Dare2bU Life Coach Courses®
A Dare2bU Life Coach® is not a therapist, counsellor or advisor. It’s someone who challenges and inspires individuals to create the life they want.
The Dare2bU Academy® Inc. offers a next-generation approach to Success Coaching, Life Coaching, Business Coaching and Counselling in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island British Columbia, United States, Canada, The Netherlands but are also available by Skype all over the world. Our courses, workshops and individual sessions are affordable and approachable. They’re ideal for anyone who wants to grow personally or professionally.
On this page:
- ‘The Art of Life Coaching’ – A five day basic Life Coach skills course.
- Certified Dare2bU life Coach™ a 1 year course.
Why become a Dare2bU Life Coach?
For personal growth and development
To improve your own management or professional skills
To improve communication with other people
To make a career change
To challenge and empower other people to achieve their goals
To make a difference in this world
To get more out of your life
To expand your coaching/counselling skills
Read testimonials from former students.
The 'Art of Life Coaching' Course:
We teach you during this five day course basic coaching skills to become a Life Coach. This course is meant for everyone who wants to make a career change, or need more communications skills in their job or personal life. You will learn powerful life coaching skills to work with everyone who wants to achieve their goals, or want to make a change in life. Each day (5 Saturdays) includes practical exercises in small groups and demonstrations
Course Outline and requirements:
Day 1 - Basic life coaching skills
Paraphrasing, summarizing, reflecting, feedback, etc.
Day 2 - Basic life coaching skills
Feedback, recognizing emotions, etc.
Day 3 - The GROW method
Working with the GROW (Goal, Reality, Options, Will) coaching method
Day 4 - Using ‘tools’ and drawings
Working with ‘tools’ (stones, paper, carpets, etc.) and drawing your own future.
Day 5 – Life coaching skills
Exercises in working with couples and groups
Other requirements: participation in a study group (with other fellow students) between the practical exercise days. Reading the Dare2bU Academy syllabus and the coaching skills handbook .
Trainer: Henri van Amerongen
Time: 9:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Introductory price $ 495.- +GST (normal price $ 695.-) Including,: Dare2bU Academy syllabus with additional information and certificate. For locations and dates please check our calendar.
Or check out our testimonials.
Certified Dare2bU Life Coach® Course:
Every certified Dare2bU Life Coach is trained to be a Life Coach but also has skills to work on a deeper emotional level if it’s required during the coaching process. A Dare2bU Life Coach doesn’t work only on a mental level. He or she also guides clients to find the subconscious blocks or beliefs that hold them back from doing the things they really want.
This kind of insight in old patterns, feelings and habits can make achieving goals more powerful for clients. And the results are more likely to be long lasting. Empowering others can be very rewarding! Find out what you can do with a Dare2bU coaching certification.
The 1 year course includes:
-60 hours of practical lessons lead by a Dare2bU-certified trainer in a group (10 days - 1 per month or 20 evenings - 2 per month)
-The latest, most powerful and effective coaching techniques
-Tools for working on a deeper emotional level with clients
-Practical experience days in a secure environment
-35 exercises to practice with other students
-Small study groups with fellow students
-Networking possibilities with other students and Dare2bU Life Coaches, even in Europe
-Personal growth and development
-Certification by the Dare2bU Academy with the possibility to be a Dare2bU trainer
Costs: $1,500.- + GST, textbooks, and costs for supervision/coaching
If you want to know more about the Dare2bU Life Coach Course? Check out the course outline and requirements for certification and course dates.
Course Outline and requirements:
Each day includes practical exercises in small groups, demonstrations, fun and humour. Read testimonials from former students.
Day 1 - Basic coaching skills
Paraphrasing, summarizing, reflecting, feedback, etc.
Day 2 - Basic coaching skills
Feedback, recognizing emotions, etc.
Day 3 - The GROW method
Working with the GROW (Goal, Reality, Options, Will) coaching method
Day 4 - The PEM method
Practicing the PEM (Physical, Emotional, Mental) asking method to go directly to “the question behind the question”
Day 5 - Using ‘tools’ and drawings
Working with ‘tools’ (stones, paper, carpets, etc.) and drawing your own future
Day 6 Systemic-phenomenological approach
Using personal history and the power of family constellations during sessions
Day 7 - Client day # 1
Practice coaching ‘real’ clients in small groups
Day 8 - Coaching skills
Exercises in coaching small groups
Day 9 - Client day #2
Practice coaching ‘real’ clients in small groups
Day 10 - ‘Intervision’: Working in peer groups
Exercises in leading and coaching peer groups
Requirements for Certification
The total study load, excluding reading books, for this one-year course is approximately 160 hours. That’s an average of three to four hours per week.
You don’t have to finish all requirements within the course year, but you do have to attend 90% of the practical experience days. You may work at your own speed to complete the following requirements:
• 60 hours of practical training (10 days or 20 evenings)
• 3 hours of coaching/counselling by a certified coach/counsellor
• Writing and analyzing your own and another student’s personal (family) history
• 12 hours of coaching/counselling with ‘clients’
• 3 hours of supervision by a certified coach/counsellor
• Reading the books on the course booklist
• Reading the Dare2bU syllabus’ coaching techniques
• Writing a personal growth and development paper on what you’ve learned
• 10 hours of participation in a study group
