ACO Extending the Deadline for Speaker Proposals for the 2014 Conference
If you are interested in presenting at the ADHD Coaches Organization's 2014 conference in Phoenix (May 2-4), there's still time to submit a proposal. Organizers of the ACO conference have extended the deadline for proposals until October 6th. There are many topic...
Establishes Ethical Standards and Conduct
Alan R Graham, PhD, PCC, MCAC The PAAC Standards of Ethical conduct was developed as a set of guidelines for PAAC Certified Coaches to use in their practice of ADHD coaching. At PAAC, we expect ADHD coaches to act with integrity and to treat their clients with...
Asks Evocative, Insightful Questions
by Paul O'Connor, MCC As coaches, asking questions is one of the basic things we do. That's how we elicit information from our clients so we know how to coach them. But coaching those with ADHD is very different from coaching the general population; we have to ask...
Demonstrates Listening Through an ADHD Lens
By Elizabeth Vieira-Richard, MCC This is a recording of the session conducted by Elizabeth Vieia-Richard on June 19th as she discusses the PAAC ADHD coaching competency of Demonstrating Listening Through an ADHD Lens.
Passionate, Engaged Presence, a Requirement for Masterful ADHD Coaching
by Linda Walker, PCC, ACCG Coaching presence is a must-have for all successful coaching relationships. As ADHD coaches, not only must we ensure we are fully present and engaged, we are often also required to assist our ADHD clients to be fully present, which can be a...
Creating a Respectful, Collaborative Partnership, a Required Skill for ADHD Coaches
by Barbara Luther, MCAC, MCC In March, we looked at the second PAAC ADHD coaching competency, Creates a Respectful, Collaborative Partnership in the Partnership section of the competencies. While every coaching relationship must be built upon a solid partnership, what...
Co-Creating a Clearly Articulated Coaching Agreement
PAAC kicked off our series on the ADHD coaching competencies with Master Certified ADHD Coach and PAAC president Barbara Luther discussing the third competency in the section titled Partnership -- Establishes a strong partnership with the client. This competency is...
PAAC is now offering monthly ADHD Coaching Competency Training Sessions!
We are so pleased to announce that, in keeping with our mission to establish high standards of excellence in ADHD coaching, we will be offering monthly ADHD coaching competency training sessions. In these sessions we will provide a brief description of the month's...
ADHD Coaches Are Certifiable!
August 25, 2012 ADHD Coaches Are Certifiable! We are very excited to announce that PAAC is now accepting applications for ADHD Coach Certification in any one of its three new certification levels! Since it’s inception, PAAC has worked closely with the International...