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  ADD In the Spirit
with Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo
 
 
   
  Who Are the ADD in the Spirit trainers?
  Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo have been working professionally with ADD adults for more than 15 years. Both have been on the faculty of the Optimal Functioning Institute, Kate as president and Peggy as lead facilitator and facilitator team trainer. Peggy's been an educator for over thirty years, focusing since the late 80's on the unique needs of ADD students from kindergarten through college age. She has ten years experience giving in-service training to teachers.
     
  Kate's background is as a clinical specialist in psychiatric nursing. She has experience as a nurse/therapist, psychobiological research coordinator, and assistant professor of psychiatric nursing. Kate and Peggy have been nationally recognized presenters and workshop leaders for 15 years.  
     
  Currently in private practice as ADD coaches, Kate and Peggy have been coaching adults with ADD for a decade. Co-authors of "You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!" and "The ADDed Dimension," they are pioneers in the field of adult ADD. The updated second edition of the "Lazy Crazy" book has been in bookstores since April 2006. Last, but not least, Kate and Peggy are themselves adults with ADD and parents of ADD children.  
     
  Why is the Training Program called ADD in the Spirit?  
  We have chosen this name for our training because we use a spiritual framework for coaching and helping others to become coaches. A few of the systems and approaches that support our training are from the book, Coaching with Spirit, also, A Course in Miracles, and New Thought principles.  
     
  How Do I Know if ADD Coaching is for Me?  
  ADD coaches come from many different walks of life: mental health, accounting, education, advertising, performing arts, etcetera. There are no educational prerequisites because ADD coaching is about leading from the heart, not the head.  
     
  If most of the following statements ring true for you, you have what it takes to be an effective ADD coach.  
  I am strongly empathic.  
  I am passionate about helping individuals with ADD.  
  I am more concerned with understanding than with being understood.  
  I am able to listen to a different point of view without judgment.  
 

ADD has had a personal impact on my life with self, family, friends,
---coworkers, or clients.

  
  I realize that I don't have to be an "expert" to coach ADD adults.  
  I realize that I don't have to have a perfect life to begin coaching ADD adults.  
  I have handled my issues well enough that I can show up fully present
---and ready to focus on the client.		  
  I am curious and eager to learn.  
  I understand that coaching is about helping clients find their own
---solutions, not attempting to "fix" them or provide answers.		  
     
  Overview of Training  
    Class Format  
    This is a phone based "teleclass." Class sessions during the six-month program will be largely interactive. The focus will be on case studies, situations, learning by coaching practice, supplemental exercises, peer coaching, and required reading assignments.  
       
    Student Participation Requirements  
    - Class night, one hour and ten minutes per week.  
    - Peer coaching, one hour per week.  
    - Labs, two hours per month: 7:00-9:00 pm EST, third Sunday night.  
       
    Enrichment Opportunities  
    - Supplemental reading assignments and exercises.  
    - Mentor coaching: trainees who work with a mentor coach can apply for ADDed Dimension Coaching Group internships. Interns will receive referrals and a jumpstart on building their ADD coaching practice.  
       
    Cost of the Training Program  
    - The full cost for the current program offering is $1,200.*  
    - Program fees can be paid monthly, but students must commit to the entire six-month training.  
   

- The $200 per month fee is due a week prior to the upcoming month.
- Payment must be in the form of money order or personal check, payable to ADD in the Spirit.
- All payments are mailed to the following address:
----------Peggy Ramundo
----------357 Thrall Street
----------Cincinnati, OH 45220

  
     
    ( * This fee applies only to the first two training's offered. The cost of the program will increase for subsequent groups.)  
       
  Curriculum Content Overview  
    Specific ADD information to ensure a basic working knowledge of the disorder in adults.  
    The "Language" of ADD coaching.  
    General coaching skills.  
    Coaching skills specific to working with the ADD client.  
    Practical tools and strategies.  
    ADD coaching practice basics.  
    How to recognize "who" is doing the coaching - spirit or ego.  
    Spirit centered coaching for ADD adults.  
       
    Send further inquiries to Kate and Peggy.