Group Coaching Unlocking the Power of the Collective

1. Group Coaching: An Introduction  Section 1: Group Coaching Knowledge  2. Making Sense of Group Coaching Evidence: Knowledge, Gaps, and Limitations  3. Borderlands: Understanding Groupwork Practices That Can Inform Group Coaching  4. Group Dynamics in the Context of Group Coaching  Section 2: Group Coaching Delivery and Practice  5. Ethical Considerations for Group Coaches  6. Contracting with Groups  7. Stages of Groups: Coaching the Beginning, Middle and End  8. Coaching and the Group Matrix: Holding and the Development of Agency  9. Gestalt Approaches in Group Coaching  10. The Collective Power of Stories: A Narrative Approach to Coaching with Groups  11. Psychodynamic Approaches to Group Coaching  12. Coaching Groups: A Positive Psychology Approach  Section 3: Delivery  13. Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Group Coaching  14. Supervision for Group Coaches  15. The Future of Group Coaching  Section 4: Tales from the Field  16. Practising Group Coaching for Connection, Belonging, and Compassion  17. Becoming a Group coach: A Psychodynamic Journey  18. Adapting to and Navigating the Uncertainty of Group Coaching 

Biography

Dr. Ana Paula Nacif is a senior lecturer and module leader on the Master of Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology at the University of East London. She is an accredited Master Practitioner coach and supervisor with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC), and a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She holds a Professional Doctorate in Coaching and Mentoring from the International Centre for Coaching at Oxford Brookes University. Widely recognised as a pioneer in group coaching, she has helped shape contemporary thinking and practice in this emerging field.

"This book offers a rare fusion of rigorous scholarship and rich practitioner insight, mapping the evidence base while speaking directly to real-world practice. This volume fills a long-standing gap in the field and will be an essential text for both scholars and practitioners of group coaching."

–Prof. Jonathan Passmore, Henley Business School, UK

"Group coaching has been surprisingly underserved in the coaching literature - Group Coaching: Unlocking the Power of the Collective changes that. Ana Paula Nacif and her colleagues bring clarity to an often misunderstood field and, through its positive psychology lens among others, make a compelling case for coaching's democratisation across workplaces, schools, and communities."

–Dr. Suzy Green, Clinical & Coaching Psychologist, Founder, The Positivity Institute, Honorary Fellow, Centre for Wellbeing Science, University of Melbourne, Victoria. Australia