Ultimately, what will determine your success as a helping professional is the quality of your presence, the depth of your connection with your clients, and the timeliness, fit, and psychological insight of your responses. To work with your clients effectively, techniques and formulas are not enough. You will want to constantly grow as a person, to deepen your self-knowledge, and to clarify your own personal issues so as to be an unbiased and clear sounding board for the people you work with. In short, you will want to be aware of where you are already strong, and where you need to develop.

In our third teleclass series James Flaherty of New Ventures West and Don Riso and Russ Hudson of The Enneagram Institute will focus exclusively on how the Enneagram can be applied for the personal development of helping professionals themselves. This includes coaches, therapists, HR professionals, managers, ministers, spiritual directors, acting coaches, directors, and any one-on-one practitioners that work to develop individuals.

During each type call, Russ, Don, and James will spend 30 minutes discussing the strengths and liabilities of the type as a helping professional. They will be joined on the call by two practicing helping professionals for 45-60 minutes, who will participate in a 5-way discussion about their experiences working one-on-one with clients. During this time, questions may be emailed to the moderator for discussion. These two exemplars will prepare a brief personal reflection of real-life strengths and limitations that have come up for them frequently in their practice, which will be distributed to all participants the week before the call. The last 30 minutes of each call will be devoted to wrapping up observations about the discussion and answering emailed questions.

Even if you are not the type being coached on a particular call, it will be instructive for you to participate as you will find that the issues discussed will be the same as those of many of your clients. In short, the insight you gain will be applicable in your practice even if the person being coached is not your primary type.

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Dates and Times
The series of 11 Telecalls will take place on a bridge line from 3 to 5 pm Eastern Time (Noon to 2 pm Pacific, 8 to 10 pm GMT). Calls will be recorded; if you miss a call, you can listen to it during the duration of the series from a password-protected link on our website. Call dates (which are mostly Mondays and Wednesdays) are scheduled as follows:

How to Register
Cost for the series is $795 or $595 if paid in full by February 17th. Please pay the deposit and then, if applicable, the $200 discount will come off your final balance due.

Balance and Cancellation Policy
For early registration, the balance of $495 is due by February 17th. Otherwise, the balance of $695 is due March 4th. Once you register, your deposit is non-refundable. If you withdraw from the course before March 20th, no further payment is due and early registrants will receive a refund of $495. After March 20th, the full balance is due, whether or not you attend all the sessions.