The SAGE Handbook of Coaching

Tatiana Bachkirova is Professor of Coaching Psychology and Director of the International Centre for Coaching and Mentoring Studies at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Council at the Institute of Coaching at Harvard and Convener and Chair of the International Conference on Coaching Supervision. As an active researcher she has published many articles, book chapters and books including Developmental Coaching: Working with the Self and the SAGE Handbook of Coaching (2017).

What makes life really interesting is when we go beyond our comfort zone. Coaching has proven to be a highly effective way to make this journey. Anybody interested in understanding what coaching is all about would do well to have a good look at the Sage Handbook of Coaching, edited by Tatiana Bachkirova, Gordon Spence and David Drake. This thorough compilation of the field will help coach and client alike to test the unknown waters of their mind.

• Chapter 1: Introduction - Tatiana Bachkirova, Gordon Spence & David DrakePART ONE: POSITIONING COACHING AS A DISCIPLINEChapter 2: Developing a knowledge base of coaching: questions to explore - Tatiana BachkirovaChapter 3: The Key Discourses of Coaching - Simon WesternChapter 4: Coaching as Evidence-based Practice: The View Through a Multiple-Perspective Model of Coaching Research - Anthony M GrantChapter 5: Coaching and psychotherapy - Trevor CroweChapter 6: Coaching and Theories of Learning - John L. Bennett and Francine CamponeChapter 7: Coaching and adult development - Paul LawrenceChapter 8: Coaching for Leadership Development - Konstantin KorotovChapter 9: Coaching for organisation development - James Pritchard & David DrakeChapter 10: Coaching for Social Change - Hany ShoukryPART TWO: COACHING AS A PROCESSChapter 11: The Coaching Relationship - Erik de Haan & Judie GannonChapter 12: Working with Goals in Coaching - David Ashley Clutterbuck and Gordon SpenceChapter 13: Working with Diversity in Coaching - Sunny Stout-RostronChapter 14: Physicality in Coaching: Developing an Embodied Perspective - Peter JacksonChapter 15: Working with Emotions in Coaching - Elaine CoxChapter 16: Working with narratives in coaching - David DrakeChapter 17: The Use of Feedback for Development in Coaching: Finding the Coach’s Stance - Alison MaxwellPART THREE: COMMON ISSUES IN COACHING18 Working with values in coaching - Reinhardt Stelter19 Coaching for Resilience and Well-being - Carmelina Lawton-Smith20 Working with Strengths in Coaching - Alison Zarecky & Sophie Francis21 Mindfulness and Coaching: Contemporary labels for timeless practices? - Travis Kemp22 Coaching for Post-Traumatic Growth: An Appropriate Response to the Devastations of Life? - Gordon B. Spence and Stephen Joseph23 Coaching for role transitions/career change - Polly ParkerPART FOUR: COACHING IN CONTEXTS24 Interculturally-Sensitive Coaching - Christian van Nieuwerburgh25 Cross-cultural Coaching: An Emerging Practice - Geoffrey Abbott and Raija Salomaa26 Coaching in the HRD Context - Andrea D. Ellinger, Rona S. Beattie and Robert G. Hamlin27 Group and Team Coaching - Sean O’Connor and Michael Cavanagh28 Coaching in Education - Christian van Nieuwerburgh and Margaret Barr29 Coaching in Healthcare - Ruth Wolever, Margaret Ann Moore and Meg Jordan30 Coaching in Relationships: working with singles, couples and parents - Yossi IvesPART FIVE: RESEARCHING COACHING31 Researching Outcomes of Coaching - Siegfried Greif32 Researching the Coaching Process - Adrian Myers33 Neuroscience in Coaching Research and Practice - Angela M. Passarelli, Ellen B. Van Oosten and Mark A. Eckert34 The Use of Psychological Assessments in Coaching and Coaching Research - Almuth McDowallPART SIX: DEVELOPMENT OF COACHES35 Trends in development of coaches (education and training) - David Lane36 Coaching Supervision: Towards a systemic model - David E. Gray37 Issues of assessment and accreditation of coaches - Bob Garvey38 Developing Ethical Capabilities of Coaches - Ioanna Iordanou and Patrick Williams39 Adapting to working with new technologies - Stella Kanatouri40 Discipline, profession and industry— how our choices shape our future - Annette Fillery-Travis & Ron Collins