Complete Handbook Of Coaching

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This comprehensive guide to coaching explores a full variety of coaching theories approaches & settings & offers strategies for the reader to identify & develop a personal style of coaching. The book is divided into three parts: part one explores the theoretical traditions that underpin the foundation for coaching such as cognitive-behavioral Gestalt & existential. Part two covers applied contexts formats or types of coaching such as life executive peer team & career coaching. Part three focuses on professional issues that impact the coach such as ethics supervision continuing professional development standards & mental-health issues. Written by leading international authors each chapter makes explicit links between theory & practice & generic questions will facilitate further reflection on the topic. There are also suggestions for reading & short case studies. This is the first book to explore the differences between the theoretical perspectives of coaching & the links between these perspectives in relation to contexts genres & media of coaching.