About Life Coach Associates

Company Profile

Life Coach Associates (L.C.A,) are New Zealand's original life coach training provider. We were established in Christchurch in 2001 and since then have grown throughout the country. The head office is in Christchurch with LCA Auckland being an independent branch and approved provider of our courses.

The Christchurch office is run by Clement McGrath who is one of the original founders of the company, while Auckland is run by Jay Lincoln. Their profiles can be viewed on the Christchurch and Auckland pages respectively

Life Coach Associates has been a contracted service provider to the Department of Work and Income providing coaching services to their long term unemployed clients

Our Vision

Our vision is to help create inspired communities by empowering individuals to live extraordinary lives and to fulfil their natural potential.

We believe that humans have infinite capacity for creative achievement, fulfilment and service to life. By living from your core of true identity you can live a life of vision, inspiration, success and commitment to the greatest good.

Our Philosophy

Along with this vision at LCA we are committed to living from and conducting our business based on certain fundamental principles:

Every human has unlimited potential for success, aliveness and fulfillment
Whatever you give energy to will grow and expand
Happiness and joy are our true nature. We uncover them rather than acquire them from the outside
Letting go of all our levels of attachment is the way to uncover true happiness and joy
Awareness, responsibility, meaning and action are the tools of consciousness that move us forward in life
All blocks or unresolved issues have FEAR as their base and are therefore anchored in the future
We always have choices. Whether we are ready to see or act on those choices is another matter
The wider community is enriched when we expand our vision and live the great adventure of life with full aliveness
Life is supportive and gives us the opportunity to fulfill our true potential

Our Values

In line with this vision and philosophy we have a range of core values that we consider absolutely essential. We guarantee to conduct all our work according to the following values to the best of our ability.

Integrity
Respect for others
Commitment to client's and participant's needs
Openness
Complete professionalism
Focus on continuous improvement
Dedication to excellence
Commitment to an authentic spiritually based life

Some organisations we have worked with

Along with our core work of Life Coach Training the following table lists some other organisations we have worked with.

Client	Coaching Programme Scope
Foodstuffs - South Island	Training needs analysis for the IT department.
Department of Work and Income - Canterbury	One-on-one coaching with long term, high-risk clients to achieve work readiness. Operating from five W.I.N.Z sites.
Department of Work and Income - Southern Region	One-on-one coaching with D.P.B parents to increase social responsibility, explore work options and strengthen families. Oamaru site.
Salvation Army Bridge Programme (Drug & Alcohol rehabilitation) - Christchurch	Turning point pilot programme. Seminar and coaching programme to explore post recovery career development.
PMP Print - Christchurch	Leadership training programme and coaching for team supervisors.
Healthlink South	Communication training to assist senior nurses to develop effective communication through all levels of the Heath Department system.
Mico-Wakefield - Plumbing Merchants	Change Management programme to assist staff with the integration of 2 businesses into one company.
Ministry of Education	Emergency coaching intervention for 2 area high schools in a staff crisis situation.

Professional Code of Ethics

The Professional Code of Ethics of Life Coach Associates (LCA) broadly defines the conduct that all staff, students, graduates, affiliates and members of Life Coach Associates are expected to abide by. It also articulates the core principles and values of LCA and provides a guide for responsible practice.

Central to these ethics are the principles of:

Integrity
Trust
Respect

All concerned therefore agree to:

Conduct themselves in all their dealings in a manner consistent with recognised values of personal and professional integrity.
Represent themselves honestly with regard to qualifications and level of training achieved.
Abide by the Privacy Act (1993) by never divulging client information without their permission.
Treat all clients and business contacts with due courteousness and professional respect.
Maintain appropriate sexual boundaries.
Never solicit or enter into any type of intimate relationship with a client while the coaching relationship is in place.
Refrain from promising results or outcomes that cannot be demonstrated within the legitimate bounds of their coaching work.
Avoid coaching minors or those of impaired intellectual ability without the express permission of parents or appropriate guardians.
Refrain from offering any professional information that has not been verified or that breaches the rights of others; e.g. confidentiality.
Avoid conflicts of interest as much as possible, but if such conflicts do arise refer the matter immediately to Life Coach Associates head office.
Notify Life Coach Associates of any situations that may lead to litigation, conflict or adverse publicity.
Respect other practitioners' right to practise and their right to a viable client base.
Refer to other coaching methods and related professions with the respect that they deserve.
Agree to have their work monitored if there are any serious concerns raised about their professionalism or level of expertise.
Enter into commercial relationships that are fair, legal and respect the rights and integrity of all concerned.
Ensure that all advertising or promotional material is honest and does not make false or deliberately misleading statements.
Abide by the laws of the land concerning all issues of copyright, intellectual property, trademarks and commercial contracts and agreements.