Integrative Life Coaching (ILC) Certification Course
Welcome to IWA Coaching and the Integrative Wellness and Life Coach Certification online course!
Below you will find: Course Instructions, Course Extras, and the Course Outline. To start the course click on the first section in the “Course Content” outline below or you may navigate through the course utlizing the “Course Navigation” to the right.
Course Instructions
Course Directions
Please go through the class in order. The class is structured to help you learn and retain the information in the most effective manner. The course is structured in a learn, do and practice model to deepen your understanding and skills. The classes begin with the foundation of integrative coaching – vision, research, history of coaching, overviews and bigger picture concepts that are foundational. Then you will move into the detailed techniques. The later sections of the course bring it all together and show specifically how each lesson is applied in coaching.
As an Integrative Life Coach it is important to be doing the work within your own life. Please try to apply as much of the information, tools and techniques as possible to your self, this will help you become an even better Integrative Life Coach!
Feel free to move through the curriculum at your own pace, however we request that you go through NO MORE than four hours of classes per day. It is better to process and integrate the learnings fully before moving on to the next section, so please do take your time. Some sections have a lot of content and others have less. The second half of the course is more time consuming and intensive so please plan accordingly.
You may choose to begin your 30-Day Action Plan along with the classes once you complete your foundations section and move through them simultaneously, or you can choose to begin the 30-Day Action Plan upon completion of all of the classes. Either way, the 30-Day Action Plan is the document with all of your assignment that must be turned in along with your final exam and practicum in order to receive your certificate.
FOR 1-ON-1 INSTRUCTOR SUPPORT
Please DO NOT message instructors in private DM’s on social media. We do not communicate via private messaging on social media. It is to difficult to track support as a team. You may post questions within your student cohort group or schedule calls with instructors for support To Schedule one-on-one calls with instructors use the link to schedule by clicking HERE
Disclaimer
IWA does not dispense medical or legal advice, treatment, or diagnosis. The sessions, products and information here are for educational purposes and are in no way a substitution for licensed medical or legal advice. Please consult with your physician for proper care and supervision.
***All IWA content is copyrighted, please do not share the course material without our prior written permission. You may use the different tools and techniques as handouts to share with clients, but never the entire course slides that are provided.
Course Materials
You will need a journal or notebook, your computer, internet connection, adobe acrobat or pdf reader, internet browser and a little time set aside daily to work on the materials and view the classes.
Course Timeframe
You will have 6-months to complete the course and turn in all assignments. In order to ensure our graduates have the highest level of knowledge and skill we do require the course is completed within the time frame allotted. If you need an extension when you are close to your deadline, please email us with how much more time you think you will need to complete the course and we can work with you on that. We are only able to offer short additional extensions, no more than 3-6 months of additional time. You MUST request an extension BEFORE your course completion deadline.
Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions! EMAIL is the best way to reach us and you can call the office at 818-358-3131. Good luck on your journey and congrats on empowering your future through our training. Enjoy the journey!
Certification Requirements
You will need to complete and submit all the assignments below within six months of registration. Once you pass all the assignments, you will be mailed your certification.
30-Day Action Plan – this is not completed 30-days in a row, it is the document containing your 30-assignments and Wellness Journal assignments. You can keep your wellness journal assignment entries within this document or you may separate those into a separate document.
Client Intake & Personal History Form – You will complete this as if YOU are the client. You do not need to turn this in, you will however need it in order to do your other assignments such as your own personal Action Plan.
Wellness Journal – 30 journal entries that do not need to be done in 30-consecutive days.
Final Exam – This will require approximately 30-40 minutes. It is not timed but must be completed within one sitting. It is open note and open book. We are testing your ability to refer back to information.
Final Practicum – These are your practice sessions that you will do virtually with another IWA student from your cohort group acting as your volunteer client. You MUST use another IWA student. We also recommend that early in your educational journey that you volunteer to be another students volunteer client. It is a valuable learning experience to be the client!
Certification Requirement Details
- Complete the ‘Client Intake/Personal History’ document found within your course handouts. It is important to fill it out PRIOR to taking the class so that you will be able to be uninfluenced in your answers. You will use your own client intake as part of your assignments.
- We encourage you to email IWA the ‘Client Intake/Personal History’ form back to us when you complete it, however that is not required. It will however help us help you in this process.
- Once you have completed the ‘Client Intake/Personal History’ begin your classes! It is important to go through the classes IN ORDER. Each class builds upon the last.
