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Lesson 1 — Coaching Basics
LessonCompleteWhat a coach is, what coaching is (and is not), key definitions, niches and the principles every coach lives by.
Review
CARE-Solutions certification
Become the coach your clients can trust.
The CARE-Solutions Coaching Certification — a guided, sequential program led by Dr. Amethyst Roberson, MA, LPC, NCC, CMLC-T. Lessons unlock one at a time across twelve lessons and ten weeks, with guided reflections, written submissions, and retryable quizzes.
New students pay tuition first to unlock the program. Verify a certificate
Bring this training to your teamYour guided pathway
From registration to certification.
A clear sequence keeps you focused on one meaningful step at a time.
- 1Step 1
Register & enroll
You create an account, then enroll from your training dashboard. Enrollment stamps your start date — everything else is paced from there.
- 2Step 2
Work the lesson path in order
Lesson one opens immediately. Each following lesson unlocks once the one before it is marked complete, so the work builds instead of overwhelming.
- 3Step 3
Reflect and submit
Written reflections are saved inside the portal, on your record for review.
- 4Step 4
Complete each lesson quiz
Each short quiz is graded instantly, with feedback and unlimited retries before you continue.
- Step 5
Certificate issued automatically
The moment the last lesson is complete, a temporary certificate with a unique verification code appears in your certificates page. The official certificate is issued by the accrediting body.
What the lesson path looks like.
This is the learner view, shown mid-progress. Completed lessons stay open for review, the next lesson is live, and later lessons stay locked until you reach them.
Certification
CARE-Solutions Coaching Certification
2 of 12 lessons complete17%
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Lesson 2 — Understanding the ICF
LessonCompleteWhat the International Coaching Federation is, how its credentials work, and how to decide whether ICF accreditation fits your goals.
Review
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Lesson 3 — Unlocking Your Client’s Passion
LessonRecognize when a client needs to find their passion, remove passion blockers, and guide them through the 5-step discovery process.
Start
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Lesson 4 — Understanding Goal Attainment
LessonWrite goals that work using PPS, and guide clients with three coaching models: Standard Goal Attainment, DVGS and the 8-Step Success Model.
Locked
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Lesson 5 — Creating the Action Plan
LessonTurn goals into weekly action: prep steps, strategic planning questions, commitment scaling and the Coaches Planning Model.
Locked
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Lesson 6 — Questioning in Coaching
LessonThe golden rule of questioning, powerful questions for every scenario, and the three parts of a coaching session.
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Lesson 8 — Listening, Acknowledging, and Empowering
LessonListen deeply, acknowledge well, empower clients, and help them set personal boundaries.
Locked
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Lesson 9 — Increasing Your Success by Practicing Mindfulness
LessonWhat mindfulness is, why living in the moment supports success, and how to practice it as a coach.
Locked
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Lesson 10 — Important Tests and Assessment Tools
LessonHow personality and life assessments can support coaching, and how to use them responsibly.
Locked
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Lesson 7 — Group Coaching
LessonBenefits of group coaching, group types, and the standard group coaching model with timers and accountability partners.
Locked
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Lesson 11 — Seminars and Workshops
LessonPlan, budget and market a seminar or workshop that grows your visibility and helps your community.
Locked
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Lesson 12 — Going Into Business for Yourself
LessonWrite a simple business plan and work through nine practical steps to set up your coaching business.
Locked
Coursework
Every module comes with its session materials.
Each lesson page carries the full session slide deck as a download, so registrants can follow along live and keep the material for their own practice. Here is the coursework list for all twelve lessons.
- 01
Lesson 1 — Coaching Basics
What a coach is, what coaching is (and is not), key definitions, niches and the principles every coach lives by.
Slide deck download inside the portal
- 02
Lesson 2 — Understanding the ICF
What the International Coaching Federation is, how its credentials work, and how to decide whether ICF accreditation fits your goals.
Slide deck download inside the portal
- 03
Lesson 3 — Unlocking Your Client’s Passion
Recognize when a client needs to find their passion, remove passion blockers, and guide them through the 5-step discovery process.
