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Book SynopsisHow can you become the very best coach you can be? Becoming a Coach provides all the knowledge and inspiration needed to reflect on who you are, what you do, and how you can develop as a professional coach. Drawing on the latest ICF coach competence framework and up-to-date coaching research, the authors set out a wide range of contemporary coaching models and techniques and show how they can be integrated in order to deliver an evidence-based coaching service to the very highest professional standards. Deepening readers’ understanding of core competencies and broadening thinking on how to apply them in practice, Becoming a Coach is the is the only book to align directly with the world’s most widely accepted and up-to-date professional coaching guidance. As such, it is a perfect foundational resource for any coaching practice, and the ideal textbook for any coaching education programme.
Table of ContentsSECTION 1: SETTING THE SCENE Introduction: 1. The journey towards maturity 2. What is coaching? 3. Who am I? 4. Who are my clients? SECTION 2: DEVELOPING CORE COACHING COMPETENCES Introduction: 5. Introducing the ICF Core Competency Model 6. Demonstrates Ethical Practice 7. Embodies a Coaching Mindset 8. Establishes and Maintains Agreements 9. Cultivates Trust and Safety 10. Maintains Presence 11. Listens Actively 12. Evokes Awareness 13. Facilitates Client Growth SECTION 3: APPROACHES TO COACHING Introduction: 14. Universal Eclectic Coaching Approach 15. Behavioural Approach and GROW model 16. Humanistic approach and Time to Think model 17. Cognitive behavioural approach and ABCDEF model 18. Gestalt approach and Chairwork 19. Solution focused approach and OSKAR model 20. Systemic approach and Force Field model 21. Psychodynamic Coaching and Transference 22. Integration SECTION 4: COACHING PRACTICE Introduction 23. Ethical practice 24. Contracting with Clients 25. Taking and managing coaching notes 26. Maintaining presence through mindfulness SECTION 5: DEVELOPING YOUR PRACTICE Introduction 27. Personal development plans 28. CPD 29. Supervision 30. Reflective Practice 31. Mentor coaching 32. Coaching Knowledge Assessment 33. Progressing your coaching skills SECTION 6: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES Introduction 34. Coaching Tools 35. Resources
