The SCILS Group teaching and coaching focuses on mutual understanding of the vision, ideals, values and goals. Having established this mutual understanding, we work to develop a plan for sustainable change, and we support development of that change.

Coaching is based on beliefs that all people have the ability to grow and be the person or organization they dream of.  A coaching relationship provides the stimulus for growth, offering objectivity and a safe place to gain confidence with new approaches and behaviors. The coaching process identifies strengths and develops awareness of overused and ineffective patterns. The focus is on learning to flexibly adjust styles as needed, resulting in increased effectiveness and confidence. 

We encourage peer mentoring and coaching with all stakeholders as a practice that encourages openness, bonding and greater community. As a result we believe our work is to work ourselves out of work by strengthening relationships based on trust and skills.

Parent to Parent Coaching can be used to develop community and sharing. Parent partners are shown how to listen, observe and reflect. Most importantly they believe in each other and their children as being capable equal members of the community.  

Parent Mentors guide from their own experience in a specific situation.  Parent Mentors offer support to each other by guiding through a situation with which the mentor has gained a level of success, experience or proficiency.