Spiritual Discernment
4-Mat Book Review of Williams & Menendez’s
Becoming a Professional Life Coach
LIFC 502
Advanced Skills in Life Coaching
Dr. Judith Johnson
October 1, 2012
Abstract
Diane Menendez and Patrick Williams co-authored the book “Becoming a Professional Life Coach” (2007). Menendez is a master certified coach and Williams is a pioneer coach who founded the Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT) (ICF Accredited). This book is intended for therapists and psychologists so that they can add coaching to their current business. Aspects of this book were taken from a curriculum that was designed for the ILCT foundation and includes years of collective experiences. This book contains three sections: 1) coaching foundations, 2) beyond the basics, 3) coaching from the inside out. Williams and Menendez presents a lot of information in this book that they collected from the ILCT course. However, this book is missing some of what was provided in the curriculum such as discussions, exercises, and specifics about what needed to be learned and unlearned from therapeutic training and practice (2007).
4-MAT Book Review of Williams and Menendez’s
Becoming a Professional Life Coach
Summary: 250
The book “Becoming a Professional Life Coach” (2007) starts off with a brief introduction to the coaching profession, the roots of coaching, contributions of psychology (major theorist), and the future direction the coaching profession. Going forward, the book is divided up into three sections. The first section contains the coaching fundamentals. The coaching fundamentals are a basis for understanding the coaching as a profession, growth, and change. The coaching fundamentals are: listening, language, and the developmental change process. The second section builds upon the fundaments in the first section and discusses skill sets: empowerment, challenging, creating and maintaining momentum. The third
Becoming a Professional Life Coach
LIFC 502
Advanced Skills in Life Coaching
Dr. Judith Johnson
October 1, 2012
Abstract
Diane Menendez and Patrick Williams co-authored the book “Becoming a Professional Life Coach” (2007). Menendez is a master certified coach and Williams is a pioneer coach who founded the Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT) (ICF Accredited). This book is intended for therapists and psychologists so that they can add coaching to their current business. Aspects of this book were taken from a curriculum that was designed for the ILCT foundation and includes years of collective experiences. This book contains three sections: 1) coaching foundations, 2) beyond the basics, 3) coaching from the inside out. Williams and Menendez presents a lot of information in this book that they collected from the ILCT course. However, this book is missing some of what was provided in the curriculum such as discussions, exercises, and specifics about what needed to be learned and unlearned from therapeutic training and practice (2007).
4-MAT Book Review of Williams and Menendez’s
Becoming a Professional Life Coach
Summary: 250
The book “Becoming a Professional Life Coach” (2007) starts off with a brief introduction to the coaching profession, the roots of coaching, contributions of psychology (major theorist), and the future direction the coaching profession. Going forward, the book is divided up into three sections. The first section contains the coaching fundamentals. The coaching fundamentals are a basis for understanding the coaching as a profession, growth, and change. The coaching fundamentals are: listening, language, and the developmental change process. The second section builds upon the fundaments in the first section and discusses skill sets: empowerment, challenging, creating and maintaining momentum. The third
References: Dunbar, A. (2010). Essential Life Coaching Skills. Routledge, New York, NY. ISBN: 978-0-415-45897-9.