Life Coaching: A manual for helping professionals - Softcover

Ellis, Dave

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904424945 ISBN 13: 9781904424949

Publisher: Crown House Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

Title: Life Coaching( A Manual for Helping Professionals) <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: DavidB.Ellis <>Publisher: CrownHousePublishing

About this title

Review:

...for professionals and students of life coaching as well as of any other
professional activity, which relies on interpersonal encounters. -- PscyCRITIQUES, Volume 51, Issue 36, September 2006

.. presents his understanding of the purpose and mechanics of life
coaching and offers many practical strategies for helping clients achieve
their goals.
-- Deborah Mills, Clinical Hypnotherapist

...a truly comprehensive manual for assisting the reader to
develop his/her knowledge of the whole life coaching business.
-- The Hypnotherapist, December 2006

...easy to read with simple unambiguous text...with some little
nuggets within the pages. -- The APHP Journal, issue 9

..filled with practical ideas and information, it is easy to read
and comprehend, and it is evident that the author speaks from personal
experience and credibility.
-- Judith E Pearson PhD, licensed counselor and psychotherapist

About the Author:

Dave Ellis is a leadership and life coach, author, educator, and philanthropist. His first book Becoming a Master Student, currently in its thirteenth edition, continues to be the bestselling college textbook in America for over 20 years. In addition to this book, he has authored and co-authored seven others including Life Coaching, Falling Awake, and Creating Your Future. He also wrote a booklet titled - 'Becoming a Master Teacher'.Dave Ellis is a respected lecturer and workshop leader who has reached audiences worldwide since first sharing his principles in 1979. He has coached national and international nonprofit leaders, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, an NBA coach, and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Through his workshops and books, he has helped over five million people create a more wonderful life.Dave got started in education in 1976 when he taught junior high school maths. After getting a Masters Degree in Mathematics, he taught computer science for six years at National American University. He also served as Assistant Dean of Student Services and President of the college. In 1979 he designed a course to improve student retention and then travelled the country for a decade conducting workshops for teachers on ways to improve student retention and test scores. He began training coaches in 1983 and started a public course for coaches in 1993.Dave has a bachelors degree in Computer Science and Psychology, a masters degree in Computer Science, work on a Ph.D. in Psychology, and an honorary Ph.D. in Naturopathic Philosophy.Dave Ellis is president of Breakthrough Enterprises, a publishing and consulting company that gives away all of its profits. He is founder and president of The Brande Foundation, a nonprofit organization offering individual and group coaching to nonprofit organizations. Dave has contributed millions of dollars to the work of his foundation and to other organizations.Dave Ellis resides near San Francisco, CA in the US with his wife Trisha. Together they have four daughters and two granddaughters, and one of the daughters and one granddaughter live in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crown House Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1904424945
• ISBN 13: 9781904424949
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236