WHAT EXACTLY IS PARKINSON’S DISEASE?

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 Week of: May 7, 2012

Beware in Choosing a “Life Coach”: Life is tough enough to organize around Parkinson’s with EDS (excessive daytime sleepiness), medications, exercise and other challenges. Maybe you’ve been tempted to seek the help of someone more involved than a therapist, and at a lower cost: enter a “life coach,” but who is this person? Did the person or people who trained them make sure they were competent? Have they ever been observed and critiqued with clients during training? Are they licensed or regulated? Are there rules they have to follow to protect things like personal boundaries? What if the answer to all these in general were “NO.” Caveat Emptor (Consumer Beware)!! There are huge differences in coaching training programs. Take the time to really learn about the specific training program that certified a coach you might be considering. Is the program well known and respected? What did your prospective coach need to do to become certified (this is hugely  variable from a single weekend seminar to  comprehensive quality systems of learning and evaluation)?

Are you sure your Parkinson's life coach is really on-the-ball?

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