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Book SynopsisA common perception of coaching is that it is a high value service for highly paid executives But what if you offered it to some of the most marginalized people in our society - women in prison? With more potential in any one of our prisons than in any Oxbridge college, discover how coaching can unlock clients, whatever their context.
Clare McGregor celebrates the amazing resilience of the human spirit and her book will challenge a lot of your preconceptions about prisons and prisoners. Willingness to take risks and learn from mistakes helped coaching adapt and thrive, even behind bars.
The process and questions for a prisoner are the same as for any client: Who are you? What do you want to change? How are you holding yourself back? Equally importantly, the book asks: What does it take to work in this challenging environment?
Dozens of fascinating stories bring reality to life: that coaching changes lives as readily in a prison a
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Getting stuck in
Welcome to HMP & YOI Styal
What are you doing here?
What do you want to change?
The pain
The problems
Who are you?
What helps you?
What holds you back?
How did it go?
Through the gate and beyond
What can you do to make a difference?
