The Youth Life Coach Academy is designed for youth service professionals who are in the public and private sectors– foster care, juvenile justice, mental health, after school, and other youth service organizations who serve youth ages of 14 and 24 years old. The course focuses on youth who are transitioning out of the foster care system however, the tools and resources in the program are applicable to youth from a variety of backgrounds. The Life Coach Academy is tailored help you as the coach tap into those unique abilities of the youth you serve  to create internal structures that will give them greater vision for their future and resilience to keep moving forward in the midst of life’s obstacles.

Current independent living skills trainings tend to focus on basic skills youth need to master. The Youth Life Coach Academy focuses on an internal skill set that will enable youth to take ownership of their decisions and choices for their future. Throughout the program we provide coaches with the tools to help youth build internal structures to move toward various life and educational goals, career aspirations, and relational desires.

​This course provides a comprehensive approach to coaching for youth that is aligned with the International Coach Federation (ICF) competencies, utilizes evidenced informed tools, techniques and strategies, youth friendly assessments, and best practices of transitional living models to equip youth service professionals with solid coaching skills and core competencies to  propel youth towards their goals.
This robust and rich course equips you:
  • To understand what working in this field of youth coaching requires of the professional coach.
  • To practice the art and science of youth coaching and be able to apply it in a variety of settings and situations.
  • To apply the emerging research of adolescent brain science and their ever evolving brains.
  • To be prepared for any coaching situation and believe it - anything can happen!
  • To feel confident in coaching youth, in relationship to their workers, parents, peers or teachers concerns.
This in-depth course will fully equips you to radically change young people’s lives for good. We prepare you for the new generation of young people who need modern day tools and resources.
You will become the best youth coach you can possibly be. You will be ahead of the game, having the fundamental grounding and innovative insight you need to make it in this field.
Module 1
  • Understanding Life Coaching 
  • Foundations of Coaching Youth 
  • Working with Transition Aged Youth
  • Addressing Adult'ism'
Module 2
  • Positive Youth Development
  • Adolescent Brain Development
  • Motivational Interviewing 
Module 3
  • Designing the Coaching Relationship
  • Successful Coaching Strategies
Module 4 
  • Life Skills Assessment & Coaching
Module 5
Step 1 - Starting from the bottom
  • Creating Safe Coaching Space
  • Building Rapport
  • Coaching Agreement
​Step 2 - Creating the vision 
  • Visioning Session
  • Creating a vision board
  • Affirmations 
Module  6
Step 3 - Keeping it Real
  • Life Balance Wheel
  • Circle of Support 
Step 4 - Got Skills?
  • Life Skills Assessment 
  • Life Skills Development 
Step 5 - Who's got your back
  • Positive adult connections
  • Circle of Support
  • Permanency Pact
Module 7 
​Step 6 - Developing the Master Plan
  • Transition plans
Step 7 - Coaching towards G.O.A.L.S
  • GOAL Coaching Sessions
Putting it All Together using the Life Coach Planner