Coaching Psychology

<p><em>Coaching Psychology: Constructivist Approaches</em> presents a comprehensive overview of constructivist approaches to individual, group and team coaching. Jelena Pavlović introduces key ideas and explores a variety of models, tools and techniques, setting out a landscape of constructivist psychology as applied to coaching. </p><p>Beginning with an overview of constructivism in contemporary psychology, the book elaborates on key processes of discursive and narrative construction of self. A variety of constructivist approaches to coaching, including personal and relational construct, narrative, appreciative, systemic and solution focused, are offered with basic principles, operating models and coaching techniques. Pavlović also introduces a constructivist model for coaching teams, illustrated with case studies, and sets out a framework and guidelines for training coaches in this approach.</p><p>Coaching Psychology: Constructivist Approaches offers an innovative resource for coaches in practice and in training, particularly those seeking to understand how constructivist approaches can be used to develop individuals, groups and teams.</p> <p>Introduction: Constructivist coaching psychologies</p><p>PART 1. Coaching the self as a construction</p><p>Chapter 1. Constructivist views of self and identity</p><p>PART 2. Constructivist coaching psychologies: principles, models and techniques</p><p>Chapter 2. Personal and relational construct coaching </p><p>Chapter 3. Appreciative coaching</p><p>Chapter 4. Solution-focused coaching</p><p>Chapter 5. Narrative coaching</p><p>Chapter 6. Systemic coaching</p><p>Chapter 7. Towards integration</p><p>PART 3. Constructivist group and team coaching</p><p>Chapter 8. Constructivist group coaching</p><p>Chapter 9. Constructivist team coaching</p><p>PART 4. Training constructivist coaches</p><p>Chapter 10. Designing and delivering constructivist coach training programs</p><p>Conclusion: Anticipating the future of constructivist coaching psychologies</p>