LifeCare Coaching Framework: Using PROPER IV to explore choices while protecting rapport.

• Process comments
• Reflections
• Open questions
• Prayer (when ethical and appropriate)
• Encouragement
• Requests
• Information
• Validation

• Using PROPER IV to increase client motivation and build rapport
• Working with client motivation
• Intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation
• Understanding resistance to change
• ‘Rolling with’ client resistance to change
• Spiritual perspective on change for coaches working with clients who want spirituality to be a part of their coaching experience
• Reframing pain, failure or struggle to increase client motivation to change
• Heightening discrepancy between current behavior and values/long-term goals
• Change as process
• Tailor coaching to meet client at their current stage in the change process
• Maintaining core conditions of coaching throughout the change process

• Develop ability to lead a client through a reflect on personal history and deepen self-insight in a conversational way
• Develop an intuitive sense of when to probe and when to let an issue lie
• Develop the ability to refrain from fixing and advice giving
• Demonstrate sensitivity to client’s preference regarding the role of spirituality or personal beliefs in their coaching experience

• Understand the relationship between cognitions, emotions and behaviors
• Understand how to use the ‘Functional Thoughts and Beliefs’ worksheet to help clients identify and modify problematic thoughts, beliefs and behaviors leading to a reduction in emotional distress.
• Help clients create a measurable plan for behavioral change.

• Develop your understanding of the difference between amends, forgiveness, and reconciliation.

• Develope the ability to move a client all the way through the problem-solving strategy using PROPER IV.
• Help clients create measurable goals using COSMIC method (Controllable, Observable, Simple, Measurable, Immediate, Consistent)

• Develop the ability to help the client discern what action to take when they feel an emotional impulse to do something that contradicts their goals and values
• Develope the ability to help clients create a plan for what they will do the next time they feel the troublesome emotion.

• Develop the ability to help the client create a skillful communication strategy using IPA WIN (Issue, Perspective, Assert, demonstrate how this will be a Win-Win solution) or LEG (Listen, Endorse, Goal) while using PROPER IV

• Develop familiarity with HEARTS positive activities options (Hobbies, Exercise, Affection, Rest, Time for yourself, Spiritual activities) and other community resources.
• Help clients create a COSMIC goals to create abundant Life 

• Develop the ability to help clients set boundaries and limits with COSMIC goal-setting strategy and PROPER IV.

• Helping the client plan ahead to act against predictably reoccurring unhelpful emotions.
• Helping clients develop a plan to implement positive resources into their daily lives.

• Consolidate personal learning and growth gained through the completion of the LifeCare book and LifeCare Coach Training by creating a vision for implementation of coaching skills.
• Assemble the building blocks necessary to communicate that vision to others who can help.
• Create a behavioral plan for implementation of vision.
• Learn a process by which future clients might also discover a sense of purpose or life direction and begin to implement.

• Get new coaching client
• Contract with a new client

• Working with client based on client goals
• Conceptualize coaching client and selecting the best tool(s) to help them achieve their goals

• Continue working with client based on client goals
• Conceptualize coaching client and, now having learned all the LifeCare coaching tools, select the best tool(s) to help them achieve their goals