What is Coaching Psychology?
Many people are familiar with the notion of a “sports coach”, someone who works with athletes and teams to improve their skills, develop strategy and to maximise their chances of winning. The contemporary notion of a coach takes this idea and extends it into other, non-sport related areas of life. Coaching is about bringing about positive change with a view to achieving desired goals. Central to coaching is the notion that we can change, that we are not forever stuck with dysfunctional behaviours and that both individuals and organisations can improve. The main role of the coach is to facilitate this positive change process, enabling the individual or the organisation to succeed and ultimately, to become their own coach. Coaching psychology is a relatively new approach to the enhancement of human performance, although it derives from the well established professions of clinical and organisational psychology. In addition, coaching psychology incorporates aspects of education, training a
