Coaching in Context

Why would I use Coaching in my practice?

Have you ever thought…

• If only Mrs. Smith followed her treatment plan, she would be doing so much better
• Why do I bother giving recommendations, they are not followed?
• If only Jack’s teacher followed the suggestions I gave, this problem with Jack would have resolved.

Often professionals, acting as the expert, provide recommendations and educate their clients on the best course of action. Clinicians will explain and demonstrate what needs to be done and impart what the client and caregiver should do.  Although there is a place for that in all of our professions, Coaching in Context is founded on the belief that clients have the solutions to accomplish their everyday goals within themselves, and that the coach’s role is to foster the self-discovery of these solutions. Coaching is also founded in the theory that clients are more likely to implement a solution if they have found the solution themselves. These solutions are more likely to be adapted to the client’s everyday life. Also, clients’ are more likely to be invested in these solutions and thus actually try them.

Coaching in Context is an ideal adjunct approach for clients/patients and their caregivers experiencing lifestyle and habit changes and challenges due to a health condition. Coaching in Context can be used to address personal, social and environmental barriers to health, wellness and participation in meaningful activities.