Compassionate Wellbeing in Coaching

Course Overview 

Compassion is a human characteristic that focusses on care and kindness. Self-compassion is where you learn to take care of yourself, know when you are under stress and understand the most effective way to deal with this. According to O'Neill (2007), effective coaches must demonstrate ‘fearless compassion’, and one way of doing this is to start with the self. In a kind way. This self-directed online course will enable you to explore the concept of compassion and apply this to a coaching context in order to develop and improve your own wellbeing and that of your coachee.

Course Delivery

Online self-study units will be made available on Tuesday 1 September (2 hours in total) followed by a live online seminar facilitated by the course leader on Friday 18 September.

What will you learn? 

•  An understanding of the meaning and characteristics of compassion and compassionate behaviours, and how important these are to your overall wellbeing
•  An awareness of how the brain reacts in daily situations and in times of stress
•  A deeper awareness of your own compassionate behaviours and the effectiveness of these
•  How to apply a compassionate approach to a coaching context

Who is this course for? 

Anyone with a genuine interest in self-development, compassionate behaviours and those practising in coaching contexts.

About the Course Leader 

Jenny is an experienced coach and senior lecturer in the Education department at York St John University. She teaches trainee teachers and designs CPD programmes for teachers and mentors in secondary and primary schools. She is also a qualified yoga teacher with a special interest in understanding the self in order to be of greater service to others.