Community coach curriculumm & training Stefanía G. Kristinsdóttir

1. Community coach curriculumm & training Stefanía G. Kristinsdóttir Project No. 2017-1-IS01-KA204-026516

2. Community profile • Strenghts and weekneses? • Community values and identity? • Main issues and concerns? • Resources? • Skills? • Goals? Group discussions

3. Active listening

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2z9mdX1j4A Coaching - Active listening

5. Building trust and establishing rapport. • Demonstrating concern. • Paraphrasing to show understanding. • Nonverbal cues which show understanding such as nodding, eye contact and leaning forward. • Brief verbal affirmations like “I see,” “I know,” “Sure,” “Thank you,” or “I understand.” Active listening techniques/steps

6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAArJoC0Fnc Active listening role play

7. Coaching principles throughout the training Stefanía G. Kristinsdóttir

8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esh75mbmucY What coaching is

9. A. Setting the Foundation1. Meeting Ethical Guidelines and Professional Standards2. Establishing the Coaching Agreement • B. Co-creating the Relationship3. Establishing Trust and Intimacy with the Client4. Coaching Presence • C. Communicating Effectively5. Active Listening6. Powerful Questioning7. Direct Communication • D. Facilitating Learning and Results8. Creating Awareness9. Designing Actions10. Planning and Goal Setting11. Managing Progress and Accountability Coaches core competences https://coachfederation.org/core-competencies

11. From John Whitmore in Coaching for performance • Goal • Reality • Options • Way forwards / Wrap up • Focus and believe in the process …. GROW model

12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNLRo3jWPcg GROW model video

14. Goals need to be SMART

15. When defining goals and options you need to investigate: • Are people committed and intereste in reaching the goals? • Old habits and communication styles • Two steps forward and one back • Encouraging and discouraging thoughts • Define what will replace old habits Working with obstacles

16. Research show that training strengths increases/improves: • Social skills and understanding • Committment to goals • Results • Life satisfaction Building on strenghts

18. Facilitator presents the coahee • Participants coach him/her • Use: • The GROW model • Active listening • Open questions Demonstration exercise

19. Introduce the activity to practice using the GROW model. This will require at least 30 minutes to give enough time for each person to have a go. (see worksheet with questions) • Divide into TRIOs. • Each person to identify a topic they would like coaching on using the GROW model. • The observer makes notes on the conversation in relation to how well the mentor uses rapport building skills, listening and questioning skills. GROW Group exercise

20. What is important to us, encourages and leads us? • Formed in youth, by experience, environment, family and friends • Contributes to our descisions on work, partner, commmunications .... • What we alwas have time for .... • Your values are? My values

21. What are my core values, strenghts and role as community coach? • Write down 5-10 personal and work values (as community coach) • Write down your strenghts as community coach and perspective role. • Try out the GROW model in realt situtations with 3-5 community members, prepare a short summary report on your efforts (1/2 A4 page for each interview) Homework – Moule 5

22. Discussion and presentation of module 5 homework, values, roles and the Grow model in practice. • Open space technology (OST) in group coaching • Use of OST in Fragile community projects in Iceland • Presentation of local iniatives and best practices • Preparing community workshops • Exercising work shop facilitation using OST Next group session – Module 6