ABSTRACT
Supporting mental health and emotional well-being in today’s uncertain and changing world is a complex issue requiring innovation in thinking and practice. This chapter outlines one such innovation, salutogenesis, as a potential approach to understanding the potential contribution that coaching can provide. Saluto (health) genesis (promotion) was an original concept developed by Aaron Antonovsky that has evolved over the past 40 years. From the initial concept and model and measurement of ‘sense of coherence’ it can now be understood as a transdisciplinary and transcultural approach to health. The role and application of this framework is discussed as an approach to enable coaching practitioners to make defined contributions to this area with clarity and confidence.
