Description
This collection featuring chapters by leading international practitioners will offer an introduction to coaching psychology for those new to it, including students, trainees, psychologists, and coaches.
Introduction to Coaching Psychology covers key topics, including the background and development of coaching psychology, the coach-coachee relationship, coaching psychology approaches and models, and themes such as assessment, contracting, and the setup in coaching psychology practice. Applications in coaching psychology are considered, including a look at particular coaching psychology specialisms and interventions, as well as discussions about working in organisations, working with young people, and life and personal coaching. Professional practice issues, such as boundaries and best practice, and coaching and diversity, are also explored. Furthermore, a review of coaching psychology research is presented. The book also offers a rich collection of case studies to illustrate the practice of coaching psychology in a real-world setting and concludes with a consideration of the future of the field.
This timely and accessible book will be essential reading for anyone new to the field, as well as coaches, psychologists, and counsellors interested in the theory, research, and practice of coaching psychology.
Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction to coaching psychology
1. The background and development of coaching and coaching psychology
Siobhain O’Riordan and Stephen Palmer
2. The coach-coachee relationship
Alanna Henderson and Stephen Palmer
Part II: Coaching psychology approaches and models
3. Coaching psychology approaches and models: Solution-focused, bhavioural, and cognitive behavioural
Rachael Skews and Stephen Palmer
4. Coaching psychology approaches and models: Humanistic, integrative, and constructivist
Alison Whybrow
5. Assessment in coaching psychology
Catherine Steele
Part III: Applications in coaching psychology
6. Specialisms in coaching psychology
Gisele Dias, Siobhain O’Riordan, and Stephen Palmer
7. Working in Organisations
Siobhain O’Riordan and Stephen Palmer
8. Working with young People and youth coaching
Ole Michael Spaten
9. Life and personal coaching
Sheila Panchal, Siobhain O’Riordan, and Stephen Palmer
Part IV: Professional practice issues and research
10. Boundaries and best practice
Adrian Myers and Tatiana Bachkirova
11. Coaching and diversity
Ho Law
12. Coaching psychology research
Yi-Ling Lai and Stephen Palmer
Part V: Case studies and the future of coaching psychology
13. Coaching psychology case studies
Siobhain O’Riordan and Stephen Palmer
14. Reflections and developments for the future of coaching psychology
Siobhain O’Riordan and Stephen Palmer
Appendices
