All coaches believe that clients perform better when they are stronger. Over the years, researchers have developed a number of assessments that coaches use to help identify and develop strengths in their clients. This course builds on and extends these practices. Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener, a pioneer in positive psychology coaching and Coaches50 awardee, presents the latest research, frameworks, and strengths-coaching practices. If you are new to strengths-coaching this will get you all caught up. If you are an experienced strengths-coach, this course will provide fresh insights.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- List three benefits of a strengths-focus
- Explain common obstacles to clients focusing on and accepting their strengths
- Name three types of strengths over and under use
- Use meta-interventions to make strengths coaching more effective
Continuing Education Credits
The International Coaching Federation (ICF) has approved this series for a total of 7.5 hours (6 Core Competencies and 1.5 Resource Development) of CEU credit! This includes the 3 seminars and 3 discussion groups. The series is also approved for 7.5 hours from EMCC Global, 7.5 hours from Wellcoaches and 7.5 hours from Association for Coaching. This series is pending approval from the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching.
You will receive credit for the sessions that you attend live. At the end of the series you will need to complete a survey and after completion of the survey you will be sent a CEU certificate for the number of CEUs that you earned.
Watching a recording will not qualify you for CEUs.
Please note that AI recordings, notetakers, or any similar technology, is prohibited to protect confidentiality. Also, a notetaker or bot does not count towards your attendance of a live event. To be eligible for CEUs for live events, the participants themselves must be in attendance.
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September 10, 2025
11:00 am to 12:30 pm ET |
A Strengths Mindset
In this introductory session, we will begin by answering the question “Why a strengths focus?” To do so, we will evaluate research on the topic including new publications. We will discuss key concepts such as strengths, skills, and talents, and learn about the history of strengths psychology. Along the way, we will examine common sayings such as “My greatest strength is also my greatest weakness” and “There is more room for growth in weaknesses than there is in strengths. |
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September 24, 2025
11:00 am to 12:30 pm ET |
Relating to Strengths
Many coaches are in a hurry to have their clients use their strengths. Here, we discuss the wisdom in fully exploring the client’s relationship with strengths before ever trying to use them. Specific topics in the session include 1. The 5 most common reasons clients do not accept their strengths, 2. Recent research on mindset and strengths, and 3. How to create cultural norms within the coaching relationship that support a strengths focus. You will also learn specific in-session activities that help clients explore their relationship with their strengths. |
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October 08, 2025
11:00 am to 12:30 pm ET |
Strengths Development
We conclude with attention to strengths development. Too often, coaches foreclose on the idea that strengths should be used to solve a client problem. In this session, we will re-think that approach by looking at ways that clients can develop their strengths so that they can navigate all of their problems! We will look at 1. Three distinct types of strengths underuse and three types of overuse, 2. Ways in which clients compromise their strengths (or fail to do so), and 3. Ways in which strengths join together to form compound strengths. |
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September 17, 2025
11:00 am to 12:00 pm ET |
Factors that impact strengths-coaching
In this highly interactive session, we will focus on understanding cultural differences in strengths, the idea of coach-client alignment, and coaching case studies. |
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October 01, 2025
11:00 am to 12:00 pm ET |
How to discuss strengths with clients
In this highly interactive session, we will focus on building a strengths vocabulary. We will discuss strengths coaching issues including client acquiescence, coach bias, and so-called “meta-interventions.” |
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October 15, 2025
11:00 am to 12:00 pm ET |
Putting it all together
This final discussion session will be an opportunity to create links between the topics in this course, drill down on specific coaching scenarios, highlight points of personal learning, and have any remaining questions addressed. |