The AC Podcast

132: Eclectic and Integrative Coaching

In this Episode

Jonathan Passmore, Qing Wang and Yi-Ling Lai join our host Claudia Day, to share their meta-analysis research and expertise on the effectiveness of integrative coaching.They discuss how an integrative model supports the ‘whole person’: relationships, behaviours, emotions, conscious and unconscious cognition as well as the environment and system they are in. An insightful, intelligent conversation between three experienced coaches and academics.

You Will Learn

• The distinction between eclectic and integrative coaching
• Why coaching practitioners need to be familiar with various coaching tools and the learning required
• How you can turn your learning into an integrative approach

Guest's Bio

Prof. Jonathan Passmore is a UK based chartered psychologist and accredited coach and supervisor. He holds five degrees including an MBA and doctorate in occupational psychology. He holds professorship titles at the University of Reading, UK and the University of Évora, Portugal. His doctoral research focused on the coaching relationships and coach behaviours and led to the development of the Integrated Coaching model, published in 2007. Jonathan has published widely and contributed over 30 books and nearly 200 scientific papers and book chapters to the field, making him one of the most published coaches in the world.

Dr. Qing Wang is an educational psychology, chartered psychologist, accredited coaching psychologist and a passionate lifelong learner. She currently works as Associate Professor in Educational and Coaching Psychology at the School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University. She established the Educational Coaching Research Group (ECRG) focusing on coaching psychology research and practice in the field of education. Qing integrates CBT, solution-focused, positive psychology, mindfulness, motivational interviewing and more into her coaching practice.

Dr Yi-Ling Lai is currently working for the Birkbeck College, University of London. Her research mainly concentrates on the psychological evidence in the coaching process. Dr Lai is taking active roles in BPS, such as the Editor of International Coaching Psychology Review (ICPR). Dr Lai current supervises several PhD students; topics include narrative coaching and using coaching in cancer patient care, sponsored by The Fountain Centre Royal Surrey Hospital.

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