SEA Coach Training for Leaders and Educators in Healthcare
SEA Coach Training for Leaders and Educators in Healthcare 2027 Program Now Available!
 Introduction
Coaching is rapidly gaining ground as a key skill for healthcare leaders and educators1, and many physicians are looking for coach training opportunities. To meet this need and support its members, The Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA) is continuing its successful partnership with SeattleCoach® – to present a unique coach training opportunity for SEA members. Coach Training for Leaders and Educators is a short, yet powerful training opportunity for leaders and educators to develop coaching skills which will take their leadership and teaching to a higher and more collaborative level.
Coach Training for Leaders and Educators in Healthcare (CTFL&E)
This 3-month online program offers SEA members the opportunity to learn key coaching skills and their application to leadership and education through a tried and tested program tailored to the unique needs of healthcare leaders and educators.
Testimonials from previous courses
“I am so grateful to have had this opportunity to learn about coaching with a great group of leaders. I learned a tremendous amount and it has already been helpful both at work and in my personal life. I am hoping we as a SEA group can continue to find ways to connect and grow in this area”
"I find myself using this set of skills every day now. This was EASILY the most practically useful (for life) CME course I’ve taken in 10 years of taking a lot of courses."
“The practice was so important and helpful! I appreciated the opportunity to practice it myself as well as to observe others coaching to see different styles”.
“The combination of large and small group sessions was effective in fostering close relationships while also connecting with a larger network”.
“Very well-run course, excellent job condensing it down to a manageable amount of time for very busy professionals”.
Brief History
In 2015 leaders and their organizations began to ask SeattleCoach® for customized executive coaching education. In response, a rich cohort experience, Coaching for Leaders (CFL), was co-created for organizational leaders and their teams. After 6 successful years and in response to increasing demand from physicians Coaching for Leaders in Healthcare (CFLinHC) was launched in 2022 to a group of 20 university physicians and leaders.
What is SEA Offering?
SEA is collaborating with SeattleCoach® to offer a shortened 3-month version of Coaching for Leaders - Coaching Training for Leaders & Educators. This course is tailored to the unique talents which SEA members bring as leaders, mentors, and educators.
Course Director
Karen Souter MB., BS., MACM., PCC. is a long-standing SEA member, a full professor of anesthesiology at University of Washington and an ICF Professional Certified Coach who specializes in leadership and career development coaching. Karen has many years of experience leading and facilitating training courses and has teamed up with a group of highly experienced coaches to present Coach Training for Leaders and Educators for SEA members.
If you have questions about this coach training program, please email Karen at [email protected] or use this calendar link to schedule a 30 min conversation.
Course Dates for 2027
ONLINE WEBINARS
The webinars will be recorded in case a participant has to miss one.
Webinars will include 2x 20-minute break out sessions in small groups (Pods) to practice coaching with guided faciliation
AND
POD MEETINGS (to be arrange at mutually convenient times for group members)
Small group meetings, facilitated by experienced, certified healthcare coaches, will occur between the main webinars. Participants are assigned to 3-4 person “pod groups” that meet 3 times for 90 minutes. The goals are to practice coaching skills, receive feedback, and support each other. These sessions are highly valued and we encourage active participation. Pod group facilitators work hard to make these meetings accessible, so we expect participants to do their best to attend, not just for themselves but also to support their fellow coaches.
Background Reading
This is an intense course and 1-2 hours of reading per week is ideal for keeping up with the pace! A folder of tools, reading materials and resources will be available to course participants.
Coaching Training for Leaders & Educators Objectives
Objectives
- To provide concise yet comprehensive coaching training with foundational coaching theory and knowledge.
- To offer guided coaching practice in small groups with feedback and discussion with certified coach-facilitators.
Goals
By the end of the SEA Coach Training for Leaders and Educators program participants will be able to:
- Define coaching presence and coaching mindset.
- Discuss the critical role of psychological safety in coaching practice.
- Identify the structure of a coaching conversation
- Discuss key coaching techniques:
- The level three conversation
- Exploring resistance
- Designing next steps and experiments
- Creating accountability
- Demonstrate coaching techniques during guided coaching practice.
- Discuss the application of coaching techniques in leadership and education
- Managing change
- Balancing support & accountability with you team / learners
- Bringing your coaching presence to difficult conversations and tricky situations
- Managing emotionally charged situations
Course Resources
Resources for the course will be available in the form of handouts, videos, and selected texts. A dedicated webpage with all the course materials will be available on the SEA website specifically for course participants.
The recommended course textbook is Coaching for Leaders Playbook 2nd Edition 2023 by Patty Burgin MA., MCC.
This course is limited to 20 places, so do not delay in signing up!
A Coaching Community at SEA
SEA members who complete SEA Coach Training for Leaders and Educators in Healthcare will have opportunities to continue their coaching journey. These include helping to establish a coaching community of practice within SEA and leading coaching-related workshops at SEA.
This course is limited to 20 places, so do not delay in signing up!
Course Fee
Cost $1,100 to SEA members and $1,399 to non-members. Early registration is suggested, as the course has filled quickly!
Distribution of Revenue
Course revenue will be distributed to SEA to cover administrative costs and CME fees, to SeattleCoach® to cover their intellectual property and to coach facilitators (who are full time executive leadership coaches) to cover their professional stipend.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received through December 1, 2026, will receive a full refund. Refunds will not be given after December 1, 2026. Cancellation of registration must be submitted in writing – verbal requests will not be honored. Refunds will be determined by date written cancellation is received at the SEA office in Milwaukee, WI.
Reference
- S. Nykiel-Bailey. Coaching in Anesthesiology Residency Programs: A New Frontier Anesthesiology News. June 5 2024.
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