for
experiential learning. Examine adult learning theories.
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Lesson Plan Development II
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Prepare lesson outlines, matching theory and practice. Explore
linkages between lesson stages and develop an understanding of
lesson sequencing.
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Lesson Plan Development III
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Prepare lesson content for experiential delivery, creating
visual aid supports and developing analogies from your own life
experience to underpin theoretical concepts.
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Observation, Assessment, and Evaluation I
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Develop self evaluation skills and gain competency in
observation of peer performance for the purpose of assessment.
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Observation, Assessment, and Evaluation II
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Apply observation and assessment skills to writing evaluations
in court admissible language and strengthen your ability to
match observable behaviours to performance indicators.
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Managing a Life Skills Program
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Cultivate skills in administrative responsibilities, needs
assessments, selection processes, defining goals and expected
outcomes, and developing relevant delivery styles.
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Career Development Facilitation
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Explore the tools and strategies of career development. Develop
your own professional profile and gain strategies for your own
career management.
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Professional Development for Life Skills Coaches
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Through a series of professional development workshops, explore
a variety of conditions affecting multi-barrier and minority
group clients. Gain familiarity with the Alberta Association of
Professional Life Skills Coaches and their Code of Ethics.
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Performance Centred Counselling
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Gain proficiency in one-to-one counselling techniques, based on
the principle that counselling is essentially an educational
process, not a therapeutic process.
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Internship for Group Certification
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Individuals successfully completing year one are recommended to
pursue the Internship for Group Certification.
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Introduction to e-Portfolio
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This course introduces you to e-portfolio philosophy and
software. Create and maintain an e-portfolio that emphasizes
your personal, educational, and career goals.
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Career Skills Evaluation
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This final course in the college success series helps you assess
your employment skills and design a professional development
plan as you prepare to transition from college to the workplace.
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Click
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