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by: Patrick Williams, Deborah C. Davis
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.3
EAN: 9780393705225
ISBN: 0393705226
Label: W. W. Norton
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: October 15, 2007
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Sales Rank: 161155
Studio: W. W. Norton
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Product Description:
An expanded, up-to-date revision of the leading introductory resource for therapists-turned-coaches.
Every chapter in this second edition has been revised, reflecting the growth of the coaching field and its increasing appeal to therapists and all helping professionals. New material includes an overview of recent coaching developments, updated liability concerns, new business opportunities, and a new section on the research about coaching.
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Rating:  - To focused on coach vs. therapist
I am a marriage and family therapist who is adding life coaching to my work so this book would seem like a natural transition. What I found is that it spends much to much time on differentiating coaching from therapy. I was hoping for more focus on becoming a good coach.
One good thing that came out of learning more about Pat Williams and his coaching school is I found out they use the book "Co-Active Coaching" in their classes and I read that as well. That is a brilliant book and ... Read More
Rating:  - Therapist as Life Coach
I had been working as a psychotherapist for years and really loved my work. Yet, I wanted to be able to work with patients beyond just helping them move from dysfunctional to functional. I picked up "Therapist as Life Coach" and couldn't put it down! As I thumb through it to write this review I realize I highlighted nearly the entire book! This book opened up a whole new world to me. From discussing the roots of coaching with terms familiar to therapists and counselors to exploring the similarities ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent resource!
I found this book to be very insightful but more importantly, very usable. At first, I was skeptical because I was not a therapist going into coaching. I wasn't sure that it would be relevant to me. I was happy to be proven wrong. There are very practical things you can use immediately. As a corporate coach, this is a book that I refer to often.
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