ABSTRACT

Michael Neenan clearly and accessibly introduces the 30 Distinctive Features of cognitive behavioural coaching (CBC), an approach which applies the principles of CBT to coaching.

Cognitive Behavioural Coaching: Distinctive Features sets out the key theoretical and practical features of CBT  and discusses how they integrate into the generic model of coaching. The book covers the four key elements in developing a coaching relationship, provides psychological and practical problem-solving models, shows how to deal with stuck points in coaching and identifies which individuals are unsuitable for CBC. As well as providing research evidence to support the effectiveness of CBC, the book demonstrates the smooth transition of CBT into CBC, and coach–coachee dialogues are interspersed throughout the text to show CBC in action.

Cognitive Behavioural Coaching: Distinctive Features will be particularly useful to CBT therapists interested in adding coaching to their practice. It will also appeal to coaches in practice and in training and other professionals in coaching roles seeking an effective and straightforward coaching model.

part I|24 pages

Cognitive Behavioural Theory

chapter 1|2 pages

Eliciting meaning

chapter 2|2 pages

Distorted information processing

chapter 3|3 pages

Levels of thought

chapter 5|2 pages

A continuum of emotional reactions

chapter 7|2 pages

Cognitive vulnerability

chapter 9|2 pages

Maintenance of problems

chapter 11|1 pages

The law of parsimony

part II|95 pages

Cognitive Behavioural Practice

chapter 12|4 pages

The coaching relationship

chapter 13|7 pages

Assessment and case conceptualization

chapter 14|3 pages

Structuring the coaching session

chapter 15|5 pages

Establishing goals

chapter 16|7 pages

Teaching the cognitive model

chapter 17|4 pages

Two key attributes of psychological health

chapter 18|6 pages

Action plans

chapter 21|3 pages

Practical problem-solving model

chapter 22|6 pages

Socratic questioning

chapter 23|6 pages

Behavioural experiments

chapter 24|6 pages

Dealing with deeper beliefs

chapter 25|4 pages

Mindfulness

chapter 26|6 pages

Resilience

chapter 27|4 pages

The end of coaching and beyond

chapter 28|6 pages

Supervision

chapter 29|5 pages

A coaching session