Coaching Skills: Psychology of Coaching - harnessing psychological theories and techniques

Course Overview

The application of psychology across many areas of HR and management practice is widely recognised. This workshop focuses specifically on the application of those psychological theories and tools that can be used to underpin and enhance the coaching process. It centres on those key frameworks that now form the bedrock of many coaching courses that are on offer, providing the participant with the opportunity to become an informed coach and buyer of coaching services, as well as being equipped with an additional set of resources that can enhance his or her own coaching practice.

Audience

Coaches and managers with some experience and knowledge of coaching practice, who want to enhance the performance of themselves and others via the application of sound psychological theory and techniques. This is an advanced level course - for those wishing to develop existing skills/knowledge to a more advanced level.

Skills Gained

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• appreciate how useful an understanding of psychology is within the context of coaching
• outline the key psychological traditions that inform coaching practice
• list and describe the most widely used psychological models in coaching practice
• recognise the range of psychological barriers (emotional, cognitive, behavioural) that can inhibit performance
• identify which psychological approach might be useful to address specific issues presented in coaching
• evaluate and advise on the selection and application of different psychological models, tools and frameworks within your own coaching context.

Course Outline

Introduction and learning outcomes

Psychological traditions and emerging trends that contribute to coaching

• psychoanalysis/psychodynamics
• cognitive psychology
• transition psychology
• humanistic psychology
• social psychology
• organisational psychology
• systems thinking
• port psychology
• positive psychology

Core psychological models used in coaching and coach development

• cognitive: theory, techniques and practice
• cognitive-behavioural
• solution-focused
• neuro-linguistic programming (NLP).

DAY 2

Review of Day 1

• cognitive approaches (continued)
• humanistic: theory, techniques and practice
• Gestalt
• existential
• person-centred

Integrating psychological models in coaching practice

• case study

Boundaries and ethics in the application of psychology in coaching: coaching psychology v psychology of coaching

Review and action planning

• developing your own emotional, cognitive, systems intelligence (the coaching meta-competencies)

Coaching Skills: Psychology of Coaching - harnessing psychological theories and techniques / CM18885