APS Training/Events

APS events draw upon psychology to enhance your proficiency at helping yourself or others.  They are designed for, for example:

  • Practitioners who are seeking to develop their proficiency at coaching.
  • People who may not be formally coaching, but who wish to draw upon psychological principles and approaches so they can enhance their own or others' performance, development and/or wellbeing.

This includes: coaches; psychologists; teachers; leaders; managers; mentors; consultants; and advisors.

"[APS Trainer]'s level of expertise, flexibility and session management increased my confidence in my own abilities and gave me a deeper understanding of coaching strategies and skills." - Secondary School Teacher.

ONLINE WORKSHOPS 2021

The following online workshops were delivered in 2021.  The Aspen Psychology training schedule for 21-22 is yet to be determined.
To access Aspen online workshops (delivered on the Zoom platform), partipants will need a connection speed of at least 1.5mbps.  You can test your connection speed at www.speedtest.net.

Coaching Foundations
​​Facilitator: Mark Adams

If you want to....
Learn or refresh essential foundation principles, skills, and practical methods that will equip you to begin (or continue) offering coaching conversations to others about a range of themes.  Suitable for anyone seeking to incorporate coaching into their work or conversations, or for those who would value a refresher.
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Coaching for Resilience
​​​Facilitator: Mark Adams

If you want to....
Learn psychology-informed coaching methods/tools that can be used to support adult/young adult resilience and wellbeing.  The methods explored are accessible and applicable across a range of professional roles.  Prior formal training in psychology is neither necessary nor assumed.
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What people have said about APS workshops....

"Fantastic two days which were excellently structured, with lots of time for valuable reflection to embed learning.  Rather than leaving feeling overwhelmed with new material, I feel comfortable in my new knowledge and ready to take it forward.  Thank-you."  - Educational Psychologist.
"Honestly, this was one of the best CPD events I have ever attended." - Teacher & Learning Coach/FE Lecturer.
"Excellent knowledge and expertise shared, even when faced with questions outside of subject area or objectives for the day." - Secondary School Teacher.

Enhancing Performance, Development & Wellbeing in Schools with Coaching & Coaching Psychology

1, 2 or 3 days of training in coaching and coaching psychology principles and skills for education practitioners.
Applied in educational contexts, the practice of coaching psychology can have a positive impact by supporting young people and adults to achieve enhanced standards of functioning and wellbeing.

However, coaching psychology is not just for psychologists - the principles and techniques can be readily learned and applied by education practitioners themselves.

APS is now offering teams and organizations the opportunity to commission 1, 2 or 3 days of training in coaching and coaching psychology skills and principles.

​​We will travel to your preferred location and deliver a programme of coaching training that is designed to meet the needs of your team or group (see below for a sample programme).

If desired, you can market the training to other practitioners in your area to help cover costs.
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The training is suitable for education practitioners, psychologists, coaches, mentors, consultants, leaders and managers.  Basically, anyone who works in education with an interest or investment in helping others to change & develop.

For further information

Read a sample summary of anonymised client feedback:
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Download a flyer:
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Contact:
mark@aspenpsychologyservices.co.uk
"Good pace, excellent input & questioning from you to help us reflect, good balance between listening, doing, reading, reflecting.  Thanks!" - Educational Psychologist.
"This has been a really useful session, thank-you!"
- Early Years Deputy Head.

Sample Programme Outline

​Day 1: Essential Coaching Foundations
  • Learn the foundation principles and skills for facilitating effective coaching conversations with a range of client groups.
  • Explore relevant professional issues (e.g. contracting, ethics) so you can coach with confidence.
Day 2: Coaching Psychology Part 1
  • What is coaching psychology?
  • Solution-Focused Coaching.  Learn techniques and principles for helping others to harness their strengths and successes in pursuit of their preferred futures.
  • Coaching with Motivational Interviewing.  Learn how to work with others in a way that elicits their own intrinsic motivation to change.
  • Non-judgemental Lesson Observation.  Learn how to use coaching principles and skills to support education practitioners to develop their classroom practice (includes a video of a real-life coaching session).
Day 3: Coaching Psychology Part 2
  • Cognitive-Behavioural Coaching.  Learn how to help others to recognise, challenge and transform self-limiting beliefs that might be impacting on performance, development, wellbeing & resilience.
  • Differentiating your Approach.  Learn structured frameworks and models that can guide your selection of approach according to the needs of the coachee.  Plan how to address both practical and psychological barriers to change.
  • Applications.  Consider a range of practical applications for coaching psychology in schools.

Coaching Psychology in Schools with 30% Author Discount

When you commission coaching/coaching psychology training with APS, each participant in your group can receive a copy of Coaching Psychology in Schools at the reduced price of £18.90 (RRP £26.99 with 30% author discount).  These are sent to participants prior to workshop commencement so that participants can carry out relevant pre-reading and activities.
"This innovative book is the first coaching psychology book specifically concentrating on working within schools and will be of interest to professionals who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in order to enhance the performance, development and wellbeing of anybody within this community." - Professor Stephen Palmer, from the foreword.
Bespoke Packages
If you have a training need that isn't listed, do contact us as we may be able to design a workshop that is relevant to the specific needs of your group.
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