Life Coach Certificate
What is a Life Coach?
A Life Coach is someone who counsels and encourages clients through personal or professional challenges. They help guide clients to reach their ultimate goals. They help their clients figure out how to be their best selves – whatever that means to each person.
Specifically, Life Coaches serve as guides through various aspects of your life, focus on personal growth and development, facilitate identifying and achieving goals, behavior changes, shifting perspectives, and overall self-improvement, help you improve your physical health, emotional well-being and overall wellness, and focus on sustainable, behavior changes rooted in positive psychology. But, they are not therapists. Therapists have education and license requirements to practice with clients. Therapists help you to understand your psychological patterns to change behavior. Therapists can diagnose and treat mental health needs.
By earning this Life Coach Certificate, you gain the knowledge and skills necessary to support and mentor other young girls, women and other marginalized groups disproportionately impacted by Gender-based Violence (GBV).
Life Coach Certificate Overview
The Life Coach Certificate includes following courses and course series:
- What is GBV? (3 course series)
- Learn the definition of GBV, how prevalent GBV is within the US, and details on GBV in the context of higher education.
- This course series is an excellent resource for any student who wants to understand more about GBV and how to fight against it especially within the context of higher education.
- Mental Health Impacts of GBV
- Learn about how GBV affects mental health and ways to victims of GBV from a mental health perspective.
- This course is an excellent resource for someone who has experienced GBV or wants to learn how to be supportive of someone who has experienced GBV.
- Learn about how GBV affects mental health and ways to victims of GBV from a mental health perspective.
- Campus Safety Toolkit
- Learn about GBV within the context of higher education and how to protect yourself and others from GBV on campus.
- This course is an excellent resource for any student, especially students who identify as women, as it will empower them with information to remain safe from GBV on any college campus.
- Campus Sexual Violence (3 course series)
- College-aged women 18-24 are the most vulnerable when it comes to GBV. Learn about federal legislation aimed at protecting students from GBV.
- This course series is an excellent resource for any student who is currently enrolled in a higher learning institution because it contains critical information on how to recognize and protect against sexual violence in a school campus setting.
- Campus Safety Report (3 course series)
- Learn about GBV in the context of campus safety.
- This course series is an excellent resource for any student who wants to understand more about GBV and how to fight against it, especially within the context of higher education.
What will be covered in each of these courses?
What is GBV? (3 course series)
This course series is broken down into three courses.
In Understanding GBV in Higher Education, students will learn:
- Details about the state of gender-based violence on college campuses including some important statistics that illuminate the dire problem of gender-based violence.
- Details about how prevention and intervention are carried out on campuses, including federal interventions.
In Understanding Prevalence, students will learn:
- Details on the prevalence of GBV in general, as well as the prevalence of GBV by race.
- Details on how the prevalence of GBV differs from state to state.
In Defining GBV, students will learn:
- The definition of GBV, the different types of sexual violence, and the negative consequences of experiencing GBV.
Campus Safety Toolkit
This course will educate students on GBV on college and university campuses. This course will empower students to stay safe, and help others stay safe.In this course, students will learn:
- Details on tools available to students to maintain personal safety
- A modern analysis of GBV related trends on college campuses
- Best practices and strategies for avoiding and preventing GBV on college campuses
Mental Health Impacts of GBV
This course will educate students on identifying effects of GBV on mental health. This course will empower students to better support victims of GBV.Research indicates that those who experience gender-based violence are more likely to suffer from mental illnesses such as:
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Decreased self-esteem
- Depression
- Suicidal Behavior
Campus Sexual Violence (3 course series)
This course series is broken down into three courses.
In US Federal Legislation against Sexual Violence on Campus, students will learn:
- Details on how students are protected from sexual violence on campuses
- The role of the federal government in preventing sexual violence on campuses Title IX and the Clery Act and what kind of protections they offer.
In Campus Sexual Violence Culture, students will learn:
- Details on the so-called “red zone”
- The intersections of gender, race, and sexual orientation How the COVID-19 pandemic has affected campus sexual violence
In Hidden Victims of Campus Sexual Violence, students will learn:
- How and why campus sexual violence and sexual violence in general is notoriously underreported
- Details about the hidden victims of sexual violence including who they are and why they are hidden from mainstream reports
Campus Safety Report (3 course series)
This course series is broken down into three courses.
In the GBV Problem in the US, students will learn:
- A general overview of GBV in the United States
- A precise definition of GBV and how it can vary across the lifespan of a person
- The disproportionate impact of GBV on minorities.
In Government Intervention and its Effectiveness to Stop GBV, students will learn:
- Details on federal legislation like the Violence Against Women Act, Survivor’s Bill of Rights and Title VII
- Potential improvements to existing legislation to keep more people safe
In Higher Education Intervention for GBV, students will learn:
- What Title XI is and why it exists
- How Title XI is designed to protect people and prevent GBV
Life Coach Certificate
Make a positive impact in the lives ofyoung women and others impacted by GBV.
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What is GBV?
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Mental Health Impacts of GBV
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Campus Safety Toolkit
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Campus Sexual Violence
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Campus Safety Report
Key Benefits to completing the Life Coach course series
What is GBV?
- Students will gain a clear understanding of GBV and the prevalence of this issue as well as how the prevalence can fluctuate based on race or geographical location.
- Students will learn how to recognize GBV and develop clear understandings of negative consequences survivors will experience as a result of GBV.
- Students will be equipped to protect themselves and the ones they care about from GBV.
Mental Health Impacts of GBV
- Students will understand how to better support victims of GBV from a mental health perspective and connect them with the appropriate resources.
- Students will understand how GBV may have impacted their own mental health so that they can recognize the signs and seek out help when needed.
- Students will gain a greater awareness of ways that they can become involved in reversing the effects of GBV on mental health.
Campus Safety Toolkit
- Students will be able to more effectively recognize and protect themselves and their loved ones from GBV on college campuses.
- Students will become sources of information for their classmates so that they can empower others to also remain safe.
- Students will become competitive candidates when applying for internships in Social Impact and Advocacy.
Campus Sexual Violence
- Students will gain a clear understanding of how to recognize and protect against campus sexual violence. They will also develop mastery of legislation aimed at protecting students from sexual violence.
- Students will develop proficiency in understanding intersectionality and how one’s identity can predispose them to be disproportionately more vulnerable to GBV.
- Having the certificate for this course will make student’s applications stand out for internships in the field of education administration.
Campus Safety Report
- Students will gain a clear understanding of how GBV can manifest within the context of Higher Education and the protections that currently exist within educational institutions.
- Students will demonstrate a thorough understanding of critical federal legislation aimed at preventing and addressing GBV.
- Students will be equipped with the knowledge to leverage existing protections to fight against GBV.
What will learners earn after completing the Life Coach course series?
Learners who complete the course series will earn a Professsional Certificate with an accompanying Verifiable Digital Badge that they will be able to share on their LinkedIn profiles.
Learners who earn this Professional Certificate demonstrate a commitment to professional development as well as a commitment to fighting against GBV, and awareness of Campus Sexual Violence and How to Protect against it.
Learners will become empowered to not only keep themselves safe on college campuses but also keep other women safe—and stand out in job applications for careers focused on Social Impact and Advocacy.