ABSTRACT

Coaching Psychology: Constructivist Approaches presents a comprehensive overview of constructivist approaches to individual, group and team coaching. Jelena Pavlović introduces key ideas and explores a variety of models, tools and techniques, setting out a landscape of constructivist psychology as applied to coaching.

Beginning with an overview of constructivism in contemporary psychology, the book elaborates on key processes of discursive and narrative construction of self. A variety of constructivist approaches to coaching, including personal and relational construct, narrative, appreciative, systemic and solution focused, are offered with basic principles, operating models and coaching techniques. Pavlović also introduces a constructivist model for coaching teams, illustrated with case studies, and sets out a framework and guidelines for training coaches in this approach.

Coaching Psychology: Constructivist Approaches offers an innovative resource for coaches in practice and in training, particularly those seeking to understand how constructivist approaches can be used to develop individuals, groups and teams.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

Constructivist coaching psychologies

part 1|15 pages

Coaching the self as a construction

chapter 1|13 pages

Constructivist views of self and identity

part 2|59 pages

Constructivist coaching psychologies

chapter 2|18 pages

Personal and relational construct coaching

chapter 3|8 pages

Appreciative coaching

chapter 4|8 pages

Solution-focused coaching

chapter 5|10 pages

Narrative coaching

chapter 6|7 pages

Systemic coaching

chapter 7|6 pages

Towards integration

part 3|25 pages

Constructivist group and team coaching

chapter 8|11 pages

Constructivist group coaching

chapter 9|12 pages

Constructivist team coaching

part 4|14 pages

Training constructivist coaches

chapter |5 pages

Conclusion

Anticipating the future of constructivist coaching psychologies