Connect to Other Family-Centered Tools Discuss how the participant’s answers compare with their responses from My Hopes and Dreams.

A “1” in transportation may mean that they are taking public transportation to work, but that it is nearly an hour-and-a-half commute. For example, a “10” in finances may mean that they no longer have a bill collector calling them, or it could mean that they have enough money to cover bills each month and are saving for college. Follow the Parent’s Lead Ask questions to understand what each numbered score means to the parent.Use a Strengths-Based Approach Celebrate and shine light on strengths and what has worked well, even in areas that participant’s said need work.Build Relationships Use the tool to build rapport with the participant whether they are willing to share openly or only respond with short statements.Ask the parent “What are the 2-3 parts of your Wheel of Life that you would like to improve?” Ask questions to identify goals, support, and opportunities to make progress.Use the reflection questions to identify the areas where the parent and their family have strengths and successes.Ask participants to shade in the wheel based on their scores.1 means very unsatisfied and 10 means very satisfied. Ask participants “How satisfied are you with this part of your life?” Give each part of the wheel a score from 1-10.

Review the different parts of life on the wheel.Parents can use The Wheel of Life to illustrate and communicate the landscape of their lives. This tool explores a family’s overall well-being, prioritize areas of life to work on, and set initial goals. For Participants Tool: Who Is In My Family? Tool: My Hopes and Dreams Tool: Roles a Coach Can Play Tool: The Wheel Of Life Tool: Plan, Do, Reviewįor Coaches Family-Centered Coaching Toolkit (August 2017) Six Steps to Family-Centered Coaching (August 2017) Tool: Ready to Coach Checklist Tool: Everyday Strategies for Working with Families Tool: What Does It Sound Like When Coaches Use FCC Approaches? Tool: The Roles of Participants and Coaches in Family-Centered Coaching Tool: Listening For Participant’s Readiness to Change Template: Developing a Local Resource Guide Tool: Coaching on Basic Needs: Food, Housing, Transportation, Safety Tool: Coaching on Employment, Education, and Career Areas of Life Tool: Coaching on Child Well-Being and Parenting Areas of Life Tool: Coaching on Financial Areas of Life Tool: Coaching on Health and Well-Being Areas of Life Tool: Coaching on Family, Friendship, & Other Relationship Areas of Life Tool: Coaching On Legal Areas of Life Tool: Family-Focused Powerful Questionsįor Organizations Coaching Up Close: Inspiring Essential Buy-in for Family-Centered Coaching Coaching Up Close: Building Capacity for Family-Centered Coaching Through a Community of Practice Coaching Up Close: Adopting Family-Centered Coaching Across a Larger Organization Coaching Up Close: Deepening Racial Equity through Family-Centered Coaching Coaching Up Close: Shifting Power to the Participant Through Family-Centered Coaching Coaching Up Close: Implementing Family-Centered Coaching Through a Culture of Feedback Coaching Up Close: Developing Funding to Support Family-Centered Coaching Tool: Hiring Coaching-Inclined People Tool: Who Is In My Circle? Tool: Coaching Performance Self Assessment Tool: Strength of Coaching Relationship Survey Assessment: What Are Your Organization’s Coaching Strengths? Assessment: What Are Your Organization’s Family-Centered Strengths? Tool: What Does it Take to Move Toward Family-Centered Coaching? Tool: Finding Coaching-Inclined Funders Tool: Funding Coaching-Inclined Organizations Assessing Organizational Readiness & Creating Partnerships (2017) Assessment: What Are Your Organization’s Need for Family-Centered Partnerships? Tool: Checklist for Developing FCC Partnerships Tool: Success-Driven Program Development

Wheel of life coaching tools