Coaching and training
Low mental well-being and lack of aspiration are issues some young people face. This is what Find Your Spark aims to raise through positive coaching psychology and career coaching programmes.
We deliver one to one and group positive coaching psychology and career coaching programmes to at-risk 11-25 year olds as well as trainings to their parents and professionals who work with them. By at-risk we mean any young person who is at-risk of not being in education, employment or training (NEETs). We also mean at-risk due to familial problems such as stress at home, bereavement, parental separation, ASD or adversity. This may be linked to them developing mental health problems.
We work within the South East of England, primarily focused on the areas of Colchester, Tendring and Thurrock.
There is currently not much literature on the use of positive coaching psychology on at-risk young people…until now…
Outcomes of positive coaching psychology include:
- less behavioural disturbances
- improvements in their emotional reactions
- improved relationships with others.
- identification of strengths and goals
- increased positive emotion
- finding purpose and meaning to their lives
- improved engagement in education
(These outcomes have been found through qualitative Masters research therefore the programme is evidence based. For a copy of this research please contact us here).
Background
Find Your Spark (Social Enterprise) Limited was founded in 2012 by Michelle Pritchard, who had five years experience working with young people within schools by this point. Find Your Spark means finding your passion, what ignites you to get up every morning excited about the day ahead. Michelle Pritchard went on to study Coaching Psychology and Career Coaching at Masters level so that Find Your Spark could deliver positive coaching psychology programmes and career coaching. It was then set up as a Social Enterprise in December 2014 following funding from Investec/Beyond Business. As a Social Enterprise, the majority of the profits made are reinvested into the company.
Previous Experience
Our positive coaching psychology delivery experience is primarily to schools, colleges, Universities and charity and corporate organisations in the boroughs of Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham in London. We are however open to experiencing working in other areas as well and have now branched out to Essex. We deliver across North Essex predominantly including Colchester and the Tendring boroughs but are open to traveling across Essex so get in touch. We deliver our coaching and positive psychology programmes one to one or in groups or combined dependent on the client’s requirements.
Organisations worked with over past three years include:
- Think Forward (Highbury & Bridge Academy School in Hackney & Mulberry School, Tower Hamlets)
- Stoke Newington School, Hackney
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