CAM 512 - Coaching and Positive Psychology
Too often, coaching becomes about goals and checklists. At CAM, we believe it should be about people.
This course immerses you in the competencies that create real trust, sustained learning, and internal motivation.
With insights from cutting-edge psychology and time-tested coaching wisdom, this course gives you the structure, confidence, and heart to make a lasting difference.
Helping People Thrive,
Not Just Survive
Course Description
In CAM 512, we teach more than technique—we develop mindsets. Students leave with a deep understanding of how to build psychologically safe spaces, communicate with insight, and walk alongside clients as they pursue meaning, well-being, and growth. It’s about equipping coaches not just to respond to challenges, but to help people flourish in the face of them.
Positive psychology isn't wishful thinking. It’s about rigorous research into what helps people thrive. You will leave this course equipped with strategies to identify and amplify client strengths, foster deeper awareness, and create growth-oriented coaching relationships. You'll learn how to maintain presence, evoke insight, and facilitate lasting change by focusing on what’s right with people—not just what’s wrong.
This class is taught in a live, online format and provides 16 hours of ICF-approved training.
Class meets for 8 consecutive weeks and each weekly session is 90 minutes long. There's also weekly skill practice and homework (30 minutes each week). Check our course calendar for the next available CAM 512 course offering.
Here's some of what you'll learn:
- Apply the Science of Well-being - Explore how positive psychology supports lasting growth, purpose, and client transformation—grounded in real data, not just good vibes.
- Learn What Isn’t Positive Psychology - Distinguish true positive psychology from toxic positivity, prosperity gospel, and shallow optimism.
- Gain Tools to Foster Flourishing - Use research-backed tools and frameworks (such as the PERMA model) to help clients build resilience, emotional health, and purpose-driven lives.
- Understand Mental Health in Coaching Contexts - Learn how mental health and mental illness function on separate spectrums—and how to navigate each with clarity and care.
- Grow Personally While Helping Others Thrive - This course isn’t just academic, it’s transformative. Expect to walk away more equipped, more inspired, and more human.
Designed by an Expert
You may know Chad Hall as the President of Coach Approach Ministries—and as a Master Certified Coach (MCC), one of the highest distinctions in the coaching world.
What you may not know is that Chad also earned a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) from Western Seminary, where his research focused on integrating the science of positive psychology with the heart of Christian ministry.
Don’t settle for surface-level strategies.
CAM 512 gives you tools rooted in both rigorous psychological research and the rich, purpose-driven framework of Christian ministry, honed by a master coach with use in real ministry and coaching contexts.
This is a Core Curriculum Training Course!
ENROLL
Enroll now to secure your spot. Space is limited.
LEARN
Class meets online using Zoom platform, which allows you to see/share video and voice.
COACH
Use what you learn to help your clients get powerful results in life, work, and family.
GET CERTIFIED
This class provides ICF-approved training for your ACC, PCC, or MCC and is an elective for CAM's CCLC+ or ECC certification.
FAQ
How does the online class work?
Class meets once a week for eight weeks, with each class session lasting 90 minutes. These meetings are conducted through online classroom-styled software (via Zoom). These will allow you to see other class participants, the instructor, and the instructor's screen throughout your sessions.
The classes are very interactive throughout, and regular homework will be assigned between sessions for your benefit.
Who is teaching this class?
Our coaching instructors are some of the leading Christian coaches in the world. They have written the books, created the classes, and led the way.
All instructors are ICF-credentialed coaches who bring tons of real-world experience to the classroom.
Am I qualified to take this class?
We assume you know how to coach effectively, but we don't assume you're the world's greatest coach. If you haven't had any coach training (or haven't had sufficient coach training recently), our Foundations course (CAM 501) is a pre-requisite to this class.
What happens if I miss an online class session?
If you need to miss one of the class sessions, no worries! Each class session is recorded and you can access the recording within a day following the session. If your schedule requires you to miss several sessions, then you should look for another class that better fits your schedule.
CAM 501 Course Pre-Requisite
For those who are new to coaching, are looking to improve, or are just out of practice, a pre-requisite course, CAM 501 - Foundations to Christian Coaching, is required before participating in Advanced Courses.
This course provides the basic foundation for understanding and practicing coaching.
Topics covered include:
- Core Coaching Skills
- Coaching Conversation Model
- Coaching's Biblical Basis
- Coaching VS Counseling or Mentoring
- How to Use Coaching in Your Ministry or Workplace
You will finish the course ready and able to use coaching at a basic level as well as enroll in any of our Advanced Courses!
Ready to Get Started?
Without ongoing training and development, the quality of your coaching will start to slide downhill. You don't want that and neither do your clients.
Take advantage of this course so you'll have the tools, resources, and skills to help your clients experience more out of family, work, and all of life.
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