SCHOOL OF SOCIAL CHANGE
Coach training for real-world social impact
PACT's School of Social Change prepares professionals to support high-needs youth through trauma-informed, strengths-based coaching designed for real-world community impact.
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Built at the intersection of coaching, youth development, education, and social change, our programs equip practitioners with the tools, frameworks, and community needed to create meaningful transformation in the lives of young people.
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​This training is designed for professionals who want to deepen both their coaching capacity and their social impact.
PROGRAM FORMAT
4-Day Virtual Intensive
The LPC Core Competency Training is delivered through a live, interactive virtual learning environment that combines theory, reflection, discussion, and practical application.
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Participants engage in progressive breakout role plays and experiential learning activities based on real-world client case studies drawn from PACT's over three decades of frontline experience.
Participants receive
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20 ICF CCE Core Competency Hours
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10 Resource Development Credits
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Facilitated coaching practice with live feedback
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Progressive breakout role plays based on real-world client case studies and group debriefs
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Peer collaboration and reflection
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Ongoing professional development opportunities
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A personalized LPC Coach Playbook that you build throughout the training
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Access to a mission-driven coaching community
WHO IT'S FOR
Built for professionals already doing the work
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Coaches expanding into youth-focused work
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Youth workers and community outreach professionals
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Mentors, advocates and community leaders
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Educators and school-based staff
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Social service and mental-health practitioners
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Emerging professionals called to this work
Participants often bring
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Experience supporting youth or marginalized communities
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Systems awareness and social justice understanding
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A commitment to equity, empowerment, and community change
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A trauma-informed or strengths-based lens
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Emotional resilience and reflective practice
We are especially interested in practitioners who lead with both skill and heart.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
LifePlan Coaching (LPC) Core Competency Training
Trauma-Informed Coaching for High-Needs Youth
Our flagship LPC training prepares participants to work with youth ages 12–18 in school-based, community, and justice-adjacent environments.
This specialized training integrates:
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Trauma-informed coaching practices
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Strengths-based approaches
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Youth engagement strategies
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Crisis-sensitive communication
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Reflective and relational coaching
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Systems awareness and social context
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Empowerment-focused leadership
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Strategies and tools
Participants learn how to coach young people facing complex emotional, social, educational, and systemic challenges while maintaining ethical, compassionate, and sustainable practice.
OUR APPROACH
More than coach training
Our approach combines evidence-informed coaching practices with trauma-informed care, reflective practice, systems awareness, and community-centered leadership.
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The training is highly experiential, providing participants with repeated opportunities to practise, reflect, receive feedback, and integrate new skills in a supportive learning community.
OUTCOMES
Graduate with practical tools, confidence, and a stronger coaching foundation.
By the end of the program, you'll have completed an ICF-accredited training program, earned 20 Continuing Coach Education (CCE) Core Competency hours and 10 Resource Development credits, gained specialized training in trauma-informed coaching for high-needs youth, and joined a growing community of practitioners committed to meaningful social change.
Accredited
20 ICF CCE Core Competency hours & 10 Resource Development credits through an ICF-accredited training program.
Applied
Experiential learning grounded in real-world case studies, role plays, and practical coaching exercises.
Connected
Part of PACT's ongoing community of practice and professional development network.
LEADERSHIP
Guided by people who have shaped PACT
The School of Social Change stands on the shoulders of the leaders, practitioners and educators who built PACT — including our co-founder and president David Lockett, and Wendy Fortune, our Director of Education, whose 16 years of leadership have been instrumental in bringing this school to life.
David Lockett
Co-founder & President · Board of Directors
David has led PACT's vision from its founding, championing a model of community-rooted change that puts young people first.
Wendy Fortune
Director of Education
Wendy's 16 years of leadership, vision and dedication have shaped PACT's program and curriculum, and made the School of Social Change possible.
GET INVOLVED
Ready to Be Part of the Change?
Whether you are an experienced coach, educator, youth worker, or emerging community leader, the School of Social Change offers an opportunity to deepen your practice and expand your impact.
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Join a growing network of professionals committed to supporting youth, strengthening communities, and creating meaningful social change.
FROM THE FOUNDERS
Acknowledgments
In 1995, Dan Cornacchia and I created a visual mission statement for PACT — an intergenerational map that illustrated the impact of breaking the cycle of poverty and the many social conditions connected to it. Our research suggested that changing the trajectory of one life could positively affect as many as 243 people over the next five generations.
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That vision became the foundation for PACT.
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Over the past 31 years, PACT Life Coaches have worked with more than 1,000 high-risk youth, helping young people navigate adversity, rediscover their strengths, and build healthier futures. Through this experience, we developed a highly specialized coaching model designed specifically for youth facing complex emotional, social, and systemic challenges.
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In recent years, we have also expanded our work into early prevention programming beginning in Grade 7. One of our guiding principles has always been: Teach to Scale. The launch of the School of Social Change represents the next evolution of that vision — creating a space where certified Life Coaches and community practitioners can learn the specialized tools, strategies, and relational practices that have shaped PACT’s work for decades.
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This school exists because of the extraordinary people who helped build it.
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Craig Trowhill, PACT’s samurai warrior, brought exceptional wisdom, passion, and heart to our coaching model, leaving a lasting impact on both our program and the young people we serve.
Adria Trowhill, former Dean of the Adler School of Professional Coaching, has provided invaluable mentorship, leadership, and encouragement throughout our journey.
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I also want to recognize Ben Marshall and Rachel Schwab for their ongoing commitment to strengthening and evolving both our program and curriculum.
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And finally, Wendy Fortune, our Director of Education, whose leadership, vision, and dedication over the past 16 years have been instrumental in bringing the School of Social Change to life.
Together, these remarkable individuals have helped shape PACT’s past, strengthen its present, and build the foundation for its future.
David Lockett
Co-founder & President | Board of Directors
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