Medical Esthetics
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Calendar of Articles for 2010
THE ART OF
COACHING CLIENTS
Coaching for skin care involves a series of
approaches that help clients and patients to recognize the
importance of treatment services, be more compliant and to
build better self-care skills. It includes all that it
entails for a member of our clientele to better care for
their own special needs. With the guidance provided by
aesthetic specialists both patients and clients can make
better decisions when purchasing products and choosing
therapeutic services. It is an innovative way for our
client’s and patients to surround themselves with relevant
information to support more positive and definitive
outcomes. Coaching is centered on the client’s expressed
interests and their objectives. In the world of skin health,
an aesthetic coach has a new role. It is becoming a
recognized way that clients can manage their own skin
problems.
There are several different coaching methods that can be
used initially by skin care service providers which can all
help to get to the root of the client or patient’s problem
and encourage them to take more accountability for their
skin conditions. Aesthetic coaching leads to greater
awareness and is more formal and structured than merely
offering advice or simply sharing. The skin care
specialist’s job is to highlight all the possibilities,
transfer specific knowledge pertinent to the client /
patient’s issues, set up reasonable expectations for home
care models, monitor feedback and do what is necessary to
empower the client with personal confidence so they can feel
as if they are capable of reaching their specific goals.
Combining these aspects of care makes the skin care
specialist more accountable for the overall plan and results
of follow-up treatments including but not limited to home
care applications. Skin care coaches have a more empathetic
understanding of the emotional impact that problematic
conditions make on their client’s and patient’s lives.
Skin care coaching is not consulting or counseling. The
coach never does more than the client. The client takes the
incentive and the coach assists by mapping out a series of
actions for the client / patient to participate in. The
coach uses encouragement to bring the necessary behavioral
changes about. Skin care coaches must be able to recognize
the capabilities in their client / patient ahead of time.
Coaching – The Big Picture:
What makes consulting so interesting and challenging
is that every client / patient is unique – each project is
just as distinctive as the coach themselves.
· Profile of a Highly Reputable Consultant –
· Strong character & values
· Great social skills
· Capable of making a positive first impression
· Ability to convey trustworthiness thru straightforward
body language
· Skilled at presenting logical ideas
· Persuasive
· Creative & innovative
· Visionary spirit
· Highly motivated
An extraordinary ability to analyze, make connections, & to
draw conclusions
An aptitude for forecasting potential trouble spots before
they develop into major obstacles and more importantly, a
well thought out plan for if they do turn into difficult
problems
An aesthetic coaches expertise is established by his or her
education, experience, jobs or positions previously or
presently held, titles, accolades, long-term professional
reputation & on-going accomplishments and almost as
important as all of the other factors mentioned by his or
her freedom from bias. A coach t should project an image
that is perceived as:
· original
· natural
· unassuming
· thoughtful
· correct
· convincing
· not blinded by his or her own opinions
Coaches Must Have the Ability To:
· Organize their thoughts in a short period of time
· Express their thoughts well
· Fulfill the requirements of their assignments efficiently
· Develop many strategies for their client’s career or
business survival
· Develop many strategies to protect their clients from
professional opponents
A Coach’s Ultimate Goal Should
Always Be To Provide Strong & Sufficient Support To Their
Clients Disastrous Practices:
· Solutions that are too complex & time-consuming to
be beneficial
· Inability to ask concrete questions for assertions
resulting in inaccurate depictions of problems from the
coaching clients standpoint
· Non-productive treatment strategies
· Underlying motives – emphasis on special interests
· Poor organizational principles
· Insufficient preparation & planning
How to Identify Yourself as an
aesthetic Coach:
· Establish undisputable credibility – take courses
to familiarize yourself with the foundations of coaching
· Be definitive - do not present ideas you cannot support –
do your research - refer to facts
· Acknowledge counterarguments respectfully – go deeper by
asking the right questions
· Avoid absolutes – never present ultimatums to a client
· Make concessions if necessary but only if the outcome will
not jeopardize your clients interests in any way
· Do not do anything regardless of the justification that
will offend your client’s integrity or compromise their
values in any way
· Keep the client aware of their growth and development as
they progress toward self- improvement
· Keep client thinking & brainstorming with you
· Use quotations, surprising statements, imaginary scenarios
or anecdotes to get your point across
· Set up standards and establish a methodology for building
onto pre-existing home care skills
· Make sure your expert recommendations are assertive &
clear to your skin care clients
· Be certain that your client knows that you are their coach
and that ultimately they are in charge – this is the biggest
difference between being a coach and a consultant
· Lastly, praise your client’s efforts and give them as much
positive feedback as possible
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