Continuing Education & Professional Development
Take the next step in your career with our range of self-paced and live elective courses at the Youth Coaching Institute. These offerings are ideal for youth-serving professionals, schools, agencies, parents, and certified coaches seeking to enhance their skillsets and learn how to coach your teenager, support teens with attitude, and expand their ability to help teens build confidence, motivation, and mental resilience.
Empower Youth With Effective Coaching Techniques
As a mentor, youth advocate, teacher, or other youth-serving professional, you are already interacting and making an impact in the lives of today’s youth. However, mentoring youth can be challenging when you don’t feel you have the expertise and formal skills necessary to guide them down the right path.
Developing your coaching skills can help you:
Enhance how you serve youth in your profession
Help teens make better career decisions
Guide teens in building self-esteem, motivation, resilience, and engagement
Improve your classroom management skills
Discover positive interventions for youth mental health
Foster strong relationships and trust with teens
Effectively manage and resolve conflicts among young individuals
Developing these coaching skills through our programs empowers you to make a more profound and positive impact in the lives of the youth you work with.
Explore Our Elective Course Offerings
Our elective courses are globally accessible through Zoom and online platforms, perfect for professionals who want to build practical, scalable tools for coaching adolescents and young adults. Whether you’re focused on body image issues in teens, building communication skills, or teen depression awareness, we have a training that meets your goals.
Individual Lectures
Self-Study
These 1-hour lectures provide continuing education for coaches, covering diverse topics like Motivational Interviewing, Positive Psychology, Parent Coaching, Mindfulness, and more.
Coaching Adolescents
Self-Study
Designed for certified coaches seeking specialization in coaching tweens, teens, and young adults, this course focuses on adolescent development and resilience building.
Lifestyle Medicine for Adolescents
Self-Study
This course equips coaches with the skills to address health and wellness issues through lifestyle interventions, covering topics like health and wellness goal setting, nutrition, physical activity, stress management, and techniques for sustaining wellness change.
Have Questions? Schedule a Q&A With Us.
Whether you have some coaching experience under your belt, want to better serve youth in your profession, or are exploring a profitable and fulfilling career choice, we’re here to guide you on the best path forward. Fill out our contact form or schedule a live 20-minute Q&A to learn more.
Global Access to Learning
Embracing the diversity and needs of trainees worldwide, our courses are delivered entirely online. This global approach not only breaks geographical barriers but also fosters a rich, multicultural learning environment. Wherever you are in the world, you can join our community and benefit from our comprehensive coaching programs.
Why Choose the Youth Coaching Institute?
Evidence-Based Approach
Our curriculum is grounded in research on adolescent development, motivation, and wellness coaching. We focus on adolescent interventions that enhance self-perceptions, engagement, and positive behaviors while reducing challenges.
Community of Social Change Agents
At YCI, we are dedicated youth advocates, educators, and life coaches focused on helping the next generation thrive. Having transformed from our adolescent struggles into thriving adults, we are committed to guiding the youth through their journeys into successful adults.
Flexible and Virtual Learning Environment
Our virtual coaching certifications accommodates even the busiest lifestyles and is designed for professionals across the globe, ensuring a seamless learning experience. We offer both live and self-paced courses.
International Coaching Federation Accreditation
Stand out in the field of youth coaching with our internationally recognized certifications. The ICF is one of the highest-regarded coaching certification organizations, known for its stringent education and rigorous credentialing.
Reach Out to Us to Learn More
Have questions or want to speak with a member of our team? Schedule a meeting or reach out to us directly, and we’ll be happy to assist you on your coaching journey.
Youth Coaching Expert Insights
Discover a library of free expert resources exploring the youth coaching landscape, the experiences of adolescents today, and opportunities to strengthen your approach.
How to Help Reluctant Teens Set Goals (Without the Pressure)
January 10, 2026
YCI Youth Coaching Competencies
January 1, 2026
Elevate Your Impact and Start Coaching Today
Make a lasting impact through professional development. Build your capacity to support teenagers and young adults with skill, insight, and compassion.