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Parent Coaching Institute
A not-for-profit organization…the originator of the parent coaching profession
The PCI sets the highest standards for parent coaching professionals. Using our innovative coaching model, we co-create with parents solutions to parenting challenges, leading to new levels of family fulfillment.
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Parent Coach Certification®

Become a PCI Certified Parent Coach®. If you are a forward-thinking professional with an undergraduate degree and a deep calling to work with parents, welcome home. Our acclaimed one-year, graduate-level, distance-learning Parent Coach Certification® training program is offered in collaboration with Seattle Pacific University's Department of Education, independent of SPU's religious affiliation.

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About the Institute

About the Institute

The Parent Coaching Institute is a not-for-profit corporation with headquarters in Bellevue, Washington. We view Parenting as a Living System™ and families as containers for dynamic growth, aliveness, creativity, and endless possibilities. This exciting foundational theory infuses all aspects of our collaborative work. The PCI provides on-going marketing support to PCI Certified Parent Coaches®, along with numerous continuing education options. We offer PCI Parent Coaching to moms and dads through referrals to PCI Certified Parent Coaches® and through agencies, businesses, and schools.

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PCI Vision
Now Accepting Applications
for Summer Quarter

Apply now to receive a $900.00 tuition discount for June start! (Spaces are limited. The tuition discount applies while spaces are still available.)

Thank you to all those who are calling to apply to the PCI! Our phones are very busy these days. We are now accepting applications for Summer Quarter. Review our program dates here including information on early application discounts.

Word is getting out about our innovative, energizing, and highly practical Parent Coach Certification® Training. Because of the overwhelming response, we highly encourage you not to delay in submitting your application for summer start. By planning ahead, you will be assured of a spot if accepted into the program, after the enrollment process is complete.

Please send in the basic application as the first step. Download the application here. Once we receive this document, we will contact you for a phone interview. Transcripts and reference letters can follow the basic application by a few weeks.

Questions? Please call (425) 401-1519.

Please Note: Phone classes are in the evening time, usually at 5PM or 6PM (Pacific Time) to accommodate the work schedules of our students.

What's New

PCI Obtains 501(c)(3) Status

The Parent Coaching Institute is now a charitable organization as designated by the IRS. We received our official notice on March 17, 2009. With this new status many positive pathways opens up for our ability to expand our parent coaching services and PCI graduate support. If you are affiliated with a family support agency, we invite you to contact us if you are interested in offering free parent coaching services to the moms and dads you serve. Our phone number is (425) 401-1519 or you can e-mail gloria@thepci.org.

If you or someone you know would like to join with us to help moms and dads, please see the attached letter (PDF) inviting you to participate in our exciting campaign to do just that!

If You Are a Professional Looking For…

A New Career… you will find the Parent Coach Certification® Training Program offers you new skill sets, researched-based coaching strategies, and on-going support and guidance to build a solid foundation for an exciting new career. If you are looking to build a satisfying part-time or full-time career that will energize you beyond your expectations, the PCI Training Program is for you.

An Innovative Way to Work with Families… Where do moms and dads go after family counseling and family education? PCI parent coaching is an innovative way to offer on-going family support and parent education using the most advanced techniques from the growing coaching industry.

Exciting, Energizing, and Inspiring Ideas… the PCI training curriculum has synthesized ideas from the leaders in the coaching profession—Cheryl Richardson, Margaret Wheately, Robert Quinn, and David Cooperrider—are a few of the authors you will read and apply to your work in parent education through the PCI coaching model, as you work towards Parent Coach Certification®.

If You Are a Mom or Dad Looking For…

Practical Strategies to Help with a Parenting Challenge… PCI Certified Parent Coaches® are trained in a comprehensive family support program. Parent advice is one thing. What our coaches excel at, though, is helping you discover more of your own answers, providing the ultimate in family support and parent guidance that results in positive changes for the entire family.

More Enjoyment in Your Parenting… PCI Certified Parent Coaches® can help you slow down and start enjoying your children more. By making sure your self-care is on track, our coaches are there to listen, affirm, and nudge and nurture you in the direction of your dreams.