Celebrating Coach Week 2011 in W.A. May 23rd to 29th
Connecting Cancer Survivors with Coaches
Rather than gathering for a morning tea/donating dollars on Thursday 26th May, we are encouraging our coaches to have a cuppa wherever you are and to pledge pro bono coaching sessions to cancer survivors and their carers which may include partners and family members. Potential clients will be able to select their coach from a dedicated web page posted on the ICFA and the Cancer Council WA websites and take up the offer between 1 June and 30 September 2011.
Please send your pledge to Mary Jo Harris coachweek.wa@icfaustralasia.com.
Our offer will be about ‘coach connections’ and will offer recipients up to 3 pro-bono sessions with their selected coach. It is our way of offering something back whilst raising community awareness about coaching. We are very excited about this connection with the Cancer Council Western Australia.
The Cancer Council WA (through their Helpline) will be the central referral point for potential clients. A dedicated webpage is being set up and will include information about the ICF/coaching, our intention of giving and the profiles of all coaches offering pro-bono hours. Potential recipients/clients will be able to search through the profiles to select a coach and use their unique voucher number to generate an email to that coach.
Connecting cancer survivors and their carers with coaches is seen as a wonderful opportunity to support clients wishing to review where they are at, plan a new future for themselves and to refocus on living and life after cancer. Whilst client readiness for coaching will be determined by the Cancer WA Helpline, ongoing assistance will be available to the client should coach and client identify additional professional support and/or working in partnership to help them move forward is required.
Please email Mary Jo Harris at coachweek.wa@icfaustralasia.com with your intention to pledge ‘coaching connection’ offers and thank you so much to the generous coaches who have already done this. We will provide further details to you (including an official registration form and info pack) as soon as possible.
The following conditions apply for pro bono coaching:
- Coaches must be an ICF member
- Coaches must have a minimum of 60 hours coach specific training or equivalent. (Please contact Mary Jo via email if you have any queries regarding this standard.)
- ICF Code of Ethics is the guiding document in terms of coach/client interaction.
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