Life coaching helps clients to determine and achieve personal goals, guides and empowers; with an ultimate goal of improved quality of life.

 

Life coaching begins with establishing long-term goals. These goals are individualized, based on what you believe will improve your quality of life. You receive four 45-minute coaching sessions per month for 6 months, over the telephone and or in person. At this time, clients determine if they would like to participate in a maintenance program; consisting of one coaching session per month for approximately 6 months.

Life coaches provide:

• Encouragement
• Problem solving strategies
• Direction
• Resources
• Structure
• Accountability
• Support

 

Each coaching session concludes with 2-3 action steps or short term goals, to be completed by you, the client, before the next session. This is a crucial component of the coaching model, creating an action based program that keeps you moving forward toward your goals. You and your life coach will review your progress with you at 3, 6, and 12 months.

All of our life coaches have completed a comprehensive training program, and participate in weekly supervision meetings. The variety of life experiences of the KnowBarriers life coaches helps us meet the diverse needs of our clients.. See Coach Bios to learn more about us.

 

 

 

 

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KnowBarriers Peer Mentor Program was established to provide newly injured patients at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center with a hopeful look toward their future.

 

Peer Mentors are chosen exclusively from Life Coaching graduates and referred to Rancho Volunteer Services. Once they have completed the mandatory orientation and screening, additional training is provided by KnowBarriers on the roles and responsibilities of being a good peer mentor, how to model behavior, etc.

Mentors co-lead patient education classes, provide skill demonstration for patients and staff, and provide overall support to patients and families during the adjustment to their injury.

The KnowBarriers Peer Mentor program is a great example of "paying it forward."

"The KnowBarriers peer mentor program is great for getting our patients focused on what is possible and what they can do instead of what they can’t.”- Bruce Coy, Physical Therapist."

The mission of KnowBarriers Violence Prevention Outreach program is to provide a safe and healthy environment for youth in urban areas.

 

KnowBarriers facilitates violence prevention and teen pregnancy prevention workshops. Through participation in educational workshops, students learn how to problem solve and identify causes for teen pregnancy, gang violence, drug abuse, and family and dating violence.

Our goal is to provide students the benefit of life skills training using a cognitive behavioral approach. We believe consistent Life Skills training throughout the middle school and early high school years will fill the void of limited positive role models and prepare students to make safe choices.

Meet Eric - “KnowBarriers is exactly what I was searching for. It allows me to apply my past lifestyle with my new Gang Prevention / Intervention certification..."

KnowBarriers provides Substance Abuse services to inpatients and outpatients at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center.

 

Patients are given the opportunity to participate in One to One counseling sessions, Support Group meetings & referral to outside agencies for their substance abuse needs.

Many spinal cord injury patients struggle with the temptation of relying on drugs and or alcohol as a coping strategy for dealing with their physical status. Know Barriers is dedicated to addressing this need.