How do coaches work with clients showing signs of burnout?

This paper explores approaches coaches are undertaking with ‘burnout’ clients and uses constructivist grounded theory to help address a paucity of coaching related literature. Analysis of interviews with six coaches, with a range of different qualifications, identified categories which were strength...

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Main Author: Anthony Geraghty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Brookes University 2021-06-01
Series:International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring
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Online Access:https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/items/c08f3e58-4eac-42d3-9847-44cad7c4a0a2/1/IJEBCM_S15_10.pdf
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spelling doaj-430a26e98b9147da80d3e739f51105752021-06-01T14:41:36ZengOxford Brookes UniversityInternational Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring1741-83051741-83052021-06-01S1513915310.24384/h73p-bn15How do coaches work with clients showing signs of burnout?Anthony GeraghtyThis paper explores approaches coaches are undertaking with ‘burnout’ clients and uses constructivist grounded theory to help address a paucity of coaching related literature. Analysis of interviews with six coaches, with a range of different qualifications, identified categories which were strengthened with other academic literature. The findings emphasise how supervision is central to the ‘burnout’ self-care of the coach and client. In addition, the way in which coaches are tailoring the coaching contract as they diagnose burnout is incorporated. It is proposed that a coaching approach to burnout is respectful of professional boundaries and can complement counselling and/or psychotherapy.https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/items/c08f3e58-4eac-42d3-9847-44cad7c4a0a2/1/IJEBCM_S15_10.pdfburnoutcoachingsupervisionmental healthboundaries
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International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring
burnout
coaching
supervision
mental health
boundaries
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title How do coaches work with clients showing signs of burnout?
title_short How do coaches work with clients showing signs of burnout?
title_full How do coaches work with clients showing signs of burnout?
title_fullStr How do coaches work with clients showing signs of burnout?
title_full_unstemmed How do coaches work with clients showing signs of burnout?
title_sort how do coaches work with clients showing signs of burnout?
publisher Oxford Brookes University
series International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring
issn 1741-8305
1741-8305
publishDate 2021-06-01
description This paper explores approaches coaches are undertaking with ‘burnout’ clients and uses constructivist grounded theory to help address a paucity of coaching related literature. Analysis of interviews with six coaches, with a range of different qualifications, identified categories which were strengthened with other academic literature. The findings emphasise how supervision is central to the ‘burnout’ self-care of the coach and client. In addition, the way in which coaches are tailoring the coaching contract as they diagnose burnout is incorporated. It is proposed that a coaching approach to burnout is respectful of professional boundaries and can complement counselling and/or psychotherapy.
topic burnout
coaching
supervision
mental health
boundaries
url https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/items/c08f3e58-4eac-42d3-9847-44cad7c4a0a2/1/IJEBCM_S15_10.pdf
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