Take Charge! Coach Training & Certification

WHAT IS TAKE CHARGE!® COACHING ? The coaching relationship with children, adults, couples and families impacted by learning disabilities and attention disorders is multifaceted. A comprehensive and systemic perspective helps ensure that the individual and those who are influential in his environment work together. Reaching the child or adult as he or she learns and processes—providing access and accommodation for the often invisible disabilities- is the coach’s foundation and challenge. The Take Charge! Coach’s perspective is that change occurs from a process mindful of attention (presence), thinking (cognition), feeling (affect), communicating (pragmatic language) and doing (conation); and that change has elements of external structure and internal influence. The effective coach understands the medical, legal, social, educational and community systems of which the client is a part. TAKE CHARGE! ®COACH CERTIFICATION Take Charge! Coach Certification requirements are satisfactory completion of the three basic courses (60 hours) augmented by an individual plan and supervised practical experience. Take Charge! ® is trademark registered to Mary-Jane Beach. Coaches wishing to use the mark in their advertising and materials must complete training and an agreement with Bridges Associates, Inc.

Take Charge!® Coach Training Basic Course (20 hours)

This course provides an overview of the Take Charge! method, lessons, materials and tools. During this course, participants will review the twelve lessons and activities that teach the role and style of the coach, establishing a new direction, understanding learning styles for self awareness, appreciating the sensory environment, shifting toward optimism, healing from trauma and expecting respect, enhancing confidence; envisioning success, establishing routines, achieving personal balance, communicating effectively, engaging in self evaluation and reflection, and celebrating resilience. There will be time to present cases and practice using the multisensory tools. All curriculum materials are included.

$500.00

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Understanding and Managing Learning Differences (20 hours)

This course provides an overview of psychological testing and assessment of neurodevelopmental differences including learning disabilities, attention, impulsivity, memory, language processing and socialization. Their impact on behavior, self esteem and mood will be considered. Academic assessment and remediation will be reviewed, along with strategies to monitor academic progress through Accommodation Plans (504) and Educational Plans (IEP’s) and effective collaboration at Team Meetings.

$500.00

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Take Charge!® Family Coach Leader Training / Experiential Course (20 hours)

This twenty hour, thirteen session course provides training for leaders of the family coach training project. It offers an experiential group for individuals or teams as they prepare to offer Take Charge! At Home programs in community settings. In addition to planning and preparing weekly lessons and discussing program issues and challenges, the training will address co-leader collaboration and topical issues such as authentic family partnerships, responding to differences, and the impact of disabilities at home. Concepts outlined in the course description, New Dimensions in Clinical Practice, will be integrated into the clinical practice. Prerequisite: Take Charge!® Coach Training Basic Course or tutorial.

$500.00

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New Dimensions in Clinical Practice (20 hours)

This course provides an overview of research based clinical models for children, adults, families and groups affected by trauma, learning disabilities, addictions and attention disorders. The models are strength based, mindful, creative and multisensory. Systemic treatment includes care management and team building to connect all systems, both internal and external. Making referrals, giving feedback, and presenting information to clients with transparency are covered. This course is for behavioral health clinicians and potential trainers. The topics are: collaborative and strength based approaches with families; hands-on coaching for change; behavioral fluency to manage executive function disorders; new strategies to diffuse tension (power struggles) in relationships; traditional and alternative strategies to manage symptoms and stress; manage behavior, moods and emotion with metaphor and play; building structure and new routines; compassion and limits without co-dependency; sensitive response to cultural differences; and effective communication with systems.

$500.00

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