The publication Coaching-At-Work, edited by Liz Hall, often has juicy tidbits about the world of coaching across the pond…our colleagues in the UK and Europe may be interested in these news items:
Accreditation review
The Coaching Roundtable, formed of professional coaching bodies in the UK, has completed its review of accreditation across the bodies. It now plans to send its conclusions to prominent coaching academics and will be publishing an open letter to academics to encourage as many as possible to take a detailed look.
Coaching psychology goes global
The First International Congress in Coaching Psychology kicks off with the first of a series of global events, on 14-15 December at City University London. Join Coaching at Work for cheese and wine on the first evening. The international congress has developed as a consequence of collaborations between the global coaching psychology bodies in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland. Next stop after the UK: Johannesburg, South Africa, 26-27 May 2011. For details on the congress events: www.coachingpsychologycongress.org
Debate on coaching in the downturn
Coaches from all over Europe will gather at the Euro Coach List international conference on 30 – 31 October in Bristol to debate issues such as whether the downturn means less coaching work. Coaches will hear how John Laing Integrated Services’s solutions-focused coaching programme is helping it cope with the credit crunch while Leanne Anne Longhurst will show how coaches can open up “aha” moments for their clients, sharing findings from her six-year study into this area. The debate on coaching in the downturn will feature Janine Waldman, Steve Marriott and Justine Swainson on the panel. For more information, visit www.ecl10.com and www.eurocoachlist.com or contact Amechi Udo pc4yc@totalise.co.uk