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Author Bradley-Cole, Kim, author

Title Constructivist coaching a practical guide to unlocking potential alternative futures / Kim Bradley-Cole and Pam Denicolo
Published London : Routledge, 2020

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Description 1 online resource illustrations (black and white)
Series Coaching Psychology Ser
Coaching Psychology Ser
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of boxes -- List of figures -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Key points -- Who should read this book? -- Why we have written this book for you -- What this book is about -- The language of PCP -- How this book can help you -- How to use this book -- References and suggested further reading -- Chapter 2: Understanding constructivist approaches -- Key points -- Introduction -- Relativist versus realist worldviews (subjective versus objective)
Personal versus social constructions of reality (me versus we) -- Perspectives on personality (fluid versus stable) -- Social survival techniques -- understanding how we think (social cognition) -- The limitations of behavioural coaching models -- First steps in applying personal constructivism to coaching -- Summary -- References and suggested further reading -- Chapter 3: Language, and making the best of conversational approaches -- Key points -- Introduction -- Language as symbols of meaning -- Discourses as constructors of reality -- Metaphors as symbols of reality
Conversations as the foundations of understanding -- Assumptions related to assigned social roles and role relationships -- Surfacing implicit beliefs, learned scripts and social myths -- Summary -- References and suggested further reading -- Chapter 4: The potential of PCP as a coaching theory -- Key points -- Introduction -- More about constructs and their types -- People as active sensemakers -- The person in relation to others -- Summary -- References and suggested further reading -- Chapter 5: Working with emotions and transition cycles -- Key points -- Introduction -- Working with emotions
Modelling cycles of transition -- Coaching model -- the sensemaking cycle -- Flexibility of approach -- Summary -- References and suggested further reading -- Chapter 6: Being a constructivist coach -- Key points -- Introduction -- Using constructivism as a coaching philosophy -- Using constructivism as a coaching method -- Constructivist coaching principles -- Constructivist conversations -- the essence of being a constructivist coach -- Summary -- References and suggested further reading -- Chapter 7: Managing the coaching process -- Key points -- Introduction
Structuring a flexible coaching process -- Using the sensemaking cycle -- Enhancing the process with metaphors -- Summary -- References and suggested further reading -- Chapter 8: Working with constructivist techniques: narratives and representational forms -- Key points -- Introduction -- Narrative Inquiry techniques -- Representational techniques -- Toys and games -- Reflections on the value of elicitation using narrative and representational techniques -- References and suggested further reading -- Chapter 9: Working with constructivist techniques: pictorial forms -- Key points -- Introduction
Form Electronic book
Author Denicolo, Pam, author
LC no. 2020017923
ISBN 9780429859922
0429859929