ABSTRACT
Coach training courses and postgraduate development courses for coaches and coaching psychologists have grown in number very considerably since 2000. However, at present, apart from Laske’s (2006a) work, there are few theoretically based models of coach development. The emphasis on individual development is critically important for coaching and coaching psychology as a field of knowledge, but this has not been the subject of any significant research or analysis in relation to coaches or coaching psychologists and their development. In this chapter, we want to redress some of that balance and consider existing theories of individual development together with some specific areas where these have been adapted for a coaching context.
