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Coaching psychology is a field of applied psychology that applies psychological theories and concepts to the practice of coaching.Its aim is to increase performance, self-actualization, achievement and well-being in individuals, teams and organisations by utilising evidence-based methods grounded in scientific research. [1]
The business practices of the life coach industry have also stirred controversy. [33] [34] Unlike a psychotherapist, there is no required training, occupational licensing, or regulatory oversight for life coaching. [33] Anyone can claim to be a life coach, and anyone can start a business selling "certificates" to would-be life coaches. [33]
Thomas J. Leonard (July 31, 1955 – February 11, 2003) was a personal coach. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was an EST employee in the 1980s [ 3 ] and founded Coach U, [ 4 ] the International Coach Federation , Coachville, and the International Association of Coaching [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
Paul R. Curtiss and Phillip W. Warren mentioned the model in their 1973 book The Dynamics of Life Skills Coaching. [4] The model was used at Gordon Training International by its employee Noel Burch in the 1970s; there it was called the "four stages for learning any new skill". [5]
Positive mental attitude is that philosophy which asserts that having an optimistic disposition in every situation in one's life attracts positive changes and increases achievement. [3] Adherents employ a state of mind that continues to seek, find and execute ways to win, or find a desirable outcome, regardless of the circumstances.
GROW neatly highlights the nature of a problem for coaching purposes. In order for a problem to exist in coaching terms there has to be two elements present. Firstly there has to be something that the client is trying to achieve—the Goal. Then there has to be something stopping them achieve that goal—the Obstacle(s). Using GROW ...
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In 2006, The Australian Psychological Society founded the International Coaching Psychology Review (since 2006). [21] In 2008, The Journal Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice was formed. [citation needed] In 2009, International Society of Coaching Psychology founded the journal, Coaching Psychology International [22]