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Seasons of Change Training for Professionals
Do
You Work with Clients in Transition?
Do
your clients feel lost and confused about their future
direction? If
so, they are in transition--ending an important phase
of their life or stepping into a completely new era.
It's likely their friends and loved ones are giving
them advice or pressuring them to take actions that
are counter to your clients' inner truths.
Your
job is to help them sort out their situation, find ways
to make sense of their circumstances, decide
what actions to take, and motivate them to continue
moving through this difficult time. On a good day, you
are clear, your questions are helpful, and you feel
good about the outcomes of the day. At other times,
you feel in over your head, not sure where to go with
your clients nor how to support them in their journey.
- Imagine
having access to a rich metaphor that not only helps
you identify what phase of transition your clients
are in, but
also what tasks they need to focus on to move forward
and what actions are likely to result in disappointing,
time-consuming detours.
- Imagine
sharing a key piece of the metaphor with your clients
and hearing them breathe a sigh of relief as
they feel heard and honored for being right where
they are.
- Imagine
the referrals you receive because your clients
feel so supported by your work.
You
may wonder why other transition models don't touch clients
at such a deep, soulful place.
Often transition models are very conceptual--clients
get the concepts mentally, but they aren't able to
integrate the ideas into their lives. Although these
transition models provide very useful frameworks to
understand transition, they don't become an integral
part of your clients' approach to life.
The
Seasons of Change is a rich multi-faceted nature-based
metaphor that provides you and your clients with a natural
way to approach life changes.
Nature has developed a wide range of responses to the
ever-changing seasons. These responses provide a rich
foundation of knowledge, inspiration, hope, and direction
to those in transition. Each season (or phase) of the
transition process has its own signs, actions, and detours.
This information gives you a map you can share with
your clients to show them the way through their transition.
The visually memorable nature metaphors associated with
each season are simple, powerful tools that give clients
constant support and guidance through difficult times.
Carol
McClelland, Ph.D. has put together a wonderful training program
for anyone working with clients in Transition. The Seasons
of Change is a metaphor based on nature's seasons and provides
us with a wonderful way to talk with clients about transition.
The result is an incredibly clear road map that clients
'get' instantly. The training program gets 5 stars (*****)
from me!
-- Rebecca
Kieler
Career and Life Transitions Consultant
Kieler Career Consulting
By
using this model in your work with clients, you give
them hope--helping them envision where they've been,
where
they are, and where they are going. A process that is
full of unknowns becomes a bit more understandable.
Supporting your clients in where they are is a profound
experience that deepens their trust in themselves, in
you and in the transition journey. It's likely no one
else is honoring them for what they feel deep within.
Your class has been such an
eye-opener for me personally and has also inspired creativity.
I went over the recurring "false spring" with
a corporate client I am working with and did we ever have
a break-through. The imagery was rich! In our meeting today,
we used nature as a backdrop for the client's much needed
time away in order to find new and fresh ideas.
-- Ruth Ann Harris, M.Ed. MA
Life
Sketches
Certified Life Coach
Wellness/Transition Coaching for
Executives, Corporate Staff and Individuals
Carol
McClelland, Ph.D. birthed the Seasons of Change in 1992 and
wrote the book of the same title in 1998.
Having always been an avid observer of nature and wildlife,
Carol turned to nature to make sense of a series of transitions
that occurred in her life in 1986. Soon after she graduated
with her Ph.D. from Purdue University , she moved cross-country
to California to start her first full-time job. Four months
later her father died. Nature provided Carol with the clues
she needed to navigate and heal through her transitions. Since
creating the model, Carol has not only used the Seasons of
Change in her work with clients in personal and professional
transitions, she has spoken about the topic extensively to
helping professionals and individuals.
In
early 2004 Carol launched the Seasons of Change Training for
Professionals for therapists, coaches, and other transition professionals
who support individuals in transition.
- Request
more details about the various levels of Seasons of Change training - scroll
to end of page.
- To learn more about the
Seasons of Change Model
- If
you have questions, contact
Carol directly at 650.322.8661
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Seasons of Change Training
The model is
useful whether your clients have entered their transition by choice or by force, whether the transition was anticipated
or came as a complete surprise.
- Have a deeper understanding of the Seasons of Change.
- Understand the signs and detours associated with each season.
- Recognize and can articulate cultural myths associated with each season.
- Can recognize common patterns clients exhibit during times of transition.
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- Types of Change Questionnaire - enables you to get a richer, broader, and more detailed view of the transitions your clients are in.
- Seasons of Change Questionnaire - allows you to determine which season you clients are in.
- Messages of Change Questionnaire - helps you understand the limiting beliefs that are impeding your clients' progress.
- Seasons of Change Spiral Card - gives you a map to help your clients see where they are and where they are going.
- Seasons of Change Diagrams - provides you with a series of diagrams that help you illustrate various aspects of the transition journey.
During the teleclass we'll have indepth discussions about each of these tools, you'll use these tools with your practice clients, and you'll be filling out the tools yourself.
After the training you will have unlimited access to these tools.
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Professionals who work with clients in transitions through individual sessions, workshops, or retreats:
Coaches
- Career coaches
- Relationship coaches
- Life coaches
- Wellness coaches
- Parenting coaches
- Small business coaches
- Retirement coaches
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- Couples
- Families
- Individuals
- Art therapists
- Counselors
- Career counselors
- Grief counselors
- Personal counselors
- Social Workers
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- Eight 90-minute teleclass sessions
- Detailed training materials for each session
- Experiential field work assignments you can do with current clients or friends.
- Unlimited access to five client-friendly tools that serve as catalysts for accurate assessments, rich conversations, and deep discoveries.
- Post-Certification Support opportunities available - a community blog, opportunity to join an ongoing discussion forum by phone, marketing support, and a listing of your specialty on the Seasons of Change site.
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Next training group begins:
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One day after registering you'll receive complete access to the Seasons of Change Self-Study course. We'll ship the books the next business day as well.
Ideally, you'll be able to review the Self-Study
Course prior to first class session. Even listening to the first module before class starts will give you a good foundation for making the most of the class. Access numbers provided upon registration.
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If you aren't quite ready to take the Advanced Licensing Training, consider the Seasons of Change Self-Study Course
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$300.00 each month for three months
(Includes the Seasons of Change Self-study Course
[prerequisite for starting this course],
8 Session Advanced Training)
$825.00 when paid in full
(Please Note: Your fees are transferrable to another session
if the timing of this session doesn't work for you.) |
Is
the Seasons of Change Training for You?
To learn
more about the Seasons of Change Training for
Professionals, you have two options:
- Call
Carol at 650.322.8661 to talk about the program.
- Use the
form below to request a more details
about the Seasons of Change Training Programs for Professionals. You'll be emailed a link to go to for the informational packet about the various levels of Seasons of Change training. By filling out this form, you will also receive announcements when new classes are starting.
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