PARENT COACHING INSTITUTE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL PROGRAM

Early Application Discounts Available Until August 15, 2008 for First 12 Applicants

BELLEVUE, WA – (July 31, 2008) – The Parent Coaching Institute (PCI), a nationwide non-profit, is now accepting applications for its fall program. The PCI offers a one-year, distance learning graduate certificate program for parent coaching, in collaboration with Seattle Pacific University. Classes are held by phone with at least 3 optional in-person workshops held each year. Each quarter, a select number of applicants enter the program. Applicant requirements include a completed undergraduate degree and at least two years of experience working with parents. The PCI is accepting applications for fall program entrance until September 2, 2008. The first 12 completed applications received by August 15, 2008 will receive a $500 tuition discount. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the PCI at (425) 401-1519 or view the PCI's Web site at www.thepci.org.

Students in the PCI's Parent Coach Certification® Training Program typically include teachers, social workers, parent educators, counselors, and health workers. These experienced family support providers have found that the PCI's program provides the tools and education they need to offer better support to parents facing a variety of parenting challenges. These parenting challenges include, but are not limited to, balancing work and family, school selection, setting firm boundaries, self-care, single parenting, controlling media influences, making parenting a priority, recognizing appropriate developmental behavior, new baby, and recognizing and celebrating successes.

Mari Ferrell, PCI Certified Parent Coach® and former teacher from Round Rock, Texas is quoted as saying "The wealth of information and knowledge I've been exposed to as a PCI student has been phenomenal."

Sally Kidder Davis, PCI Certified Parent Coach® and Masters-level community health educator from Bainbridge Island, Washington is quoted as saying "Going through the PCI training was a transformational process for me. I discovered new ways of solving problems that opened up a host of possibilities for me and my clients. I now have the skills to help parents discover what has worked in their past and use that knowledge to bring hope to their future."

Kay Kimball Gruder, PCI Certified Parent Coach® and Masters-level academic, career, and life coach working in higher education from Providence, Rhode Island, is quoted as saying "My PCI training was both practical and inspiring, and it is perhaps the single best educational experience that one could ever have."

About The Parent Coaching Institute

The Parent Coaching Institute (PCI) is a nationwide not-for-profit organization and the originator of the parent coaching profession. The PCI, founded by Gloria DeGaetano in 2000, sets the highest standards for parent coaching professionals. Using our innovative coaching model, we co-create with parents solutions to parenting challenges, leading to new levels of family fulfillment. For more information about the Parent Coaching Institute, with corporate offices in Bellevue, Washington, please refer to our Web site www.thepci.org or contact us at (425) 401-1519.

Contacts

Sharon Soldenwagner
(425) 401-1519 (office)
(425) 753-8822 (cell)
sharon@thepci.org

Gloria DeGaetano
(425) 401-1519 (office)
(425) 753-0955 (cell)
gloria@thepci.org

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