Coaching Psychology: Meta-theoretical perspectives and applications in multicultural contexts

This book offers detailed strategies, methodologies, approaches, practice guidelines, and policy implications effective for professional coaching on the individual, group and organizational level. It details empirical research-based and theoretical perspectives on coaching psychology as well as elaborates upon the fundamentals within multi-cultural contexts.   First delivering a general introduction to coaching psychology before going on to examine specific psychological approaches towards coaching. The book also provides a conceptual framework for the use of psychometrics in multi-cultural coaching psychology. Next, the book presents meta-theoretical perspectives and applications for multi-cultural contexts, such as how to enhance leadership with group coaching from a system psychodynamic approach, how coaching can be used to support behavioral engagement and wellbeing, and how to utilize symbolic expressions, art, myths, dreams, and fantasies in coaching.   This book provides practical tools towards critical self-reflective practice. Delivering the current state of the art research by presenting psychological coaching strategies theory and practice in one viewpoint. It also  informs on the activity of various research approaches, thus interesting the broader student and academic reader. It will help all readers evaluate their current coaching competencies and, in the end, become better coaches. The book will also serve as an ideal resource for psychologists who want to migrate into coaching psychology.

Llewellyn van Zyl (PhD) is an associate professor with the University of South Africa and the associate editor for the South African Journal of Industrial Psychology. He is registered as a psychologist (Category: Industrial) with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. He has completed a Doctorate degree in the field of Industrial Psychology, specialising in Positive Psychological Interventions. He also holds a Master of Commerce, an Honours and a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Psychology, which were obtained from the North-West University (cum laude) at the top of his class.  Furthermore, he serves on the executive committee of the Society of Industrial and Organisational Psychology of South Africa. Llewellyn has a passion for strengths-based people development, coaching psychology, happiness, consumer behaviour and social media.

Aletta Oldendaal is a practicing Industrial Psychologist and academic and is currently the Qualification Leader for the new Masters in Leadership Coaching at the University of Johannesburg. She has more than 20 years’ experience in strategic executive leadership development, coaching and assessment interventions across all levels in different organisations in South Africa that include mining, retail, engineering, academic institutions, Government, NGO’s, media and communications. Her research interests are primarily in the field of psychological assessment, leadership development and coaching psychology. As a scholar she has presented a number of papers at national and international conferences and published research results in academic journals. Aletta is co-author and editor of the Southern African edition of Stephen Robbins and Timothy Judge’s Organizational Behaviour book. Her passion and commitment to the development of coaching psychology and service to industrial psychology is reflected in her national and international leadership and involvement. She participated in the Global Convention of Coaching in 2007 in NewYork and represented SIOPSA in 2008 in Dublin. She was President of SIOPSA for the period June 2002 to June 2006, Chair of People Assessment in Industry (2008-2011) and was awarded honorary membership of SIOPSA in 2006. She is currently serving her term as elected council member of the International Test Commission (ITC). Aletta is a founder member of the Interest Group in Coaching and Consulting Psychology and also co-represented South Africa in the First International Congress of Coaching Psychology in London (2010), Pretoria (2011), and Barcelona (2011). She is a member of the International Steering Committee and Honorary Vice President of the International Society of Coaching Psychology. She holds a MPhil (cum laude) and DPhil in Industrial Psychology from the University of Johannesburg.

Marius W. Stander is a professor and a management consultant specialising in the assessment and optimisation of talented people and teams. He has been lecturing Industrial Psychology on postgraduate level at the Potchefstroom University, North-West University (Potchefstroom & Vaal Triangle campus) as well as UJ (previously RAU) and the University of Namibia. He studied at the University of Potchefstroom and North-West University and holds an M Com (cum laude) and PhD in Industrial Psychology. Previously he was GM of an outsourcing company for two years. He is currently the co-managing director of Psychai Management Consultants. He is a registered Industrial Psychologist (HPCSA), Mentor and a Master HR Practitioner (SABPP). He has been consulting in South Africa and Namibia for various companies and local authorities over the past 28 years. He has been consulting for various companies and local authorities over the past 25 years. His fields of expertise include: talent management, assessment of potential, leadership development, team building and coaching psychology.