What´s Coaching Psychology?

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Coaching psychology is a new sub-discipline in the field of psychology that is based on psychological approaches and that was first established as a profession in the UK and Australia (Palmer and Whybrow, 2008). Moreover, in the 1990s life coaching and executive coaching has emerged and are currently being applied in personal & work contexts, and even in educational setting (the Coaching Psychologist, 2005). The main focus in a coaching session is helping the client to achieve his desired goals (Grant, 2008). In order for the session to be successful, the coach should adapt certain skills such as listening, paraphrasing, questioning and giving & receiving feedback (Van Nieuwerburgh, 2014) coaching skills. Coaching is also adapted in schools which provide support for students, teacher and executives. Thus, coaching can enhance, examination results, teaching skills and transition into new roles (Van Nieuwerburgh, 2014). This essay will critically review Appreciative Inquiry (IA) approach, how it can be applied in an educational setting and the benefits of coaching on the learning experience of students.
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Appreciative Inquiry can be best described as a novel method in dealing with problems. AI is based on an assumption that one should seek what is currently working for him that will lead to a positive change or transformation in an organization (Fry, 2003). Moreover, AI doesn’t focus on what's going wrong or the problem itself in the client's life; on the contrary it encourages him to discover his resources and capabilities in order to sustain a positive change (Hammond, 2006). Moreover, 4 stages are discussed in a coaching session which are; Discovery (exploring one's strengths and abilities), Dre...

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... affect a result of coaching then coaching will be considered to be a part of a post graduate curriculum. Participants were part of lectures that included workshops, group discussions and cognitive coaching. Students filled a social and emotional questionnaire before and after the program ended in addition to coaching competence self-evaluation skill. Results showed that students' emotional and social intelligence had increased significantly in addition to an improvement in their cognitive skills (Spaten & Hansen, 2009).
However, coaching in education might have some disadvantages in the educational organizations. One disadvantage is the fact that coaching programs can be expensive and some schools might not afford these kinds of programs. Another disadvantage is that coaching might take time to be effective thus, results will not appear directly (Marian, 2010).

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