Introduction to Coaching Psychology

This collection featuring chapters by leading international practitioners will offer an introduction to coaching psychology for those new to it, including students, trainees, psychologists, and coaches.

Introduction to Coaching Psychology covers key topics, including the background and development of coaching psychology, the coach-coachee relationship, coaching psychology approaches and models, and themes such as assessment, contracting, and the setup in coaching psychology practice. Applications in coaching psychology are considered, including a look at particular coaching psychology specialisms and interventions, as well as discussions about working in organisations, working with young people, and life and personal coaching. Professional practice issues, such as boundaries and best practice, and coaching and diversity, are also explored. Furthermore, a review of coaching psychology research is presented. The book also offers a rich collection of case studies to illustrate the practice of coaching psychology in a real-world setting and concludes with a consideration of the future of the field.

This timely and accessible book will be essential reading for anyone new to the field, as well as coaches, psychologists, and counsellors interested in the theory, research, and practice of coaching psychology.

Siobhain O'Riordan, PhD, is a chartered psychologist, a chartered scientist, and founder chair and a fellow of the International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP). She is a principle practitioner of the Association for Business Psychology, a felow of the International Stress Management Association UK, a member of the Association for Coaching, an honorary member of the Institute of Health Promotion and Education, and an academic member of the Association of Rational Emotional Behavioural Therapists. She is an ISCP accredited supervisor, a course co-director/trainer on the coaching and coaching psychology programmes at the Centre for Coaching and Centre for Stress Management, UK, and is currently the editor of Coaching Psychology International and the International Journal of Coaching Psychology. Siobhain is also a co-editor of the European Journal of Applied Positive Psychology and the International Journal of Stress Prevention and Wellbeing.

Stephen Palmer, PhD, is one of the leading pioneers in the field of coaching psychology. He is Professor of Practice at the Wales Academy for Professional Practice and Applied Research, University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Stephen is the coordinating director of the ISCP International Centre for Coaching Psychology Research, and founder-director of the Centre for Coaching, London. He is the honorary president and fellow of the International Society for Coaching Psychology, executive editor of the International Journal of Coaching Psychology, and co-editor of the European Journal of Applied Positive Psychology. He edits book series, including Coaching Psychology (Routledge). He has written and edited over 50 books and has published over 250 articles and chapters.