This comprehensive 10-week course is designed for coaches who want to deepen their understanding of neurodiversity, gaining insights and tools to enhance their coaching practice for clients with diverse ways of thinking and learning. Upon successful completion of this experiential learning programme, participants will be certified by Balanceology as a Neurodiversity Aware Coach.
Watch Jayne interviewing John Fleming who explains more about the course.
Why Neurodiversity Awareness Matters in Coaching
Neurodiversity spans across every demographic, affecting how people think, feel, and behave. Whether coaching clients with ADHD, autism, anxiety, learning differences, or other unique traits, a neurodiversity-aware approach can significantly.
This space is ideal for writing a detailed description of your business and the types of services that you provide. Talk about your team and your areas of expertise.
John, Polly and Jayne are all qualified coach supervisors, mentors and coach trainers.
We tailor the delivery of each training to meet the needs of your organisation.
What You Will Learn
In this interactive training participants will develop foundational skills to identify and understand neurodivergent traits.
You will gain insights into how neurodivergent traits may influence client behaviour, motivation, and the coaching process itself. This course offers practical strategies to help all clients achieve desired results while helping coaches assess if or when to make referrals to specialists.
Key Learning Outcomes
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Identify core components and signs of neurodivergence.
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Understand the potential impact of neurodiversity on client follow-through and engagement.
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Explore effective partnership techniques to help clients recognise how neurodiversity influences their personal and professional lives.
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Learn to recognise situations that may require conversations around the consideration of engaging with other helping professionals.
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Discover pathways for continued learning in neurodiversity.
Interactive, Practice-Based Learning
This course offers a blend of theoretical learning and practical application. Each module includes space for participants to integrate learning between sessions, ensuring that new insights are deeply embedded into their coaching practice.
Note: This course provides a general foundation in neurodiversity awareness for coaches, not specialist training in specific neurodivergent conditions.
Join us to broaden your coaching skills, creating more inclusive, effective coaching partnerships for neurodivergent and neurotypical clients alike.
Schedule
(all sessions are 9.30am - 1.30pm UK Time)
1
Module 1
Introduction to Neurodiversity
History of Neurodiversity
2
Module 2
Adopting a Neuro-Affirmative Stance
3
Module 3
Coaching a Neurodivergent Person
4
Module 4
Coaching Neurodiversity
5
Module 5
Integration: Review & Reflection