In this issue
Features
A mature approach: meeting the needs of听the over 50s through integrated practice
Keren Smedley
Thinking global:听Culture as a positive resource in coaching
George MacDonald
STOPGO: a new paradigm of听therapeutic coaching
Frances Masters
The write stuff: creative writing for coaches
Jackee Holder
Regulars
Message from the chair
In focus
Executive Specialist for Research听Graham Wilson
A day in the life听
Therapist, coach and Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor听practitioner Sally Potter
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Editorial
One of the key areas of debate that often arises听for integrated coach-counselling practitioners听is around the 鈥榓ppropriateness鈥� of our听interventions. When should I be coaching?听When should my approach be more therapeutic?听And in what circumstances is it appropriate for听me to make the shift from one to the other?听Should there be a clear transition from听counselling to coaching or are we able to 鈥榙ance鈥櫶齱ith our clients between the two (and yes,听speaking as both a dance movement therapist听and coaching practitioner, my pun was听intended)?
Two features in this edition explore this听very territory. Frances Masters introduces her听own STOPGO model of integrated practice.听The STOP phase is applied when clients need听help in bringing to awareness subconscious听beliefs, thought patterns and behaviours听and interrupting them (STOP); the GO phase is听activated when the client shifts from resolving听pathology to a more goal-oriented, future focus听(GO). And in our cover feature Keren Smedley听author of Live the Life You Love at 50+, shows听how her integrated approach can be applied听to a very specific population 鈥� people aged over听50 鈥� and why this approach is so essential when听working with this particular age group.
Both emphasise the importance of听transparency with the client, and of knowing听intuitively when to work therapeutically, when听to shift to a more outcome-focused coaching听approach 鈥� in Frances Masters鈥� words, 鈥榩ulling听weeds鈥� or 鈥榮owing seeds鈥� 鈥� and how to move听seamlessly between the two, sometimes听within the same session. Through fascinating听case studies they each demonstrate how it is听in the moment of connection with the client听that we enter the 鈥榙ance鈥� 鈥� from looking back,
digging deep and reflecting on the past to facing听forward, embracing the future and committing听to clear action.
This thematic shift from past to future and听from reflection to action has an extra poignancy听in this, our second anniversary edition, and our听Chair Jo Birch鈥檚 announcement that she is, after听two years in the role, stepping down. As Jo听explains in her Chair鈥檚 message, a new听divisional Chair will be appointed from within the听Executive and nominations are invited for a Chair听Elect, details of which are also included in Jo鈥檚听message. Jo has been Chair of 香港六合彩精准资料 Coaching for听almost as long as this journal has been in print听and it has been a pleasure to work alongside her.听I鈥檓 sure you鈥檒l join me in wishing her well and in听thanking her for all her hard work. And I hope听you鈥檒l also look to the future with 香港六合彩精准资料 Coaching听and continue to contribute to the success of our听division 鈥� and to the future of our profession.
Diane Parker
Editor
editorial@bacpcoaching.co.uk