Overview of Learning Services and Programs
Transformative Psychology is committed to the principle and practice of lifelong learning and to continuing professional development (CPD).
Transformative Psychology provides a range of professional learning services and programs for helping leaders, managers and staff in businesses and organisations to develop their people capabilities, enabling them to maximise their engagement, performance and development, and contributing to business or organisational sustainability and success.
Businesses and organisations committed to their leaders’ and staff’s learning and development tend to have a more engaged workforce that wants to make a difference and help the business or organisation to achieve its objectives and priorities.
Transformative Psychology’s approach to professional learning programs commences with a needs assessment, including clarifying learning objectives and preferred outcomes, working collaboratively with key leaders and staff to design, deliver and evaluate a tailored learning solution, program or service for a group or an individual.
Professional Learning Services and Programs
Transformative Psychology’s professional learning programs and services include:
- Wellness and resilience-building programs
- Mindfulness-based programs
- Team-building programs
- Tailored learning and development programs or seminars
Some of the more popular professional learning programs designed and delivered by Transformative Psychology:
- Building resilience and mindfulness
- Developing teams and working with differences
- Responding to challenging behaviours
- Leading change in the workplace
Tailored professional learning programs that are available on request:
- Developing new manager or leader capabilities
- Managing conflict skilfully
- Communicating assertively and respectfully
- Giving and receiving feedback
- Facilitating courageous feedback conversations
- Managing loss and grief in healthcare and other settings
At Transformative Psychology Charles Thermos’ extensive experience as a senior psychologist, past senior organisational development consultant and continuing group program facilitator has enabled him to gain an excellent reputation in the design and delivery of a broad range of learning and development programs and solutions across various sectors, including health, education, psychology, community and the corporate world.
Charles is committed to ensuring the needs of participants and groups are clearly identified and responded to through targeted, tailored and timely learning and development solutions.
All programs designed and delivered by Transformative Psychology incorporate adult learning principles and a variety of contemporary teaching and learning methods.
Delivery Formats
Professional learning programs can be delivered to groups or individuals.
Length of programs will depend on learning needs and objectives.
Programs can be delivered at your business, organisation or venue of choice.
Professional Learning Programs for Health Professionals
Transformative Psychology offers a range of learning programs and services specifically for health professionals:
- Mindfulness, resilience, and wellness programs
- Professional learning and development programs or seminars
- Professional coaching
These programs and services are tailored to the needs of a group or an individual.
These programs and services are designed and delivered by Charles Thermos who has many years of experience working with health professionals, including within the health sector, understanding their unique needs, concerns, contexts, challenges and aspirations.
Community Learning Programs
Transformative Psychology designs and delivers group learning programs for people in the community. These include wellness, resilience-building and mindfulness-based programs.
Details about any upcoming programs will be included in the Resources and News section.
Further information
If you are interested in further information about Transformative Psychology’s professional and community learning programs or services, please contact Charles Thermos on 0438 055 565 or email charles@transformativepsychology.com.au
What Is Coaching?
Coaching focuses on developing a professional partnership between a coach and a coachee. A coachee clarifies their needs, goals and preferred outcomes in conversation with their coach. They are supported to move toward achieving their goals and preferred outcomes.
Coaching is focused on the present and on supporting a coachee to move forward. Coaching recognises that each person is unique. Coaching approaches and solutions are tailored to the needs of the individual.
Charles Thermos has provided coaching support to executives, managers and other professionals across a number of sectors and organisations, including health, education and the corporate world, and to people in the community.
Types of Coaching Available
- Personal / life
- Professional
- Leadership or executive
How Can Coaching Help?
Coaching might be beneficial to you if you would like to:
- Be supported with your personal or professional development
- Be supported to create a vision for your future
- Find your passion or purpose
- Clarify what’s important to you and to have clarity, focus and direction in your life
- Take committed action towards your goals and valued directions
- Develop particular capabilities or skills, such as communication, managing others, managing conflict, giving and receiving feedback, problem-solving, managing time/tasks
- Understand and manage organisational dynamics and different personalities
- Manage stress resiliently
- Develop your mindfulness or resilience capacities.
What Coaching Is Not
- Counselling or psychotherapy, or delving into the past
- About telling you what you should do
- Trying to fix anything
Psychologists as Coaches
There are many reasons why working with a coach who is also a psychologist may be beneficial to you.
Psychologists study for a minimum of six years to understand human behaviour, personality, and factors that contribute to change and development. As part of their training, they develop a range of models, frameworks, tools and strategies they can offer to people who would like support, guidance and encouragement to achieve their goals and/or to develop particular capabilities or skills.
Psychologists are trained to identify what might be blocking a person from achieving what matters to them. If they require support to address particular psychological or emotional issues or obstacles,
then this support can be provided.
Psychologists are guided by their professional Code of Ethics, ensuring that each person is
treated respectfully and competently.
Psychologists are expected to participate in continuing professional development (CPD) activities to ensure their knowledge and capabilities remain current.
Coaching Structure and Phases
Coaching at Transformative Psychology is typically comprised of the following phases:
- Needs assessment and goal clarification phase
- Initial contracting and planning phase
- ‘The work’ or coaching phase
- Review and evaluation phase, as required
Support and feedback are provided throughout the coaching process.
Coaching Frequency, Duration and Delivery Methods
Frequency of consultations is agreed on by the coach and coachee.
Consultations are generally for 50-55 minutes. Longer consultations are possible, if required.
Coaching can be delivered face-to-face, by telephone, via the Coviu (video/audio) online platform or at a coachee’s workplace (a travel fee will apply).
Coaching consultation fees
For individual coaching consultation fees:
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Further information
If you are interested in further information about Transformative Psychology’s coaching services please contact Charles Thermos on 0438 055 565 or email charles@transformativepsychology.com.au
