What’s being said .......
about a “Guide to Coaching and Mental Health” .......
Cary L. Cooper, CBE, Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health, Lancaster University, and Honorary Vice President of the Association for Coaching has said ......
“Andrew and Carole Buckley have written a thoughtful, highly readable and extremely useful book that will help coaches, and others, recognise and learn how to manage possible mental health issues. It is essential reading for those who have to deal with people who may have psychological problems....a must read to de-mystify the stigma of mental illness.”
And Sir John Whitmore, named the UK's leading business coach by the Independent Newspaper Business magazine and author of the best selling “Coaching for Performance” has said .......
“A few years ago the Harvard Business Review carried an article exposing the danger of coaches who failed to identify clients, and issues, that should be treated by therapy. I felt defensive for coaching, particularly in the light of the pitfalls of academic psychology, but nevertheless I agreed with much of what was expressed. I have always felt that coaches should possess the skills to work with issues of psychological history and of spiritual potential. Well, here is a very practical guide to working with the former without reverting to psychological jargon, and with very useful fictional case histories. It is an important addition to the coaching literature, especially for those who have no psychotherapeutic experience, and that includes academic psychologists!”
Other comments include ......
“A valuable course book for coaches and coach trainers. It is also original in that no other books (so far as I know) treat this material from a coaching perspective.”
“A new addition to the coaching field.”
“..and not just for coaches; mentors, managers, welfare officers all need this knowledge”
“Extremely comprehensive! I think the story telling is an excellent way of getting coaches to think about conversations they are having and complexities they may not have considered.”
“Wow...can I have a copy?”
“This book provides essential reading for practicing coaches and students of coaching and fills a gap in current coaching literature...” Dr. Elaine Cox, Director of Postgraduate Coaching and Mentoring Programmes Oxford Brookes University
“ ... such a useful volume deserves to become a coaching programme standard text.” Professor David Clutterbuck. EMCC Journal.
“I found the book extremely easy and fascinating to read. Given the prevalence of mental illness in our society, the clear descriptions of the signs of mental illness will be most useful in helping anyone to understand the issues and make more informed decisions. This very readable and practical book will be most valuable to anyone working on a one-to-one basis with colleagues, team members or clients.” Jane Smith - Training Journal April 2007
“Since I started reading this book, I am noticing my client’s behaviour in a different light. At first it made me feel uncomfortable that, many behaviours I noticed, could be conceived as signs of mental illness until I read on P 175…signs of mental illness form a part of normal behaviour. The book is there to help recognise where the boundary between the two lies.” Helene Cooper, Oxford School of Coaching and Mentoring.