Group Mentor Coaching
Live Course
The most vital aspect of learning to coach effectively is receiving feedback on your coaching.
This course is for people in Positive Acorn’s Level 1 Package. Participants will accelerate their professional development by learning the skills of reflective practice. This practice is more than just noticing what goes wrong in coaching and trying to fix weaknesses. Rather than focusing on “getting it right,” we emphasize the development of personal style, identifying moments of critical choice within each session, and engaging in ongoing improvement.
Mentor Coaching occurs in a supportive environment and past participants describe it as “empowering.”
Course Details
7 Mentor Coaching Hours
Group sessions are limited to 8 members so that each person receives individualized attention.
Earning a Level 1 Certificate requires 10 hours of mentor coaching of which 7 can be group and at least 3 must be individual. This course includes 7 group hours. It does not include 3 hours of individual mentoring.
For the 3 individual hours, we believe people should be free to find mentors who fit them well, speak their native language, and live in a time zone convenient to them. Positive Acorn will provide a list of excellent individual mentor coaches to participants in this course.
Mentor Coaching is offered in four sections and you choose the one that is the best fit for you. Sections A and B are intended to cater to people living in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Sections C and D are intended to cater to those living in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific. This course is only available to those enrolled in the ICF Level 1 package.
Section A
Christian van Nieuwerburgh
Class Time: 5-7:00 PM GMT
Session 1: November 22, 2024
Session 2: December 6, 2024
Session 3: February 21, 2025
Session 4: March 21, 2025
Section B
Christian van Nieuwerburgh
Class Time: 5-7:00 PM GMT
Session 1: November 23, 2024
Session 2: December 7, 2024
Session 3: February 22, 2025
Session 4: March 22, 2025
Section C
Robert Biswas-Diener
Class Time: 5-7:00 PM Pacific
Session 1: November 22, 2024
Session 2: December 6, 2024
Session 3: February 21, 2025
Session 4: March 21, 2025
Section D
Robert Biswas-Diener
Class Time: 5-7:00 PM Pacific
Session 1: November 23, 2024
Session 2: December 7, 2024
Session 3: February 22, 2025
Session 4: March 22, 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
Mentor coaching is working with an experienced coach to receive feedback on your coaching to develop core competencies and build professionalism. Typically, mentees submit recordings of their coaching and the mentor provides supportive feedback on strengths, areas for development, and similar topics. In group mentor coaching, small groups discuss issues of competency and support each other’s development.
Group mentor coaching is only available to those registered in the Level 1 Package.
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We care that each and every student has a peerless learning experience. As a result, we listen to your specific needs and support your learning in a highly personalized way.
What our alumni say
I found this sequence of courses so informative and engaging. The mentoring course was a real opportunity to show a sample of our practice, and to learn from feedback and discussion.
June Rousso
Learning with Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener is an emotional journey! He challenges you, motivates you, encourages you and supports you through the learning process. He understands how people learn and tailors his materials and his teaching methodology accordingly, with necessary spacing, repetitions, and practice. As to the course itself, it is life-changing no matter how much or how little you plan to pursue the coaching practise. I loved every module and the lectures in the module and could not wait for the next class.
Monisha Kamdar
The best investment I could have made is to join your program! It has changed my perspective about people and situations as well as moved my career. As I had less experience than other members of the group, I started very nervously. Thanks to the coaching sessions with my peers, it got better each class! I very much enjoyed Robert’s teaching style.