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Anyone taping or videotaping?
When I work as a therapist, I videotape some of my sessions. This has been helpful for for my own learning (self-review and supervision) and has been helpful for some clients, who have watched DVDs of their sessions. In other settings, videotapes and audiotapes have been extremely helpful for researching ... Read More
June 11, 2008 | jsibley | 1 Comment »
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How Do We Know If We Start Doing Psychotherapy?
Yesterday, I attended a fascinating seminar for social workers about ethical issues related to boundary crossings.
This led me to wonder how we, as coaches, can know when we begin to cross the boundary between coaching and psychotherapy - particularly as there is still a lack of consensus about where that ... Read More
June 6, 2008 | jsibley | 4 Comments »
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The coaching “frame” and boundaries
Thinking about similarities and differences between coaching and psychotherapy, I began wondering about the idea of the "therapeutic frame" and boundaries in psychotherapy. (I'll admit it, these thoughts started while watching "In Treatment")
It's my understanding that one of the differences between coaching and psychotherapy is supposed to be that when ... Read More
March 30, 2008 | jsibley | 1 Comment »
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Coaching or Therapy? – Real Life Example
Okay, I'm interested in feedback.
A psychiatrist contacts me saying the adult son of a patient might be a candidate for personal coaching, but she isn't sure. He appears to be somewhat depressed, "due to not working." He has a Masters degree and has been looking for a job, unsuccessfully, for ... Read More
March 7, 2008 | jsibley | 7 Comments »
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To What Degree has Coaching Grown Out of Psychotherapy?
I'd like to go back to a question Andrea asked in mid-February. What parts of coaching have evolved from psychotherapy. Vicki has developed a "map" that will provide an overview. I'd like to look at this in terms of coaches who explicitly explore links between coaching and psychotherapy and also ... Read More
March 4, 2008 | jsibley | 5 Comments »
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The Evolution of Psychotherapy and How this Might Apply to Coaching
Andrea asked about how the evolution of psychotherapy might apply to the evolution of coaching.
Some have argued that a more holistic view of psychotherapy and people fell out of favor for several decades, during a medicalized, pathologizing view of people and the desire to research and perform therapy as though ... Read More
February 21, 2008 | jsibley | 2 Comments »
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The Relationship(s) between Coaching and Psychotherapy – Why Should We Care?
Hi, everyone. I'm going to be the chief "pot-stirrer" about issues related to coaching and psychotherapy.
There are a lot of potentially facile comparisons between the two fields, particularly if we think of psychotherapy only in terms of psycho-analysis or psychodynamic therapy. However, that approach is not likely to get us ... Read More
February 16, 2008 | jsibley | 8 Comments »
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