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CoachingandPositivePsychologyinOrganisations

Day6

Prof.ChristianvanNieuwerburgh

Bergamo,Italy

HelpingConversations

Coaching,mentoringandcounselling

Cognitive-behaviouralcoaching

Humanisticapproach

ProfessionalContexts

Solution-focused&Appreciativeapproaches

Positivepsychologyconcepts

Integratingcoachingandpositivepsychology

LearningOutcomesofSession6

´ Reviewoflearningandpreparationforexamination

´ Opportunitiesforintegrationbetweencoachingandpositivepsychology

´ Understandingtheconceptof“coachingcultures”

Whatisclearertoyounow?

Yourexperiences

Preparingforexamination

Theexaminationwillcompriseof33multiple-choicequestions

Thequestionswillbetakenfromthecoursebook,IntroductiontoCoachingSkills:APracticalGuideandfromthePowerpoint slidesfromthecourse(D1-D6).

Positive EmotionsEngagementRelationshipsMeaning Accomplishment

MeasuringWell-beingforPublicPolicy- Seligmanetal(2011)

PERMA

“Waystowellbeing”(NewEconomicsFoundation)

• Buildconnectionswithpeoplearoundyou• Beactive(lookafterbodyandmind)• Notice(enjoyexperiences,appreciatebeauty)• Continuelearningnewthings(challengeyourself)• Supportothers(givetimetopeoplearoundyou)

AdaptedfromAked etal.,2008

Coachingforstrengths

“coachingpsychologistsworkwithwell-functioningclients,usingtheoreticallygroundedandscientificallyvalidatedtechniquestohelpthemtoreachgoalsintheirpersonalandbusinesslives.”

Grant2006

Whatis coachingpsychology?

Thestudyof“whatmakesindividualsandcommunitiesflourish,ratherthanlanguish”

Boniwell andTunariu 2019

Defining positivepsychology

unlockingPOTENTIAL

Coaching

MentalToughness

PositivePsychology

vanNieuwerburgh2016

Shared outcomes

OPTIMALperformance

Coaching

MentalToughness

PositivePsychology

vanNieuwerburgh2016

Shared outcomes

subjectiveWELLBEING

Coaching

MentalToughness

PositivePsychology

vanNieuwerburgh2016

Shared outcomes

Benefitsofintegration:Coachingà PositivePsychology

• Focusesonpracticalapplication

• Leadstobehaviouralchange

• Improvesinterpersonalcommunication

Benefitsofintegration:PositivePsychologyà Coaching

• Applicationsbeyondone-to-one

• Scientificresearch

• Positivepurpose(philosophy)

Individualflourishing

Meaningandpurpose

PositivePsychologyInterventions

Identificationanduseofstrengths

UsingSelf-Determination

Theory

AdaptedfromvanNieuwerburgh&Campbell,2015

ProfessionalPractice

StaffMotivation

StakeholderEngagement

ArtofLeadership

Wellbeingofstaff

Goalsoforganisation

Organisationalflourishing

vanNieuwerburgh2017

Coachingprocess•Forexample,theGROWprocess

Coachingskills•Skillssuchasaskingpowerfulquestions,activelisteningandsummarising

Coachingwayofbeing•Humanistic,person-centred approach

Threeelementsofcoaching

Pursuingmeaningfulgoalsandlivingafulfillinglife

canleadtosubjectivewellbeing

Andwhatabouthappiness?

FollowupTopic Typeof

resourceAccesstoresource

Coachingandself-determination theory(Spence&Oades)

Article http://ijebcm.brookes.ac.uk/documents/vol09issue2-paper-03.pdf


Editorial https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17521882.2018.1496557

Coachingin thecontextofpositivepsychology(vanNieuwerburgh)

Podcast https://www.acast.com/thepositivepsychologypodcastbringingthescienceofhappinesstoyourearbudswithkristentruempy/076-coaching-with-christian-van-nieuwerburgh-the-positive-psychology-podcast

PositivePsychologyInterventions(website)

Website https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/positive-psychology-interventions/

Strengths-finding andstrengthsuse(website)

Website http://www.viacharacter.org/www/

Aked,J.,Marks,N.,Cordon,C.,&Thompson,C.(2008).FiveWaystoWellbeing.London:NewEconomicsFoundation.

Briggs,M.,&vanNieuwerburgh,C.(2011).Coachingcultures:thechild’sperspective. ICERI2011Proceedings,5076–5083.

Cantore,S.&Hick,W.(2012).DialogicODinpractice:ConversationalapproachestochangeinaUKprimaryschool.ODPractitioner45(1),5-10.

Freire,P.(1994).Pedagogyofhope.London:Continuum.

Grant,A.M.(2006).Apersonalperspectiveonprofessionalcoachingandthedevelopmentofcoachingpsychology.InternationalCoachingPsychologyReview1(1):12-22.

Referencesandsuggestedreading

Green,S.,Oades,L.&Robinson,P.(2012).Positiveeducationprogrammes:Integratingcoaching andpositivepsychologyinschools.InC.vanNieuwerburgh(ed.),Coachingin education:Gettingbetterresultsforstudents,educatorsandparents.London:Karnac.

Hefferon,K.&Boniwell,I.(2011).PositivePsychology:Theory,researchandapplications.Maidenhead:McGraw-Hill.

Leach,C.&Green,S.(2016).Integratingcoachingandpositivepsychologyineducation.In:C.van Nieuwerburgh(ed.)Coachinginprofessionalcontexts.London:Sage.


vanNieuwerburgh,C.(2017).AnIntroductiontocoachingskills:Apracticalguide.London:Sage.2nd edn.

vanNieuwerburgh,C.(ed.)(2012).Coachingineducation:Gettingbetterresultsforstudents,educatorsandparents.London:Karnac.

vanNieuwerburgh,C.(ed.)(2016).Coachinginprofessionalcontexts.London:Sage.

vanNieuwerburgh,C.&Green,S.(2014).Developingmentaltoughnessinyoungpeople:coachingasanappliedpositivepsychology. InD.Strycharczyk &P.Clough(Eds.),Developingmentaltoughnessinyoungpeopleforthetwentyfirstcentury.London:Karnac.


Waters,L.(2011).Areviewofschool-basedpositivepsychologyinterventions.TheAustralianEducationalandDevelopmentPsychologist,28(2):75-90.

Whitmore,J.(2009).Coachingforperformance:Growingpeople,performanceandpurpose. (4thed).London:NicholasBrealeyPublishing.

WorldHealthOrganisation (2012).Globalburdenofmentaldisordersandtheneedforacomprehensive,coordinatedresponsefromhealthandsocialsectorsatacountrylevel.Availableathttp://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB130/B130_R8-en.pdf


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