PROGRAMMEOUTLINE Theessenceoftheprogrammeisforparticipantstogetholdofenoughknowledgeabouttheworkingsofthebraintobegintofeelsafeenoughtostartusingsuchknowledgesystematicallyastheunderpinningtothepracticalskillsanddisciplines of their Coachingpractices. That knowledge is focusedonNeurobehaviouralModeling (NBM)*, the firstsystematically-describedbrain-basedCoachingprocess.

Thewholeoftheteachingprogrammeisopenformat–programmemembersarewelcometointerruptatanystage,seekclarification,question,satisfythemselvestheyhaveunderstood,makesuggestionsforshapingthecontentoftheprogrammeasitgoesalong,and/orinanyotherwaymakesuretheyaregettingfromtheprogrammewhattheywant.

Itisavowedlyateachingprogramme,notatrainingprogramme,inthatitisdesignedtoincreaseknowledgeandthecreativeapplicationofthatknowledgeratherthansimplytraintechnique.Therewillneverthelessbesomesubstantialparts–thetakingandusingofabiographicalenquiry,for instance,andtheuseofthat inclientsessions– inwhichtechniquewillbepredominantbutallthetimetestedagainstknowledge.

Theprogrammeholdsasacentralbelieftheviewthat,throughappliedneuroscience,coachingasaprofessionhas,overthenextdecade,anopportunitytooccupythehighgroundinorganisationswithregardtoanunderstandingofwhyandhowhumanbeingscangiveoftheirbest:andtobeinstrumentalinmakingthatbestapparent.

ThetwoteachingdaysofeachSessionwillincludeGroupsupervisionofcurrentclientmaterialtowardstheendofthefirstday.Participantswillpresentcasematerialwithintheboundariesofprofessionalconfidentiality.Thissupervisionwillbeextendedinthemonthly2-hourwebinarsthatareprogrammedfortheintervalsbetweentheteachingsessions.Thewebinarswillberunasamixofsupervision(thefirsthour),drop-inclinicsessions(half-hour),andmaster-class(half-hour).Themaster-classwilltypicallybeaboutsomeaspectofhowtheemergingknowledgeaboutthebrain isbeingapplied.

Webinarswill be conducted fromwhereverPaulBrownandCoursemembers are in theworldon thedatesof thewebinars.Experiencehasshownthatthereareoccasionallytechnicaldifficultiesbutthatthetechnologyisreasonablyrobust.Sofaronly1outof30webinarshasbeenlosttotechnicalproblems(completepowerfailureinLaos). Lostsessionsgetreplaced.Recordingswillbemadeofthewebinars.Participantsshouldattendatleast50%ofthewebinarslive,sothattheycancontribute.Recordingsofanymissedlivewebinarsshouldbelistenedtobeforethenextsession.

FacetoFaceEventsEachteachingdaywillstartat9for9.30a.m.Thelunchintervalwillbeat12.45–1.45p.m.withaninterveningcoffee/telephonebreak.Theafternoonsessionwillbe1.45–6.00p.m.onthefirstdayandto4.00p.m.onthesecondday,eachwithaninterveningteabreak.Groupsupervisiononthefirstdayofeachtwo-daySessionwillbe4.30–6.00p.m.Atthefirstsession,allparticipantswillbegivenacopyof:

NeuropsychologyforCoaches:understandingthebasics. (Brown&Brown,McGraw-Hill/OpenUniversityPress,2012).Session1: TheKnowledge

WhataCoachneedstoknowabouthowthebrainworks,attachmenttheoryandthenatureofthebrainastheorganofrelationship.

§ Thebrainandhow(wethink)itworks§ Themindandhowit(probably)works§ Emotionasthemainspringofallaction§ Asimpleintroductiontoneurochemistry§ RegulationandthedevelopmentoftheSelf§ Attachmenttheory

Groupsupervisionsession1

Session2:LearningtouseTheKnowledgeandbuildingitintoacoachingpracticeSeeingtheworldthroughtheclient’seyes:biographicalenquiryanditsuseinpractice§ Consolidatingthereadingoftheinterveningperiod.§ Detailedcasehistorydiscussion.§ Gettingtoknowaclient–biographicalenquiryandthe

wayemotionscarvethepatternsofalife.

Case1:Themanwhomistookhisbossforhisbrother.DysregulatedemotionsandtheCoachasregulator.Case2:Beingawomanandtoogoodtopromote.Whatisthesameandwhatisdifferentbetweenmaleandfemalebrainsandbehaviour? Groupsupervisionsession2

Session3: NeurobehaviouralModeling(NBM)Astructuredwayofapplyingneuroscienceincoaching.SimulationtrainingintheprinciplesofNBMbasedon:

NeuropsychologyforCoaches:understandingthebasics.

§ ThebasicpropositionsofNBMandthewaytheyworkoutinpractice.

§ Smallgroupsimulations

Case3:Emotionaloverloadandthefinalgameoftennis. Groupsupervisionsession3

Session4:Thebrainandthewholeofthebody.TheneurobiologyofstressManagingpatternsofexecutivedisorderanddistress:understandingtheiroriginsandturningthemtogoodaccount.

§ BuildingonSession1,theneurobiologyofstress§ Addictivebehaviours–alcohol,overworkanddrugs§ Startingadaptivelyfromwheretheclientstartsfrom§ Questioningtheconceptsofchangeand

transformationinfavourofgrowthanddevelopment

Case4:Thedisorderoffallinginlove.Groupsupervisionsession4

AwardonCompletionandCPDTheScienceoftheArtofCoachingisendorsedbytheAssociationforCoachingandCertificateswith78CPDpointsareawardedonsuccessfulcompletion.ThisprogrammeiscurrentlyaccreditedbytheICFasofficialContinuousCoachEducationactivityfortheICFwith41.5hoursofCoreCompetenciesand25.75hoursofResourceDevelopment.Inaddition,participantswhofulfilltheattendancerequirementswillbeissuedwithaCertificateforCompletionofaCourseinNeurobehaviouralModeling(NBM).

• ThebeginningsofconceptualizingNeurobehaviouralModeling(NBM)wereinapaperintheNeuroLeadershipJournal:Emotionalintelligenceandtheamygdala:towardsthedevelopmentoftheconceptofthelimbicleaderinexecutivecoaching.Brown,P.T.,Swart,Tara&Meyler,Jane(2009)NeuroLeadershipJournal,Issue2.IthasmostrecentlybeenelaboratedbyBrown.P.T.&Busby-Earle,Denyse,Chapter6.inPassmore,J.(ed)MasteryinCoaching(2014):London:KoganPage.

EnrolmentandApplicationForfurtherdetailsaboutScienceofTheArtofCoachinginHongKongorSingapore,pleasecontactKarenGotthelfon85294747581oremailkaren@pathwayslimited.com