How to Coach Yourself and Others Empowering Coaching And Crisis Interventions | Page 112

This book is in B&W, not color - Print page in Grayscale for Correct view! 4. Sample Formats for Sessions Sample Format for First Session 1. Orient Client: Small talk; State your desire to be helpful and the importance of client feedback. 2. Identify the Problem; Determine the client’s main concern and clarify details (Who/what/when/where?; What’s already been tried and how well has it worked?; How can I help you with this?). 3. Create Useful Goals: Use rating scales or other methods to create useful goals (What will you do different when this mark moves a little higher? What will a 3.5 look like?). 4. Identify Exceptions and Other Resources: Exceptions (When is the problem absent or less noticeable?; What is different about those times?); Other Resources (Explore the client’s special talents and interests, resilience, heroes, influential people, solution ideas, and other resources). 5. Can Interventions Be Built from Exceptions or Other Resources? If yes, collaborate to develop interventions based on exceptions or other resources. If no, move to the next step. 6. Change the Viewing or Doing of the Problem: Viewing (Invite client to consider a different view/explanation/interpretation); Doing (Invite client to “do something different”) 7. Compliment, Review, Session Rating Scale, Wrap-Up: Compliment the client on positive attributes, coping, persistence, and other assets; Review/refine intervention plans and responsibilities; Address closing questions or comments from the client; Administer/discuss rating scales; 8. Thank client for cooperation and input; 9. Schedule next meeting. For [email protected] Property of Bookemon, do NOT distribute 112