Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the impact of a long-term (13-week, spaced learning) with a short-term (two-day, block intensive) coaching skills training programme on participants’ coaching skills and emotional intelligence. Design/methodology/approach – In the study 23 participants completed a 13-week coaching skills training course which consisted of weekly 2.5-hour worksho...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of computerized cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) self-help treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) (BT Steps) both alone and when supported by coaching from either a lay non-therapist coach or an experienced CBT therapist. METHODS Eighty-seven subjects with clinically significant OCD were recruited through newspaper ads a...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of the RxVaccinate program on the structure, process, and outcome measures and to assess team leaders' perceptions of the program. DESIGN Cluster-randomized experimental design. SETTING Community pharmacies. PARTICIPANTS Community pharmacists. INTERVENTIONS The RxVaccinate program consisted of (a) two self-directed training webinars and practice develop...

This paper addresses key theoretical and methodological challenges that have been raised regarding the use of neuroscience in organizational research. In doing so, we present the results of an fMRI study that integrated theories of attention and intentional change in proposing that coaching interactions focused on the Positive Emotional Attractor state (PEA) would be associated with big picture...

BACKGROUND Patients who are hospitalized with a first or recurrent stroke often are discharged with new medications or adjustment to the doses of pre-admission medications, which can be confusing and pose safety issues if misunderstood. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the feasibility of medication coaching via telephone after discharge in patients with stroke. METHODS Two-arm pi...

According to the World Health Organization (1986), “health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their own health.” To bring this process and its desired outcomes to fruition, many theories and models for understanding and altering health behaviours have been designed and utilized (Ajzen, 1988; Bandura, 1986; Fishbein & Ajzen; 1975; Freire, 1973, 1...

Objectives: Current clinical obesity management is insufficient in helping patients initiate and sustain weight loss, requiring innovative and efficacious interventions. We investigated health and wellness coaching in clinical care to motivate patients to adopt healthier lifestyles towards weight management, and proposed an efficacious approach to integrating coaching into clinical care for wei...

Current research in coaching development infers that coaching is predominantly a decision-making process. The same and other research is not, however, informing the coaching development process due to a lack of a big picture approach. Consequently, there is a need for a model of coaching. In this paper, we offer such a model in the form of a schematic that reflects the coaching process from bot...

This study addressed geographical uniqueness in relation to elite coaching. The study explores the complexities associated to coaching in northern Canadian communities, and how unique geographical surroundings can affect coaching success. The views of fourteen National and International elite coaches from different northern Canadian communities are included within the study. The respondents wer...

Fedesco, Heather Noel. Ph.D., Purdue University, May 2015. Employee Wellness Coaching as an Interpersonal Communication Intervention: Exploring Intervention Effects on Healthcare Costs, Risks, and Behaviors. Major Professors: Melanie Morgan and William B. Collins. In order to address the rise in healthcare expenditures, employers are turning to wellness programs as a means to potentially curtai...