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Professionalism and the professionalization process in coaching

Lidia D. Czarkowska

2010

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This paper deals with the sense and the connotations of the term “professionalism” and with the process of professionalization in the context of coaching. The author presents what it means to be a “professional coach” from an external (scientific and social) and internal (personal and coaching) perspective. The article focuses on the overview and systematization of the criteria for the job of a coach to be identified as a profession and the requirements for coaches to become professionals.

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How can life-span developmental psychology contribute to coaching practice?

Ewa Sokołowska

2011

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Me article encourages mak ing use of the scienti&c k nowledge from developmental psycholog y. It replies to the thesis that coaching needs areliable theor y based on scientific research for achiev ing higher professionalism. A s there is such athing as coaching psycholog y, its scientific basis can easily be adult developmental psychology. It is based on the concept of the human life track. Me end of development is not (as it cannot be) childhood or adolescence. According to the human life track concept humans also develop throughout their adult life. Mere are indicatorsof this development, conditions for supporting it and even developmental task per-formance, which lets one achieve wellbeing, or even personal and professional happiness.

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