The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of the psychology of coaching and mentoring

About the editors -- About the contributors -- Foreword / by Sir John Whitmore -- The psychology in coaching and mentoring / Jonathan Passmore, David B. Peterson & Teresa Freire -- Coaching -- The efficacy of coaching / Anthony M Grant -- The role of contracting in coaching : balancing individual client and organizational issues / Robert J. Lee -- The development of meaning and identity within coaching / Mary Wayne Bush, Esra Ozkan & Jonathan Passmore -- Coaching ethics / Rodney Lowman -- The neuro-science of coaching / Miles Bowman, Kathleen Ayers, Joan King, & Linda J. Page -- Mindfulness in coaching / Michael J. Cavanagh & Gordon B. Spence -- Developmental coaching : developing the self / Tatiana Bachkirova -- Gender issues in business coaching / Sunny Stourt Rostran -- Team coaching / Alison Carter & Peter Hawkins -- Mentoring -- Designing mentoring schemes for organizations / Paul Stokes & Lis Merrick -- The efficacy of mentoring : the benefits for mentees, mentors and organizations / Kath Kram & Chloe Tong -- Training mentors : behaviors which bring positive outcomes in mentoring / Robert Garvey & Gunnela Westlander -- Mentoring programs for under-represented groups / Rowena Ortiz-Walters & Lucy L Gilson -- Theories and models with implications for coaching -- Humanistic person centered approaches / Jane Brodie Gregory & Paul E. Levy -- Behavioural coaching / Sabine Dembkowski & Fiona Eldridge -- Cognitive behavioral approaches / Stephen Palmer & Helen Williams -- Motivational interviewing approach / Tim Anstiss & Jonathan Passmore -- Psychodynamic approach / Michael A Diamond -- Gestalt approach / Sarah Toman, Juliann Spoth, Robin Leichtman & Julie Allen -- Narrative approaches / Reinhard Stellar -- Positive psychology approaches / Teresa Freire -- Issues in coaching & mentoring -- Conducting organizational based evaluations of coaching and mentoring programs / Siegfried Grief -- The role of emotions in coaching and mentoring / Kate Hefferon -- Cross cultural working in coaching and mentoring / Geoff Abbott, Kate Gilbert & Philippe Rosinski -- Virtual coaching & mentoring / Niloofar Ghods & Camala Boyce -- Index.

A state-of-the-art reference, drawing on key contemporary research to provide an in-depth, international, and competencies-based approach to the psychology of coaching and mentoring. Puts cutting-edge evidence at the fingertips of organizational psychology practitioners who need it most, but who do not always have the time or resources to keep up with scholarly researchThematic chapters cover theoretical models, efficacy, ethics, training, the influence of emerging fields such as neuroscience and mindfulness, virtual coaching and mentoring and moreContributors i.

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