Coaches' Coaching Circle Program Approved For Credentialing By The International Coaching Federation

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 5, 2008 -- The Coaches Coaching Circle has been approved to provide credentialing credit hours by the credentialing board of the International Coaching Federation.

The International Coaching Federation has established minimum standards in regards to the credentialing of professional coaches and coach training organizations. These standards help assure the public that the participating coaches and coach training agencies have met minimum requirements, and also reinforces the fact that coaching is a recognized, specialized and self-regulating profession.

‘We are pleased that the Coaches’ Coaching Circle program meets these rigorous standards,’ stated Helen Burton, CEC, ACC, President of Love Yourself Coaching and founder of the Coaches’ Coaching Circle, ‘and as a member you receive coaching from an experienced coach, payment for coaching clients and hours towards the ICF credential.’

The Coaches Coaching Circle gives each participant the opportunity to coach another participant each month, as well as to receive coaching services by another participant in the program. The program is open to coaches who have graduated from a coaching school and who have coached others for at least one year.

The program offers an effective and inexpensive method for sharpening coaching skills through hands on experience. Hours spent coaching as part of the Coaches’ Coach Circle count towards the required number of hours for ICF credentialing.

‘Getting a coaching practice up and running – and profitable – is a formidable task,” says Helen Burton. “There are many myths and misconceptions about how to build a successful coaching practice. Coaching schools are wonderful to help you learn to be a great coach, but you need access to people to build your business as well. With the help of this program – and the coaches involved with it - one can begin to achieve business mastery.”

The cost for participation is $200 per month. However, each participant also receives $150 per month for providing coaching services to other members of the Circle, resulting in a net cost of $50 per month.

“While speaking to other coaches it was evident they were finding it challenging to obtain hours for ICF credentials. I created the Coaches’ Coaching Circle to provide a way for coaches to obtain ICF hours and at the same time receive payment for coaching services that were provided,” said Ms. Burton.

More information is available at the Love Yourself Coaching website or by email .

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