Here’s everything you need to know about Edge Coach Training.
- Enrollment Qualifications
- Course Requirements
- Training Benefits
- Upcoming Training Calendar
- Course Outline and Reading List
- Fees
- Ready to sign up? Join the Edge Team.
The Edge Foundation provides a supplemental ADD/ADHD coach training program for experienced coaches who meet the requirements outlined below. This program is designed to ensure consistent use of protocols and to provide coaches with the necessary skills and tools to coach teens and young adults. Specifically, the program focuses on
- special coaching techniques for working with teens and young adults;
- the unique needs of teens and young adults;
- the special challenges presented by ADHD; and
- the unique needs of teens and young adults in academic settings.
Successful completion of this training program results in a training certificate as an approved Edge coach.
Edge Foundation Coach Training is approved for 30 hours of CCEUs by the International Coach Federation through JST Coaching, LLC.
Course Requirements
Candidates accepted into the program are expected to complete the following requirements:
- 15 weeks of teleclass training
- Completion of course assignments
- Completion of selected readings
- Six hours of post-training supervision by coach trainers via teleconference for all the Edge Foundation coaches.
Training includes a 30 hour telecourse, “Coaching Teens & College Students with ADHD”, developed by JST Coaching, LLC, focused on specific skills and strategies for effective coaching of teens and young adults with ADHD. This course will be provided by weekly teleconference. Each participant is required to complete selected readings in addition to the course homework. This unique training program focuses on training the “whole person,” not just the academic teen or young adult (see course outline for details).
Training Benefits
- The Edge Training Team brings over 25 years of experience working with youth and 15 years focused on coaching youth with ADHD.
- 30 hours of ICF-approved CCEU’s upon completion of the training series.
- Course materials include a 200+ page course manual and an appendix filled with ready-to-use forms and handouts that you will be authorized to use with all your clients. Both are delivered to your email inbox in digital format for ease of use.
- Classes are limited to 12 students for individualized attention.
- Weekly coaching practices with role playing to sharpen your skills.
- A minimum of six hours of supervision after completion of in-class training.
- Training certificate as an approved Edge coach.
- Upon successful completion of the program and entering into a contract with Edge Foundation, participating coaches will begin to receive referrals from the Edge Foundation to students and young adults interested in coaching.
Upcoming Training Calendar
Sign up today for a 15 week course to become an Edge Coach for ADHD Youth. Coach training will be offered by Edge Foundation’s Director of Training, Jodi Sleeper-Triplett, MCC, SCAC, of JST Coaching, LLC, and Coach Trainers Loretta Spindel, PCC, Harriet Steinberg, PCC, SCAC, and Russell Colver, CPCC.
The next scheduled training will begin:
- June 2010
Fees
The fee for the course, including the 30 hours of in-class training, the training manual, and the extensive appendices that you will be authorized to use with all your clients, is $1800.
Additionally, all Edge coaches must take at least 6 hours of mentoring after completing the in-class training. Associate Edge Coaches, those who are fully trained but who do not yet meet the Edge Foundation’s experience requirements, must have at least one hour of mentoring per month as long as they are working with Edge clients. To fulfill these requirements, Edge Coaches, and coaches who have been trained by JSTCoaching, may enroll in the Edge Foundation mentoring hours at any time. The fee for 6 hours of mentoring is $300. Enrollment for these hours will start in June 2010.
Join the Edge Team!
Once you’ve applied, someone will get back with you shortly. Even if there’s not an upcoming training that fits your schedule, let us know of your interest so we can accommodate you and work with you to help you join our team.
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