week 1

Question 1

coaching - Whitmore (1992)

Answer 1

Coaching is “unlocking people’s potential to maximise their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them - a facilitation approach” (Whitmore, 1992, p3)

Question 2

coaching - Ives (2008)

Answer 2

range of coaching approaches:
* A systematic process designed to facilitate development.
* Intended for a non-clinical population
* An individualised, tailor-made approach
* Aims to encourage coachees to assume charge of their life
* Based on the growth areas of awareness and responsibility
* collaborative and egalitarian relationship

Question 3

AREAS OF COACHING -van Nieuwerburgh (2017)

Answer 3

1. Executive coaching – working in organisations with middle and senior leaders, often addressing specific skills-based issues
2. Life coaching – working with individuals on topics relating to their personal lives
3. Health coaching – working with patients and health professionals
4. Coaching in education – working with students, educators and parents
5. Career coaching – working with professionals on their career development 6. Leadership coaching – working with leaders in any profession or field

Question 4

COACHING PSYCHOLOGY APPROACHES

Answer 4

Behavioural coaching
*Cognitive behavioural coaching
*Existential approach to coaching
*Gestalt coaching
*Motivational Interviewing
*Narrative coaching and psychology of learning from multicultural perspectives *Person-centred coaching
*Solution-focused coaching
*Psychodynamic and systems-psychodynamics coaching

Question 5

the difference in motivation between counselling and therapy coaching

Answer 5

Counselling clients seek to eliminate psychological problems, while coachees seek personal and professional development.

Question 6

Define the focus of counselling/therapy compared to coaching.

Answer 6

Counselling/therapy may involve any matters relevant to personal wellbeing, while coaching is usually restricted to agreed and contracted goals.

Question 7

Do coaching and therapy have the same goals?

Answer 7

coaching is solution-focused, while therapy is problem-focused.

Question 8

How can a coach identify the need for intervention from a mental health professional during coaching?

Answer 8

Signs may include decline in ability to experience pleasure, intrusive thoughts, impulsive behavior, extreme variance in moods, and thoughts of death/suicide.

Question 9

need for coaching psychology in the field of psychology.

Answer 9

Many argue that psychology does not need another delineated subdiscipline, but there is evidently a demand for coaching and behavior change based relationships.

Question 10

Describe the principles of coaching in the neurodiversity space.

Answer 10

Questioning assumptions, cultivating epistemic humility, understanding neurodiversity as relational and political, recognizing neurodivergent traits and challenges, and adapting coaching micro-skills.

Question 11

What is the purpose of Clean Language Interviewing in coaching psychology?

Answer 11

To ensure that the descriptions are sourced exclusively from the interviewee’s personal vocabulary and experience, without introducing any content or leading questions.

Question 12

Define epistemic humility in the context of coaching neurodivergent clients.

Answer 12

It involves respecting the first-hand knowledge of neurodivergent clients and being open to learning from their experiences.

Question 13

How can coaches adapt their micro-skills to accommodate the unique communication preferences of neurodivergent clients?

Answer 13

By recognizing common neurodivergent traits and challenges and adjusting their coaching approach accordingly.

Question 14

Define some common reasons why people may use life coaches.

Answer 14

Managing stress, becoming healthier, balancing work and personal lives, kick-starting a career, finding direction in life, enhancing workplace effectiveness, increasing confidence, achieving potential, setting and obtaining goals, and improving communication.

Question 15

How long do life coaching sessions typically last?

Answer 15

Life coaching sessions typically last about 3 months, with clients being seen roughly once a week.

Question 16

Define what is meant by ‘closing the gap’ between where the client currently is and where they want to be, as mentioned in the content.

Answer 16

‘Closing the gap’ involves developing action plans, utilizing effective planning, learning relaxation skills, managing self-care strategies, simplifying life, increasing energy, and tackling self-limiting beliefs.