- Once you have completed all of the online classes and your assignments (the 30-Day Action Plan and Wellness Journal), submit your work in the online course within the designated assignment upload area. PLEASE BE SURE TO COMBINE all assignment into one document or email to IWA. Please use one of these formats when uploading or emailing your work (.doc, .pdf, .jpg, .png, .jpeg, or .gif). Then continue to proceed with the final exam portion and final practicum.
- Upload your completed practicum (session 1&2 notes, the client’s completed intake form and the action plan you co-created with them during session 2). PLEASE BE SURE TO COMBINE all assignment into one document or email to IWA. Please use one of these formats when uploading or emailing your work (.doc, .pdf, .jpg, .png, .jpeg, or .gif).
- After we receive your assignments, the completed final exam and final practicum, please allow 10–14 days to respond with your progress. When you have successfully pass by 70% we will mail you your certification! Be sure to add info@iwacoaching.com to your email contact list so that you do not miss critical communications from us, including notification of passing your course and the request to verify your mailing address.
Course Extras
IWLC Textbook
We also offer a textbook, the ‘Integrative Wellness & Life Coaching Textbook‘, for sale that students find very to be a helpful resource. The textbook is not required to complete the course or to learn the material. The online course classes are audio and video. Some people learn best from reading and this is why we also provide that additional textbook option. Reading the textbook DOES NOT replace taking the online classes. Your classes are tracked by instructors for completion and are ALL required to complete in order to gain certification. If you are interested in purchasing a textbook, please visit our online SHOP.
Live Class Videos
Towards the end of your certification course you will find the live training video classes. These are a critical part of solidifying your education an add value. We have filmed part of an in person course from 2016 and have provided you with the recordings so that you can see live examples of the tools and techniques as well as hear multiple instructor perspectives and recommendations for application. These videos are NOT the complete course and are NOT meant to replace the online course. It will be a way to deepen your understanding of the curriculum from a visual perspective as the in-person training summarizes the online curriculum and also shows some exercises. Some portions of these live classes will be review, while others will help improve your understanding and skills.
Please note:
Some of the material covered in the live training from 2016 has been expanded upon and also updated within your classes. The course classes are updated each year to have the most current and up-to-date information.
Watching these live videos are a required portion of your course.
Extra Learning Opportunities
We are constantly looking for new ways to support your journey to becoming the best Integrative Life Coach possible. Below are two ways we feel we can add additional support:
- Be sure to take full advantage of the student group! Connect with other students and graduates, find or start virtual study groups and volunteer to be another students practicum client. These steps will all deepen your support level and your learning.
- Consider enrolling in the 12-week business mastery course to help you build your business upon graduation IF you find you need additional business and marketing tools. You can find this course within our shop HERE
- Schedule 1-on-1 calls with instructors as needed.
Facebook Student Community
We have created a STUDENT COHORT IWA Facebook community closed group for our students.
This is a forum for you to connect with other students, ask instructors questions, post thoughts and your experiences both with the course, assignments and exam as well as to get support from our team and the community as you begin your coaching practice. This is also where you will post a request for a practicum volunteer client.
You will have lifetime access to this group and we encourage you to stay active and engaged even after graduation. It provides a valuable resource and support for your coaching career. For example, you may be about to meet with a new client who is experiencing a problem which you have not dealt with yet and can post about it and request feedback from the group and our team as to their experience with it.
After you become certified you can also refer clients back and forth with other students since not every coach wants to work with the same population of clients. However, this is NOT a space to market ANYTHING or promote yourself or any products.
The student cohort group has provided another layer of support that our students and graduates find valuable. Please take full advantage of the group – the more you put into it, the more you will get out of the community. Introduce yourself, respond to other students posts and stay connected.
If you do not use Facebook, it is not mandatory to join the cohort group. When it comes time for you to find a practicum volunteer within the student body, please email the office and they can post a request within the group on your behalf. For those of you interested in joining the Facebook group please follow the link below and send a request to join:
Connect to Community
Quick note: If your Facebook name is different than the name you registered with IWA, please shoot a quick email to info@iwacoaching.com letting our team know both names so we do not accidentally deny your request. We want to keep this group for our coaches only.
Streaming Files
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Disclaimer
IWA does not dispense medical or legal advice, treatment, or diagnosis. The sessions, products and information here are for educational purposes and are in no way a substitution for licensed medical or legal advice. Please consult with your physician for proper care and supervision. ***All IWA content is copyrighted, please do not share the course material without our prior written permission.
Support
We are here to support you during this journey and welcome all of your questions via email or posts within your student cohort group. Email is the best way to reach us, however if you’d like to speak with us directly feel free to schedule an instructor call. With emails, please allow our team up to 24 hours to answer any questions sent via email that you may have. Good luck on your journey and congratulations on empowering your future through our training. Enjoy the journey!
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