THE ACADEMIC COACH PROJECT

TRAINING WORKSHOP

MONDAY, August 10, 2020 - FRIDAY, August 14, 2020

8 AM –  5 PM

The Academic Coach Project represents the integration of evidence-based practices, contemporary coaching modalities, and life design frameworks, to provide a student-centered approach for use by educational support practitioners. It responds to the need for systemic approaches that demonstrate effectiveness, reduce costs, and provide data-driven systems to work with at-risk, high-need, and at-promise youth in high school completion, college access, and retention and graduation programs. Early evidence in academic coaching indicate that academic coaching is in alignment with project strategies that demonstrate a high degree of success in achieving program specific measures. 

This training workshop provides theory, models, and techniques to be an effective, successful, game-changing Life Coach. While designed for those who “serve” in academic settings, it is appropriate for those who work in youth programs, career development initiatives, and leadership development programs. This robust program model proceeds through a five-step methodology that includes: 1) comprehensive Assessment, 2) establish Agenda, 3) create Alignment, 4) initiate Action, and 5) monitor Achievement.

CERTIFICATION: This program is accredited by The Center for Credentialing & Education. Blue Ink, LLC is a CCE-approved coach training provider for the following 60-hour course: Academic Coach Project. Completion of this training leads to certification as a Board Certified Coach. You will be eligible for the Board Certified Coach (BCC) credential if you meet one of the following requirements: 1) bachelors degree or higher in any field, 2) Master's degree in social or behavioral sciences (ex. social work, education, law, science), 3) Master's degree or PhD in counseling, or 4) National Certified Counselor (NCC) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).  (Please note that certification candidates with a bachelors degree need an additional 60 hours of coursework).

REGISTRATION: Tuition for this program is $3,500. Registration includes 5 days of masterful instruction, course materials, certification exam preparation, and a blueprint for designing your program. It includes breakfast and lunch each day of the training delivery, but does not include lodging. EARLY REGISTRATION is recommended, as this training delivery requires pre-work. In addition, as there are daily homework assignments.  A confirmation packet will describe each day of the learning event, your pre-work, and information regarding lodging.

FACILITATOR: This training workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Kenneth Mitchell, who is a Master Coach Practitioner, a Board Certified Coach (BCC), and specializes in life design strategies. Dr. Mitchell has a bachelor’s degree in economics, an MBA in management, and a doctorate in applied management, with emphasis in organizational development. Post-doctoral study in survey research design augments his academic credentials. His coach training includes coach specific coursework and extensive study in psychometrics. He is currently a MBTI Master Practitioner and a Master Trainer. Coach Mitchell is a member of the Institute of Coaching (IOC) at Harvard University. Most recently, he serves as Project Director for the TRIO Training Program for the US Department of Education. Past work is aligned with organizational capacity building, as funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Coach Mitchell is a subject matter expert in organizational development, capacity building and youth development.This learning event represents the integration of evidence-based practices and contemporary coaching modalities as a student-centered approach for coaching program design. This workshop is a CCE-approved program that leads to certification as a Board Certified Coach.