|
Is this what life is really about? |
|
|
 July 2007 - ‘There's an explosion of interest in coaching' says Roger Evans, co-founder and managing director of the long-established national training institute in psychology, headquartered in London.
Many people come to a point where they recognise their life has reached a crossroads. This can be for many reasons: they've brought up a family and kept down a job, they are reaching retirement, they are empty-nesters or they feel they want to change direction - and they start to ask themselves ‘Is this it? Is this what life is really all about?' It is at this point that more and more individuals seek a qualified and empathetic coach who can help them manage a period of transition.
It is also the point at which some people think about studying for self-development or to find out more about themselves. So whilst people are actively seeking qualified coaches to help them reach the next stage of their lives, many others are choosing to train as a coach, to deliver the support that is increasingly needed in our society.
The Institute of Psychosynthesis has introduced a post-graduate course in Coaching, leading to an MA validated by Middlesex University, (www.psychosynthesis.org), through weekend study over two and a half years. The Institute also runs academic and professional courses on psychotherapy, counselling and psychology and attracts students of all ages who travel monthly to London for the weekend. Current students include a management coach and a doctor from Scotland, a nurse from Ireland and a care worker from the Midlands plus people with a variety of other backgrounds from other parts of the UK, as well as Norway and Switzerland.
The huge demand for properly trained and accredited coaches comes from both a growing number of organisations around Europe which encourage their personnel to find some sort of coaching for career development, as well as from individuals who are contemplating a major shift in lifestyle. ‘Organisations are encouraging coaching for three main reasons', says Roger Evans. ‘The first is remedial career and development issues, then the requirement to coach high flyers and help them to further their career, and finally, coaching to help people who are struggling with change'.
Regular free explanatory Open Evenings are held at 65a Watford Way enabling interested visitors to meet faculty staff and find out at first hand about the courses offered. A special free Open Event will be held on Saturday 14th July. Visitors will be able to experience some of the work which is taught at the Institute. The event will be facilitated by Anne Welsh who is a teacher, supervisor and group facilitator at the Institute and has a practice in the City. Anne will be joined by other staff members from the Institute who will answer questions about the part-time degree courses and the theory and methodology of Psychosynthesis. To reserve a place call Clare, Chris or Cathy on 020 8202 4525 or see www.psychosynthesis.org
|
Download