Archive for October, 2011
A Website worth visiting – Story of a New Ager turned Christian
Today I thought I would write a note about an interesting website I visited.
Marcia Montenegro set up this website after spending several years delving into the occult and New Age…. until finally she felt impelled to enter a Church and her life changed when she discovered Christ.
Her website is full of rich information about the effects of New Age, occult and other areas that seem quite attractive for young people but which may actually lead to a lot of problems.
If you would like to gain some in depth knowledge on the subject of the New Age and the Christian response to it visit the link below.
Well worth a visit!
Learning to be a Life Coach
Some of you might know that I am presently doing an MSc in Coaching with the University of East London.
Today I thought I would share some thoughts on this course and also provide some resources for those interested in looking into Coaching.
First of all what is Coaching? Really?
Well it is a way of helping people getting unstuck during situations in life where they may feel they need to tackle big decisions, review their life or if a person is going through difficult transitions. It helps people to become more effective, more resilient and more reflective as well as it being an opportunity for personal growth
The psychology of Coaching is based on a focus on Solutions and the future, rather than problems and the past. It is also strongly influenced by Positive Psychology and uses a number of models such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, the GROW Model (Goals, Reality, Options, Way Forward), NLP, Gestalt, Transpersonal Psychology and Solution Focused coaching.
So in a sense Coaching does use some techniques from therapy and counselling but the focus is not on exploring the past problems and just trying to get out of the rut. It is about moving forward towards the ideal future and using the skills to achieve your goals and arrive to your destination.
I am presently finishing my two last Modules in the MSc before I start my researchmodules and I must say that my course has been awesome. I really am enjoying it and I have learned so much through it.
I have done my Leadership and Organizational Coaching , and Health Coaching Module and presently am doing my Evidence Based Coaching and Psychological Perspectives of Self and Others. So you can imagine that this is really quite an interesting course if you like coaching.
Anyway, my future goal is to found an Academy of Coaching in Malta where those interested can learn the theoretical and practical skills of becoming a coach through actual one-to-one contact, instruction and role playing.
However if anyone is interested in doing something now I can provide you some contacts.
The University of East London where I am doing the course now: http://www.uel.ac.uk/psychology/coaching/
I was also contacted by Matt Green who writes articles on the Masters in Counselling website and he asked me to share this link with you. It’s called 30 Educational Resources for Life Coaches and it has very some interesting links provided. So it is worthwhile visiting:
( http://www.mastersincounseling.com/30-educational-resources-for-life-coaches ).
That’s all for today folks. I am off to study!
