Professional Development for Coaching Practitioners : An Interdisciplinary Approach

This book, featuring a cast of leading coaching practitioners, presents a guide for supporting the development of coaches and coaching psychologists.

This book, featuring a cast of leading coaching practitioners, presents a guide for supporting the development of coaches and coaching psychologists. Exploring the theory and application of both educational and psychological approaches, this book highlights the developmental needs of coaching practitioners from an interdisciplinary lens. Topics such as dialectics, the Effective Reflective Practice model, cultivating a professional identity, and coach well-being are covered so that readers can respond to complex coaching needs and foster the growth of an effective, ethical coaching psychology practice. This book will be of value to coaching practitioners interested in developing their knowledge and understanding of the field, as well as both academic and continuing professional development units within education, business development, HR, and private coaching practice sectors.