Facilitative Coaching: A Toolkit for Expanding Your Repertoire and Achieving Lasting Results 1st Edition

This is the most unique and innovative book on coaching that I have encountered in my study of the field.I am a former HR executive, enrolled in a Master's program in Executive Coaching and I have read over 75 books on coaching over the past two years.The book strongly delivers on its promise to expand a coach's repertoire. The authors offer rich client examples, compelling exercises and practical tips, while grounding their approach in the work of Schon, Argyris and others. It makes a strong case for the inclusion of a variety of approaches, including somatics and artistic expression, in coaching.Schwarz and Davidson provide a solid framework using different ways of knowing and creativity in coaching.Coaches will come away with alternative and complementary approaches, tools and techniques.I think that coaches will find this to be exceptionally valuable, not only in raising their game in their work with clients, but in their personal growth and development as well.This is a book that I expect to return to time and time again as a key reference.

I've just spent a week reading Facilitative Coaching, and I am amazed at the breadth and depth of the content. I think this book will be an excellent resource for therapists,teachers and coaching professionals interested in providing clients (individuals or groups)with effective and innovative techniques for moving forward. There is a whole world beyond conventional talk-centered communication, and the authors illuminate this beautifully. All the art exercises are presented so clearly that even those totally unfamiliar with expressive art can easily follow the guidelines. (The CD that comes with the book adds multiple dimensions of understanding regarding the art aspects.) Also, I love "10 Tips for Interventions", examples being "Use Whatever is Available" and "Remain Curious and Playful". And the well-described Creative/Survival Model holds a promise for those who are stuck making choices out of fear. All in all, this is an incredibly rich and well-organized book, and the authors' passion for their work shines out on every page. Mary Lee Moser,author, There and Back: A Journal Companion for Special Needs Parents

This book was one of the first three books I put back on my shelf when I had to do a "professional purge" of the 20+ years of books I had accumulated for my psychotherapy practice. It should be a mandatory text for any program that prepares people to be professional facilitators of human potential. This book should not be limited solely to coaching professionals. It quickly became the "go to resource" in my integrative psychotherapy practice. Why?* It is grounded in solid theory, professional expertise, and liberating models of human transformation.* It is profoundly practical and hands-on.* It is full of exercises that help the clinician or facilitator answer the question, "What can I do with to help this person?". The chart ("Matrix") at the beginning of the book is ingenious and can be used like a map for choosing and timing clinical intervention. It is wonderfully organized.* The detailed, powerful exercises engage people in the "right brain" and in embodied wisdom. They help liberate people quickly from habitual cognitive patterns or limiting narratives. Talk therapy and insight alone are not enough to make transformative shifts.* The accompanying CD contains MP3 files so you can actually hear a master practitioner modeling client interactions and exercises. It contains sample images, charts, etc.I highly recommend this book. It will help make your practice more dynamic, effective, fun, and engaging for both your clients and yourself. It is a gem, and quite a masterful accomplishment.