Advanced Level Coaching: Practicum & Mentor Coaching

Practicum & Mentor Coaching enables you to complete your coaching training with an in-depth learning process.

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Advanced Level Coaching Program: Practicum & Mentor Coaching

Practicum Program brings together a wide range of learning experiences.

Such as;

Practical application of coaching principles and skills
Personal thinking and reflection, developing insight
Group & Individual Mentor coaching
Getting feedback
Experiencing the coaching process from the client's perspective
Observing, listening and evaluating many different coaching conversations with leaders

Advanved Level Practicum Program has; 46 ICF CCE credits.

Certification Exam

Oral Exam: It consists of 2 30-minute client recordings and the transcription of the recordings.
To qualify to take the exam, you must have completed at least 100 hours of coaching experience.
To participate in the Certification Exam, it is necessary to complete the Practicum program.
To participate in the Practicum and Certification Exam process and get detailed information, you can contact the Practicum Specialist from +90 212 998 70 70 or by e-mail at aybukealptekin@adlerce.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Practicum Program?

Practicum is a nine month program during which the students coach their clients and receive mentoring and feedback from experienced mentor coaches regarding their actual coaching. In addition to, and besides, the requirements to being a coach, the Practicum students have to fulfill other provisions. These are, the written forms of evaluation of their coaching, monthly coaching laboratories in classroom context, a series of teleclass attendance and a file prepared to cover all other learning material.

To accomplish Practicum with success, the students have to complete all class studies and the homework given for modules 1, 2 and 3 of Adler program successfully.
How much time should I allocate for Practicum activities on weekly and monthly basis?

Working with Mentor

During Practicum, it is required that you receive mentor coach service for at least ten hours from an ICF certified coach. Adler will provide 7,5 of the coach you select. hours of group mentor coaching during this process. The cost of remaining 3 hours of coaching is not included in the program and depends of the hourly rate

Digital Recording Device

The participants should possess a digital recording device to record their coaching sessions. (with permission of the client)

Printing and Posting

In the past, forwarding of voice recordings to Practicum coordinators by post or courier raised some costs. Digital printing eliminates these costs. Some of the material from your work book is provided through electronic file for you to print and prepare according to your personal requirements. How you prefer to print may cause some cost. Sending the completed course works (by post of courier) at the end of the Practicum may result in some costs.

This somewhat depends on how many clients you choose to coach during Practicum. The minimum requirements of the process are four different clients and 40 hours of coaching conversation. If you coach four to six clients, you have to allocate 1,5 days weekly for seven months. This time shall cover the real time used for writing the effects of the coaching sessions, participating in teleclasses, looking for new clients and organizing your coaching practices.
Where can I find clients?

The students find clients though various ways. Some use their present and/ or former workplaces. Some use their friends, family and close acquaintances for reference. Some students perform coaching in NGO’s against a symbolic fee of voluntarily. The others make advertising through professionals and social groups. Many students refer their family members or friends for coaching to their Practicum group members. The ethical and practical limitations for accepting a client should be kept in mind. The clients you choose for coaching should be adults and should not be coaching training students, close friends or close relatives and members whom you give team coaching. In addition, you should have an official coaching agreement and provide only coaching service, not consulting, therapy, training services.
May I charge my clients during Practicum?

There is no provision regarding the payments of the clients. However, we especially urge that you agree with the client at least for a certain type of payment since this would create a commitment. The International Coaching Federation (ICF), permits certain percentage of pro bono coaching hours for ACC and PCC certification. You may find more detailed information about ICF conditions concerning this at the website address www.coachfederation.org.
Is the coaching I perform at my workplace apply for my Practicum process?

Yes. Provided that you make a coaching agreement with your client, give not consulting, training service but only coaching, and do not request reporting from the client, you may use your coaching for Practicum. As in with other clients, it is important that you abide to confidentiality with your clients at workplace. Practicum Program Handbook provides detailed information concerning client confidentiality.
What is a Practicum Training Laboratory

Practicum laboratory (or shortly laboratory), is an opportunity that provides the participants to explore and examine their coaching experiences as a group. In the laboratories, the students share their coaching experiences, case studies with the class and bring forth questions and issues concerning their experiences and practices. Each coaching laboratory is managed by a faculty member as coordinator who provides perspective from his/ her own experience and theoretical knowledge to these questions and issues. The students have to participate minimum 5 out of 6 of these face-to-face laboratories.

Case studies, which the coach brings to the class, are real situations from current coaching conversations whereby the coach is focused on handling specific issues and increasing his/her effect to maximum degree. The case study presentation have two significant goals: first, deepening of the coaching understanding of all participants and the second, improving the skill and practice of the presenter coach.

Case study is an opportunity to a coach for coaching. It reflects the group collective work philosophy on which the Practicum is focused and the mentality that every person has something to give and take from the others. .
Practicum Training Official Beginning Date is always approximately 4 weeks before the first laboratory. What is its reason?

Practicum official beginning date is programmed to be four or six weeks before the first Practicum laboratory. This timeframe is for you reinforce yourself. This provides you time to download, print and organize your work book and learning material; make an agreement with Practicum consultants and begin preliminary sessions; supply, organize and control you recording device and make contact with a coach. In short, you will be ready for Program Orientation Meeting. Orientation meeting is face to face and is directed by Practicum Manager and Practicum Expert. In this meeting, you and your Practicum friends carry out sharing protocols and forms, course requirements and similar essentials. You will be meeting to plan all dates and times regarding case studies, supervisory coaching meetings and coaching reviews among group members during the following months.
Which credential will have upon completing Practicum Training?

When your work file is completed and reviewed and after the program completion meeting, you receive a document confirming the training you have taken. You may then introduce yourself as Adler Trained Coach (ATC). This is not a certification. To present yourself as an Adler Certified Professional Coach (ACPC), you have to complete Practicum process and succeed in the examination. All our students completing the process successfully, will have performed all requirements of the ICF credentialing except the CKA examination, and may possess ACC or PCC credentials according to their coaching hours.
How can I register to Practicum Program?

The quota for Practicum training group is limited and the demand is generally high. Please contact Practium Consultant from phone number +90 212 319 7730 or by e mail to practicum@adlerce.com.
I have other questions. With whom should I contact?

For any additional questions about the Practicum Program, please contact Practicum Training Program Expert or Program Manager. The web site for the program and the related expenditure is www.adlercentraleurope.com.
How do I prepare for Practicum program?

The information useful for the program and the planning you may wish to begin for Part 2 and 3 is below:

Go back to your assignments in these two intensive weeks. Make you have completed assignments 1,2,3,4 and 5. If not, this is the right time to complete the unfinished assignments since these have to be recorded for review and must be completed before obtaining permission for program completion.