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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.
Learn about Parent Coach Certification®.
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About the InstituteThe 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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This is the best time to apply for a fall start on your Parent Coach Certification®. Early applicants receive a $500 tuition discount and will have the best opportunity for acceptance into the program. Early Applicants can begin their course readings, preparing well for the phone classes for Course 1, which begin the week of September 21.
Early Application ends August 15, 2009. Applications must be received by August 15 in order to receive the $500.00 tuition discount.
Spaces are limited. Early applications receive first consideration.
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 (Pacific Time) to accommodate the work schedule of our students.
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!
PCI Community Event in Morristown, NJ
June 25–28, 2009
PCI students and graduates from around the country—some coming as far away as Alaska—will join join east coast colleagues for a weekend of workshops, meetings and festivities. Friday's workshop will be conducted by Dr. Kevin Kalikow, author of Your Child in the Balance. Participants will examine thoughtful ways to help parents carefully consider the issues surrounding children and prescription drugs. Twelve recent PCI graduates will be honored at a special dinner Saturday night.
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.