Coaching with a Twist: Impov for Coaches
​Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 11 AM - 2 PM CT
Live via Zoom
Health and Wellness

Improv for coaches, coaching with a twist!
​Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 11 AM - 2 PM CT | Live via Zoom

Details​​

Improvisation is the heart of coaching. It's being in the moment, listening and responding. Play and creativity are not just fun features -- they’re fundamental to powerful coaching. 

Hone your coaching skills while having fun. As coaches we are improvisers; we have structures and skills (competencies), but to apply those most effectively, we must be in the moment, listening, connecting and co-creating. ​

Using improv rules and structures from theatre and comedy, as well as those tailored just for coaches, we experiment, play and learn. You’ll get comfortable with not pre-planning or getting ahead in your coaching conversations, and trust in the bottomless well of ideas and possibilities that we (coaches and clients) have access to all of the time. ​

Learning Outcomes

  • Quickly come into a calm, creative, resourceful state.

  • Actively listen and bring greater precision to reflections of client desires, values and strengths.

  • Bring more playfulness and empathy into your coaching.

  • Find more freedom in your coaching through non-judgment of self and others.

  • Integrate NBHWC and ICF core coaching competencies in ways that support client transformation.​

​​​Registration Info​rmation​​


​​​​Registration Fee | $165

Includes 3 NBHWC Continuing Education hours​​​


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This program has been approved by the NBHWC.​ 

Ap​proval Code: #CE-000026-1​​​​​​​​




About the Instructors

 


​Amy J. Warshawsky​

Amy J. Warshawsky is certified by the International Coach Federation (MCC), National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches, and the Co-Active Training Institute. She was a faculty member in the ADAPT Health Coach Training Program, where she served as a mentor coach and assessor.

Before becoming a coach, Amy worked in major community event planning, marketing, and public relations. She was an Adjunct Professor at Bloomfield College in New Jersey and led a coaching initiative for the International Coach Federation Foundation. As a leader and mentor coach, she has worked in a variety of industries with individuals at all stages of their careers.

Amy holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a master’s in Journalism from Northwestern University. Trained in a number of movement modalities, including martial arts and self-defense, and in expressive therapies from Lesley University, she is passionate about bringing somatic awareness to coaching and loves working with people of all ages.​​​​


​​​Amy (Left) and Betsy (Right)

​​​​Betsy Salkind ​

Betsy Salkind is certified by the International Coach Federation (PCC), the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching, and the Mayo Clinic. She served as a faculty member, Associate Director, Lead Mentor Coach, and assessor for the ADAPT Health Coach Training Program. She also works in health tech and private practice. 

Before stepping into the world of coaching, Betsy spent decades making audiences laugh as a professional stand-up comedian and television writer. Her comedy credits include appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, SHOWTIME’s Fierce Funny Women, and writing for Roseanne and Saturday Night Special. She was also a member of the improv troupes Guilty Children and Terrorist Bridesmaids.

Betsy holds a bachelor’s degree from MIT and a master’s in Organization Studies from the Sloan School of Management. She’s taught health empowerment to high school students and improvisation at MIT, Emerson College, AMDA, in corporate settings, and for fellow coaches. Betsy believes creativity, curiosity, and humor are essential to great coaching and teaching, and always strives to bring them to the work she does.



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​Special Needs and Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two week in advance. Please contact Continuing Education Customer Service at 715-346-3838 or uwspceweb@uwsp.edu.​

Cancellation Policy

Refunds will be granted if the Continuing Education and Outreach office is contacted at least fourteen (14) days before the start of a class. No refunds will be given with less than fourteen (14) days notice. ​We reserve the right to cancel a course due to low enrollment, severe weather, or instructor illness. A full refund will be issued under these circumstances. Be sure​ to provide your email address and phone number when registering so we can contact you if a class is cancelled for any reason. Email us at uwspceweb@uwsp.edu​ to cancel your registration.​​​

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