Clean Language for Coaches Distance Learning programme
We are delighted to announce that Clean Coaching now offer a distance learning programme covering Clean Language techniques as developed by David Grove. Please read on for full details and confirm asap (by email or via or contact form opposite) if you would like a space reserved for you. Places limited to a maximum of
8 people due to the level of participation/personal feedback on the programme.
What is ‘Clean Language’?
Scroll down to the end of this webpage for more information about what these techniques are and how they can help you become a better coach. You can also visit our free resources pages for articles and audio recordings.
Clean Language for Coaches – Full details
This distance learning programme has been developed by Angela Dunbar working in conjunction with Carol Wilson. The training is aimed at coaches who want to learn new ways to facilitate clients in a non-directive and creative way. Angela Dunbar is lead trainer on this programme and is a Certified Clean Language Facilitator, immersed in all things “Clean” since 2001 and has had extensive training with David Grove, Penny Tompkins and James Lawley and others.
You will learn how to ask Clean Language questions in a structured but flexible process suitable for coaching. This programme covers the full set of Clean Language questions created by New Zealand psychotherapist David Grove in the 1970s and 1980’s plus includes some principles from his later work with Space and Emergent Knowledge.
The first module forms part of an overall series of three modules, which together will build your knowledge, skills and confidence to use clean language in a variety of different frameworks and uses, from exploring a feeling to structuring a whole coaching session.
Module One: “Exploring Metaphors using Clean Language”
Dates:
Wednesday 22nd Sept
Wednesday 6th Oct
Wednesday 20th Oct
Times 11.00am to 12.30pm (last class will finish by 12 noon) That's 10:00 GMT.
Duration: Teleclasses 4 hours total plus 6 hours practice & audio recordings
What you will gain:
An understanding of how to enter a client’s inner world through metaphors and help them explore issues and reach solutions from a deeper source of knowledge
What this course will cover:
•How metaphors reveal the structure of our thinking
•Increasing your awareness of metaphoric language
•What is 'clean' and how it can impact on a client's ability to change
•Demonstrations of Clean Language in a coaching context
•Using Clean Language questions to focus attention
•Using Clean Language to turn a feeling into a metaphor
•Delivering the questions with full syntax
•The importance of vocal tone and pacing
•Using Clean Language questions to expand attention
•Structuring the questions into a process for coaching
•The Practice sessions:
These will take place after each teleclass day, as a recorded teleconference call, allowing the participants an opportunity to practice the skills they have learned. Your tutor will listen to all recorded sessions and give you individual, personalized feedback in writing on how your skills are developing.•Assignments:
A Clean Language transcript to reviewPersonal action plansBy the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
•Explore coachees’ issues using metaphor
•Understand the power of metaphor and the language required to use it effectively
•Understand the principles of “Clean” & apply to any non-directive form of coaching
•Identify solution focused metaphors as opposed to metaphors of the problem
•Learn 13 ‘Clean Language’ questions which least influence the coachee
•Be able to use Clean Language to define outcomes, barriers and resources
• Help the coachee make transformational changes
How your learning is supported:
•Three teleclasses of one hour’s duration each
•Audio recordings of these and previous teleclasses
•Audio recordings of exercise demonstrations
•Written transcripts of exercise demonstrations
•Comprehensive reading material including a 21 page workshop manual
•Written assignments
•Supervised, recorded practice sessions with a partner followed by:
•Personalized, detailed one-to-one feedback from your programme director
•A total of 10 hours supervised learning activity plus further optional activity
What it will cost:
•£174.00
Places are limited – reserve your space now by emailing angeladunbar@cleancoaching.com or via our webform at the top of this page.
Attendance of Module One is a pre-requisite for participating in further modules of this distance learning programme.
