Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction - Tatiana Bachkirova, Gordon Spence & David Drake
PART ONE: POSITIONING COACHING AS A DISCIPLINE
Chapter 2: Developing a knowledge base of coaching: questions to explore - Tatiana Bachkirova
Chapter 3: The Key Discourses of Coaching - Simon Western
Chapter 4: Coaching as Evidence-based Practice: The View Through a Multiple-Perspective Model of Coaching Research - Anthony M Grant
Chapter 5: Coaching and psychotherapy - Trevor Crowe
Chapter 6: Coaching and Theories of Learning - John L. Bennett and Francine Campone
Chapter 7: Coaching and adult development - Paul Lawrence
Chapter 8: Coaching for Leadership Development - Konstantin Korotov
Chapter 9: Coaching for organisation development - James Pritchard & David Drake
Chapter 10: Coaching for Social Change - Hany Shoukry
PART TWO: COACHING AS A PROCESS
Chapter 11: The Coaching Relationship - Erik de Haan & Judie Gannon
Chapter 12: Working with Goals in Coaching - David Ashley Clutterbuck and Gordon Spence
Chapter 13: Working with Diversity in Coaching - Sunny Stout-Rostron
Chapter 14: Physicality in Coaching: Developing an Embodied Perspective - Peter Jackson
Chapter 15: Working with Emotions in Coaching - Elaine Cox
Chapter 16: Working with narratives in coaching - David Drake
Chapter 17: The Use of Feedback for Development in Coaching: Finding the Coach’s Stance - Alison Maxwell
PART THREE: COMMON ISSUES IN COACHING
18 Working with values in coaching - Reinhardt Stelter
19 Coaching for Resilience and Well-being - Carmelina Lawton-Smith
20 Working with Strengths in Coaching - Alison Zarecky & Sophie Francis
21 Mindfulness and Coaching: Contemporary labels for timeless practices? - Travis Kemp
22 Coaching for Post-Traumatic Growth: An Appropriate Response to the Devastations of Life? - Gordon B. Spence and Stephen Joseph
23 Coaching for role transitions/career change - Polly Parker
PART FOUR: COACHING IN CONTEXTS
24 Interculturally-Sensitive Coaching - Christian van Nieuwerburgh
25 Cross-cultural Coaching: An Emerging Practice - Geoffrey Abbott and Raija Salomaa
26 Coaching in the HRD Context - Andrea D. Ellinger, Rona S. Beattie and Robert G. Hamlin
27 Group and Team Coaching - Sean O’Connor and Michael Cavanagh
28 Coaching in Education - Christian van Nieuwerburgh and Margaret Barr
29 Coaching in Healthcare - Ruth Wolever, Margaret Ann Moore and Meg Jordan
30 Coaching in Relationships: working with singles, couples and parents - Yossi Ives
PART FIVE: RESEARCHING COACHING
31 Researching Outcomes of Coaching - Siegfried Greif
32 Researching the Coaching Process - Adrian Myers
33 Neuroscience in Coaching Research and Practice - Angela M. Passarelli, Ellen B. Van Oosten and Mark A. Eckert
34 The Use of Psychological Assessments in Coaching and Coaching Research - Almuth McDowall
PART SIX: DEVELOPMENT OF COACHES
35 Trends in development of coaches (education and training) - David Lane
36 Coaching Supervision: Towards a systemic model - David E. Gray
37 Issues of assessment and accreditation of coaches - Bob Garvey
38 Developing Ethical Capabilities of Coaches - Ioanna Iordanou and Patrick Williams
39 Adapting to working with new technologies - Stella Kanatouri
40 Discipline, profession and industry— how our choices shape our future - Annette Fillery-Travis & Ron Collins

About the Author

Tatiana Bachkirova is Professor of Coaching Psychology and Director of the International Centre for Coaching and Mentoring Studies at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Council at the Institute of Coaching at Harvard and Convener and Chair of the International Conference on Coaching Supervision. As an active researcher she has published many articles, book chapters and books including Developmental Coaching: Working with the Self and the SAGE Handbook of Coaching (2017).

 

Reviews

What makes life really interesting is when we go beyond our comfort zone. Coaching has proven to be a highly effective way to make this journey. Anybody interested in understanding what coaching is all about would do well to have a good look at the Sage Handbook of Coaching, edited by Tatiana Bachkirova, Gordon Spence and David Drake. This thorough compilation of the field will help coach and client alike to test the unknown waters of their mind.
*Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries*

This exciting new Sage Handbook of Coaching provides a wealth of perspectives on the rapidly evolving discipline of coaching and its evidence-base. Well-respected authors explore definitions and boundaries of coaching, contemporary topics such as cross-cultural coaching and group and team coaching as well as challenging questions such as whether coaching can or should be ‘value-free’ and also whether coaching can make a contribution to societal change. This book should be the starting point for anyone undertaking coaching research or seeking an in-depth discussion of current issues in coaching.
*Grace McCarthy*

Everyone needs development and some actually want it. Training is cumbersome, expensive and embarrassing and education classes are ineffective. Coaching has surged in popularity to fill this gap. The practice has preceded the research and scholarship. But famous and well respected scholars Tatiana Bachkirova, Gordon Spence and David Drake have compiled an amazing handbook which is the reference for all things about coaching. The authors of chapters are the leading scholars and reflective coaches in the world and their students. This is better than the Internet for learning about and answering questions about coaching. Whether you are a practitioner, eager to learn about coaching or an academic curious about its effects, you will refer to it often.
*Richard E. Boyatzis*

This text, written by recognised experts in the field, is usefully critical and academically informed. Each chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the topic covered and treats the various tensions and differences in each sub-field, in an even handed way. This text probably works best for students studying coaching at Masters level and gives the reader a good grounding in the various facets of coaching theory and practice
*Paul Stokes*

This Handbook is an illuminating and accessible reference to a sophisticated apprehension of the fast growing discipline of coaching. Engaging their audience into the current and emerging debates of coaching, authors not only brilliantly establish the systemic and multidisciplinary nature of the field, but also expand our horizons to under-discussed, but vital, approaches and dimensions of coaching. This compelling invitation to constructively and critically embrace the complexities, specificities and potentialities of this profession definitely advances our knowledge, perspectives and practice in a groundbreaking way.
*Pauline Fatien Diochon*

This is a wonderful addition to the coaching scholarship. Thoughtfully organised , it addresses core contemporary topics in a way that is evidence based. The book  offers actionable lessons for coaches, purchasers of coaching and researchers in this area.
*Sue Dopson*

The SAGE Handbook of Coaching provides an exciting state-of-the-art overview to the rapidly growing field of coaching. Written by experts, this Handbook will be of interest to trainee and experienced coaches. The editors and authors are to be congratulated for this scholarly contribution to the profession.
*Stephen Palmer*

How I wish I had had this book when I did my MA .... what it contains is so broad, so deep, so well constructed, that I almost think it would have provided me with all I needed to compile a bibliography and complete my dissertation 
*Gill Fennings Monkman*