Frequently Asked Questions
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Questions About Coaching
What are the origins of coaching?
Say coaching to the person on the street and images
of coaches in sports settings are likely to come up. Coaching, as practiced
by Adventure Training Associates, paints an entirely different picture.
Our coaching programs are an amalgam of theory and practice from many
diverse sources including meditation, philosophy, and organizational development,
brought into a professional discipline and protocol. Our perspective on
coaching may differ from common perception, in that in our eyes, coaches
are not cheerleaders for the achievement of personal goals or to help
us avoid the pitfalls of everyday life, but rather effective coaches are
the catalyst for the restructuring of our interpretation of life in both
its organizational and private manifestations. From our restructured perceptions
we are able to adopt practices that promote effective integration of our
newly discovered observations of ourselves. Change is not always the goal
of coaching, but the goal is rather to clearly see life as it really is,
and make appropriate adjustments to fit our new vision.
Our theoretical basis for coaching comes from our professional
training and studies with James Flaherty and his organization, New Ventures
West.
What happens in a typical coaching session?
Coaching as we see it is not a long term dependent
relationship, but rather a series of short term discussions designed to
allow the subject to restructure their interpretation of the presenting
situation and ultimately to operate in his/her own life independently
of the coaching process.
Coaching is a five step process through which several steps
may happen within any given coaching session.
- Establishing a relationship based on mutual respect,
mutual trust, and complete freedom of expression.
- Recognizing an opening for coaching by distinguishing
a current breakdown and beginning to recognize new possibilities and
the development of new competencies.
- Entering into a process of accurately assessing and describing
the client's structure of interpretation through self observation exercises
and feedback and assessment from the coach.
- Enrolling client into a new vision based on clear outcomes
and the establishment of adaptive practices that actively confront obstacles
to excellent personal performance.
- Having coaching conversations that reinforce distinctions
and observations by the client and that support practices and actions
that lead to new competence and personal excellence.
Coaching may happen in face to face meetings, by phone or
e-mail. There is no set length for a typical coaching session. Personal
Coaching fees are determined on a sliding scale. Professional coaching
fees for organizations are $1500.00 per month for four hour long coaching
sessions by phone or in person.
What are the differences between Professional
Coaching, Personal Coaching, and therapy?
Many people enter coaching in response to work related
or professionally oriented problems. Some people are referred to coaching
by their employers. Some people decide on their own that they want to
improve their level of professional performance. Professional coaching
can be a very effective method for addressing all levels of professional,
career and other work related concerns. The flexible nature of coaching
allows the focus to remain on the business issue while allowing the coach
and client to look at other areas and issues of concern. Therapy, in general,
focuses on the past and is usually tied in some respect to the theories
the therapist was trained in.
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