Dates for future Clean Language modules:
Module 2:
Weds 10th Nov, 24th Nov and 8th Dec 2010
Click here for full details on Module 2
Module 3:
TBA Jan 2011
About the trainer: Angela Dunbar
Further Details:
Clean Language and Metaphor Overview
Clean Language was originally developed by psychologist David Grove in the 1980s when he worked with traumatic memory patients. He discovered that people tended naturally to speak in metaphor when describing their experiences and that the most effective treatment was to honour their metaphors by asking open questions which reflected their exact words.
Over a period of years, David identified key questions that would least influence people in their metaphorical journey, and he gave this process the name, “Clean Language”. The technique was observed by therapists Penny Tompkins and James Lawley, who devoted several years to modelling and expanding David’s techniques into a methodology called 'Symbolic Modelling'. A rich collection of information and articles is available on their website www.cleanlanguage.co.uk.
What people have said about Angela training Clean Language:
"Angela is an excellent tutor using her relaxed inclusive style to make everyone feel at ease and seamlessly adapting to the classes requirements. Conferences calls, feedback and course notes are fine examples of good practice! The course was superb. I have already started to use clean language within coaching sessions and I'm very much looking forward to undertaking the next course of Clean Language in the near future." Lynn Cox, IAAR: Generating Creative Inclusive Opportunities in Art, Equality & AccessArtist - Equality Trainer, Mentor - Life
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"The mixture of learning from theory, demonstration, practice and detailed personal feedback was very effective. I was able to move quickly from being a clumsy beginner
to feeling more confident to use and explore my new skills."
Dr Nanas Callander, The Lynton Partnership
“Angela offers a highly skilled hand in guiding delegates through the material and she naturally builds confidence in others to not only explore new concepts but to consider new horizons” Maureen Atkins, Coach, Berkshire
“I learnt a lot - I had come across Clean Language before but only touched on it superficially and as Angela pointed out so well, there is a helluva lot more to it than just "sticking with the client`s language"... I can see that trying to get into the client`s metaphorical language will be a real help to exploring some deeper issues and making connections, Thanks again” Alison Dale, Government Office for London
“Extremely thought-provoking – giving me a practical tool / application to take forward and enhancing my self-awareness within my corporate coaching work” Clive Cary, Momenta
“Wonderful clarity and energy. Very effective at dealing with all kinds of questions” Peggy O’Neil, The Works Partnership
What previous participants have said about the Clean Coaching Distance Learning Programmes :
"The group was good and I really benefited from the practicing but the best bit was the fantastic feedback. Angela took a considerable amount of time and effort to listen to every word and provided personalised feedback which I found extremely useful. All queries and questions were answered fully and despite the fact it was distance learning I felt very supported – more so than on most face-to-face courses" Liz Ford, Ford Consulting
"Great course! All parts were great; excellent explanations, right combination of lecture, practice, debriefing of practice; really well done and put together; right pace; plenty of time for questions; felt heard and listened to; Very pleased with results, not only as a coach, but as a “client” in the demos; fascinating results" Joann Parks, USA
"I enjoyed and learnt greatly from both the input and the feedback on our sessions. It has given me a new tool in my coaching tool kit – one which seems to work well with those who are stuck with loads of ‘stuff’! Our sessions felt like a safe environment to practice, which was particularly useful" Sharon Langford, UK
"I think that this has significant value and complements the NLP and prior coaching knowledge and skills that I have. I really liked the way that the programme was designed to get me coaching immediately and I feel I can use this method with clients. And the practical follow-up sessions were extremely insightful. I’m really happy that I took this course as it has opened up a coaching door that was previously only half-open. What I am learning feels right to me" Maggie Ridding, Spain
“The teleconference sessions were extremely clear and easy to follow (& learn!); the discipline of getting on with practicing it was good!; Angela’s following up and sharing of subsequent email dialogue was very helpful and allowed me to feel I could ask questions and share experience. Angela - Your care and attention to each of us in this learning module has been excellent and has really enabled and supported a great learning environment. I have enjoyed the module and the EK learning and feel I have gained a lot from it” Adrian Goodall, UK
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