Slide deck download inside the portal
- 04
Lesson 4 — Understanding Goal Attainment
Write goals that work using PPS, and guide clients with three coaching models: Standard Goal Attainment, DVGS and the 8-Step Success Model.
Slide deck download inside the portal
- 05
Lesson 5 — Creating the Action Plan
Turn goals into weekly action: prep steps, strategic planning questions, commitment scaling and the Coaches Planning Model.
Slide deck download inside the portal
- 06
Lesson 6 — Questioning in Coaching
The golden rule of questioning, powerful questions for every scenario, and the three parts of a coaching session.
Slide deck download inside the portal
- 07
Lesson 8 — Listening, Acknowledging, and Empowering
Listen deeply, acknowledge well, empower clients, and help them set personal boundaries.
Slide deck download inside the portal
- 08
Lesson 9 — Increasing Your Success by Practicing Mindfulness
What mindfulness is, why living in the moment supports success, and how to practice it as a coach.
Slide deck download inside the portal
- 09
Lesson 10 — Important Tests and Assessment Tools
How personality and life assessments can support coaching, and how to use them responsibly.
Slide deck download inside the portal
- 10
Lesson 7 — Group Coaching
Benefits of group coaching, group types, and the standard group coaching model with timers and accountability partners.
Slide deck download inside the portal
- 11
Lesson 11 — Seminars and Workshops
Plan, budget and market a seminar or workshop that grows your visibility and helps your community.
Slide deck download inside the portal
- 12
Lesson 12 — Going Into Business for Yourself
Write a simple business plan and work through nine practical steps to set up your coaching business.
Slide deck download inside the portal
What every registrant receives.
Four certification resources unlock once you enroll. All course material stays inside the portal and opens step by step as you progress.
Student workbook
The CARE-Solutions student workbook you work through lesson by lesson as you train.
Enroll to download the workbookCoaching field manual
The official CARE-Solutions coaching field manual you use throughout the program.
Enroll to download the field manualCoursework & assignments
The coursework and assignments covering all twelve lessons of the certification.
Enroll to download the courseworkSample certificate
An example of the certificate awarded when you complete the CARE-Solutions certification.
Enroll to view the sample certificateAccreditation & lineage
First CARE-Ready™ Master Life Coach & Trainer
In November 2023, Professor Amethyst Roberson became the first CARE-Ready™ Master Life Coach and Trainer trained and certified through the STEP Forward Life Institute™ by its founders, Chris and Carol Green.
Care Ready™ is an embedded coaching approach taught within the CARE-Solutions Certification.
Certified as a Master Life Coach and Trainer through:
- STEP Forward Life Institute™ (affiliate of United Graduate College & Seminary International)
- United Graduate College & Seminary International
- Coaching and Consulting Connections / Fruitful Life Network, Inc.
- Formidable Coaching Institute — Coaching Program Accredited
"We are passing on the legacy of the CARE-Ready method within coaching through the training and certification of extraordinary professionals like Amethyst."
Inside a teaching lesson
Written teaching with optional video, then a single “Mark complete” action that unlocks the next step.
Inside a reflection
A prompt and a text area. Your written response is saved to your record before the lesson counts as complete.
Inside the knowledge check
Multiple-choice questions, graded the moment you submit, with your score and retakes if you need them.
The certificate registrants receive.
Issued automatically when every lesson is complete, printable from the portal, and verifiable by anyone using its code.
A R Therapy™ & Consulting · Dr. Amethyst Roberson
Temporary certificate
Provisional Certificate of Completion
This certifies that
Your Name Here
has successfully completed all required coursework, reflections and assessments of the
CARE-Solutions Coaching Certification
Dr. Amethyst Roberson
Lead facilitator
January 1, 1970
Date issued
Verification code: CARE-SAMPLE-0000
This is a temporary certificate confirming completion of the program requirements. The official certificate of completion will be issued and sent directly by the accrediting body.
Open pathways.
CARE-Solutions Coaching Certification
Tuition unlocks the orientation and Lesson 1 right away.
Pay in full
$1,497
One payment
Payment plan
$549
3 monthly payments
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