Child and youth coach (certified)  (Region Zentralschweiz):
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This child and youth coaching course is divided into three sections, which overlap with the attendance phases. In the first attendance phase, participants are introduced to coaching as a model for action. They learn more about the basics and the coaching process, coaching skills and the solution-oriented coaching approach. In the second attendance phase: Reasons for the effectiveness of coaching, the psychology of perception for coaching, communication models and the neuropsychological background are discussed. Current learning concepts from brain research and the systemic approach are dealt with in the third attendance phase with the topic "Consciously promoting developmental steps as a coach", as well as learning in the various roles.

Coaching young people"? is about the following:

• Careful clarification of individual needs
• Development and joint implementation of action strategies
• Imparting the necessary knowledge
• Tapping resources
• Expanding competencies

In the training to become a learning consultant / evolutionary pedagogue, participants are trained in learning counseling, parent, child and youth coaching. Participants try to gain access to the unconscious areas of the human brain in which behavior and learning motivation arise in order to convey a different perspective. To this end, content from Evolutionary Pedagogy® is combined with its perception, behavior and communication of the respective brain development stages, from motor development with movement diagnostics and from neurology with brain networking.

Training to become a certified child and youth coach at the IPC Academy takes 9 months. In addition to the 13 days of face-to-face or distance learning, there are also four to eight hours of self-study per week. This is the IPC youth coach.

You should have the following personal qualities for a youth coaching course:

• Good access to young people
• be communicative
• be independent and proactive
• be able to work in a team and deal with conflict
• be flexible, resilient and assertive
• have organizational and administrative skills

As little as the youth coaching courses are similar in terms of content, they are just as different in terms of duration. From 9 days to 27 days, each course in child and youth coaching takes a different amount of time. You can therefore enquire directly with the providers - the easiest way is to use our contact form.

A youth coach can contribute to the following:

• Helping young people to overcome acute problems
• Bringing children into potential
• Utilize resources
• Release blockages
• Encourage fun in learning
• Strengthening motivation and resilience
• Increase self-esteem
• Fewer conflicts

The prices for coaching courses vary greatly. However, you can expect to pay around CHF 5,000 for training as a child and youth coach. Please contact the individual schools and training providers via our contact form to find out the exact and current prices of a youth coach training course.