My life changed for the better when I learned about ADHD coaching and started my professional career route. My personal mandate was to save lives from some of the dramatic detours I’d chosen before the illumination that came with ADHD education. It is important for me to continue illuminating my life through service work like [...]
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After listening to the recording of the announcement at the ADDA conference in July regarding the formation of another ADHD coach credentialing body, I offer this review of the proceedings. Please understand this is my opinion. I do NOT SPEAK FOR THE ACO. [n.b. The recording is not great. There are lots of places you [...]
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by Sarah Wright, MS, ACT and Viveca Monahan, CPC, ACG In last month’s article on a Brief History of ADHD Coaching, we looked at the progression of coaching during the last twenty years. In this article we will look in more depth at two well-known life-coach credentialing bodies, both based in the United States: the [...]
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ACO member Lupita Volio puts this note in her email signature. She’s given permission to share it. Before printing this e-mail, think if it is necessary: the environment is our collective responsibility. Antes de imprimir este correo electrónico piense bien si es necesario hacerlo: El medioambiente es cosa de todos.
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Blogging and podcasts are becoming more and more common as part of a marketing plan. I was at some marketing association meeting in 2002 or so, when the speaker asked the 100 or so people in the audience who knew about blogs or who had one. I was one of about 3 people who raised [...]
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When I was in coaching school I learned that coaching involved action — helping the client get from point A to point B. Many of my instructors frequently implied that if the client seemed sad or anxious or expressed any other feeling, they were to be referred to a therapist immediately. These “experts” firmly believed [...]
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Sometimes the work ADHD coaches do with “stuck clients” can seem overwhelming. How do you know when it’s time to share your problem client with a mental health care provider? When should you suggest that a client needs more help – or different help – than a coach can provide? The referral process should not [...]
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