Coaching for Change in the Therapy Room (18 hours)
Format: Asynchronous (online, self-directed)
Cost: $495 + HST
Time period: over 12 weeks
No textbook required.
Highlights of this course:
- A hybrid model, you will complete 18 hours of self-directed study on how to create client conversations that motivate towards change
- Students may begin whenever they wish, and may proceed as quickly or slowly as you wish, within the given time frame
- Individualized attention and instructor feedback is given through feedback on the professional and reflective practice exercises with each module
- All work can be done from home; you will need a reliable internet connection to do so
- Practical application through practice with real or “mock” clients
Course Overview and Outline
Therapists will regularly find themselves in conversations with clients that are characterized by ambivalence, uncertainty, and low motivation. This is normal. Once referred to as “resistance,” therapists today must understand how they contribute to, or take away from, increased motivation with people at all stages of the change cycle. This course provides students with an effective toolkit that empowers them to apply powerful, evocative questions to create change and build a positive therapeutic relationship using coaching and a specific form of dialogue. Please note that oral and written fluency in English is required.
With the use of written lectures, videos, and professional practice exercises, students are engaged in this 18-hour online course where they learn how to work with clients who are ambivalent toward change.
Eligibility and Certification
To first enter or subsequently maintain a competent practice in mental health or human services, practitioners require ongoing professional education, as well as opportunities for supervised practice. The Faculty of Continuing Education at ADLER provides both.
ADLER’s Faculty of Continuing Education offers certificate programs that incorporate a case-based learning approach, encompassing theoretical discussion supported by real-life cases, scenarios, and role-playing. This approach affords participants the opportunity to experience the actual, day-to-day challenges encountered by most practitioners. Many of ADLER’s Continuing Education courses qualify for programs like the continuing education credit hours for the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Contact your organization to determine eligibility of a particular course.
Disclaimer: Please note that completing any of the courses within this program does not qualify you to register with any regulatory body in Ontario, including neither the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), nor the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). There is no formal accreditation process for CBT in Canada; however, the CACBT is currently developing accreditation processes which, once completed, we aim to comply with. Please be advised that the Academy of Cognitive Therapy (USA) approves these courses of Cognitive Therapy, and completion of these courses will satisfy most continuing education requirements. You are advised to select learning that leads to the regulations / qualifications you hope to achieve in your career.
Getting Started
Once payment is received, you will receive an enrolment email, with a UserID and a temporary password, which will allow you to enter the course software and begin. This enrolment email will take approximately seven business days to be processed. PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER. If you do not see this email within seven business days, please contact us.
Note that all online of ADLER’s online continuing education program have stipulated an allotted amount of time in which to complete your course of study (such as “12 weeks”). Your allotted amount of time begins on the date of your in the enrollment email. Once enrolled, you will not receive additional emails about when you have started or when you are done, so manage your time effectively. Please note: we uphold a strict policy that we do not extend or re-open the software to you once your allotted amount of time is complete. Plan accordingly: if you will be away, you must catch up on your work.
Please note that cancellations up to 2 weeks prior to the start date of the course are subject to a $200 administration fee, and that cancellations after 2 weeks are not considered.
Contact Us
Students that have questions about this program should contact the Dean, Ms. Beatrice Traub-Werner at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..