Author:
Hamed Noori
Audience:
General Audience
Bibliography:
Greene, J. & Grant, A. (2006). Solution-focused coaching: Managing people in a complex world (2 ed.). London: Pearson Education Ltd
Lai, Y. (2014) Enhancing Evidence-based Coaching Through the Development of a Coaching Psychology Competency Framework: Focus on the Coaching Relationship. School of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
What is Coaching
Coaching is an outcome-focused process that encourages autonomous learning through collaborative goal setting, brainstorming, and plan design (Greene & Grant, 2006) Coaching is a reflective process between the coach and the coachee that helps and facilitates positive change through ongoing dialogue in order to achieve professional and personal goals (Lai, 2014) According to the International Coach Federation, Coaching is a partnership in a creative thought process that inspires people to maximize their personal and professional potential. Coaching is a separate service that differs from psychotherapy, counseling, mentoring, and education. It has become an important science and practice that liberates and develops the abilities of people.
What is the difference between coaching and psychotherapy?
Coaching does not focus on the treatment of mental disorders and other behavioral problems that do not identify and do not act as a substitute for Psychotherapy. It is an approach of developing, changing, achieving goals, increasing performance, and enhancing our growth. It is not a method or part of a psychotherapeutic approach and does not apply to people who need help from mental health professionals. Coaching is based on strict principles and a strict code of ethics. The partners are committed to serving these principles and to supporting and promoting the dissemination of coaching principles and good practice.
Conversation
Coaching is a conversation between a coach and client. It is about a personal matter or question that is relevant to the client. What is it that this person wants to change or develop, what is bothering her/him? That is the topic of the coaching conversation.
Equality
Together, coach and client talk about how to manage the development the client wants to achieve, what is maybe holding him/her back and what options exist to go forward.
Finding new ways to give direction to the clients development and personal growth is a learning journey. Coach and client explore pathways to resolve issues together.
Goal
The goal is to develop strategies to achieve an improved performance towards a personal goal.
To achieve this, coach and client will: identify blind spots, build self-awareness, increase confidence and resilience, and strengthen skills to self-direct the desired development.
Relationship
The relationship between client and coach is:
- With mutual respect and confidentiality
- Non-judgmental
- Based on trust
