{"id":2201,"date":"2019-04-29T22:01:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T20:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/counselling.local\/docenten\/arjan-van-dijk\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T22:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:21:50","slug":"arjan-van-dijk","status":"publish","type":"teacher","link":"https:\/\/preview.counselling.nl\/en\/docenten\/arjan-van-dijk\/","title":{"rendered":"Arjan van Dijk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Coaching is the best job there is<br \/>\n<\/strong>I think it is a great privilege to be able to guide other coaches and counsellors to make a difference for their clients. Coaching is the best job there is, because it lifts the human species to a higher level. To a deeper and more conscious level, to more satisfaction and more connection: with oneself and others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About me<br \/>\n<\/strong>I have been working as a counsellor for young people and adults since I was 19, first after my theology studies as a pastoral counsellor and later as a pedagogue. I worked in mental healthcare and I taught mental healthcare workers for 5 years. Then I started my own practice in 1999. Since then I have worked as a coach, trainer and consultant for organizations and professionals in education, welfare, culture and healthcare. I studied haptonomy, to also include the physical and emotional aspects in counselling. From 2015 to 2019 I was the director of Feniks Talent, a youth care organization for gifted dropouts. In addition, I am a cultexpert and an exitcounselor for, among others, ICSA, Open Minds Foundation and Sektesignaal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guiding based on equality and humanity<br \/>\n<\/strong>I remain fascinated by the work of Carl Rogers. How he transformed the guidance of people from the &#8220;expert in the white coat&#8221; and turned it into guiding based on equality and humanity. I believe in equality and the ability of people to determine their own lives. This is one of the reasons why I am especially committed to people who have lost their self-determination through participation in a high-demand relationship or -group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Back home at the ACC<\/strong><br \/>\nI previously worked for the Academy from 2006 to 2014 with great pleasure. Together with two other trainers, I ran the ACC-location in Utrecht. Then, for a number of years, I focused on other challenges. Now that the ACC has been renewed, I feel a new vibe and desire to be involved again. The ACC is a wonderful institution. I know from many students that participation has changed their career and life in a positive way. And the great thing is: they radiate that in their environment and that is how we create a positive movement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The inner hero<br \/>\n<\/strong>I have many examples, but I am deeply following my own hero. A man who was in me always and who comes out more every day. People who dare to be that inner hero are my inspiration and example.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. 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