Thank you for your support and participation in March! Supervision has proven to be a 'hot topic', and we will continue this year to meet our audience's interest in this profession.

April brings another very interesting and highly sought after theme - Parent/Youth Coaching - by Mark Sng. Mark has been coaching Senior Executives, Tertiary Students, Young Working Adults, Parents and Teens since 2000. Mark is an Advanced Practitioner with 6 Seconds, a Master Trainer, and a Consultant in Emotional Intelligence. His niche areas include Corporate Leadership Development, Social Emotional Learning in Education, Parent and Executive education, Parent and Teen coaching. In addition, Mark has thirty years of background in public accounting, management level accounting roles in industry, and has held regional senior corporate audit positions with multinationals in more than 15 countries across continents.

Session Overview

The session will include 2 segments: 1) a demo of parent/youth coaching; 2) peer coaching practice. Participants will be provided with a pointer sheet for guidance and practice. Both segments will demonstrate the realm of social emotional learning inherent in the coaching session. The session will culminate in a summary of takeaways for members so they feel equipped, enabled and empowered to consciously & unconsciously coach better than they have been.

Parent Coaching Benefits

• Key elements of personal development for self-application & road map for children
• Spontaneity in coaching Values in Action.
• Self-awareness of parents' own learning capacity, what is modeled, and how they communicate & coach.
• Understanding of emotions and their role in motivation, performance, and resilience.
• Strategy to holistically develop the whole child.
• In the moment coaching in different contexts.
• Attentiveness to the signs and signals from their child(ren).
• Appreciation of the nature of their relationship with their child the coachee, both conscious and unconscious.
• Language, Communication, Environment, Culture, Coaching opportunities in every situation.

Calling for Volunteers

In order for this session to take place we would require a coach volunteer to bring a situation for the Parent/Youth session.

Confidentiality is key! We will provide a confidentiality form for record, in all sessions.

Please contact peercoaching@icfsingapore.org if you are interested!

Important Information

To ensure coaching professionalism, the '2010-2011 ICF Singapore Executive Committee' has established that: ALL participants are requested to have at least 60 hours of coach training as well as being a practicing coach in order to attend.

Next Session

• The next Peer Coaching Circle will take place on Thursday, 19 April, 2012
• Schedule: 7pm Networking; 7.20pm Introductions; 7.30pm Session Begins (Process takes 1 hour)
• Venue:The Reiki Center, 42-A Joo Chiat Place, Singapore 427766; http://www.reikicentre.com.sg/location-contact-us/
• Registration: peercoaching@icfsingapore.org
• Fee: SG$10/Pax* (payable online via Paypal or cash at the door)
• RSVP by: 12pm, 18 April 2012 Click here to register.

*Payment of SG$10 to the ICF Singapore is to cover the charge for the event venue. You will be provided with a receipt upon payment. The permanent venue is a key step in ensuring stability-growth of the Peer Coaching Circle. We look forward to your support and thank you for your understanding. Payment by cheque should be made out to: International Coach Federation - Singapore Chapter.

Benefits

The Peer Coaching Circle is a professional body, open to all practicing Coaches who are ICF members (with a minimum of 60 hours of coach training) and will entitle you to valuable CCEU hours towards your on-going learning. The structured process provides Coaches with the opportunity to receive inputs on a current real-life coaching challenge. Confidentiality is key to the process and a prerequisite for all participants.

We welcome the participation of new and seasoned coaches each month (with a minimum of 60 hours of coach training). To find out more please contact me at peercoaching@icfsingapore.org for further details or call me on +65 - 9238 3297.

We look forward to welcoming you into our Circle.