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PSYB8963 – Coaching and Positive Psychology

2022 – Session 1, In person-scheduled-intensive, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit co-ordinator
Monique Crane
monique.crane@mq.edu.au
Rm 2.366, Australian Hearing Hub, Level 2, North Wing
By appointment
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to GradCertBusPsy or GradDipBusPsy
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description
Coaching is a relatively new and rapidly expanding approach to achieving rapid and lasting change. It has been enthusiastically embraced by practitioners, organisations and individuals and is used by coaching, organisational, clinical, health and counselling psychologists. This unit introduces students to the key theories and research underpinning coaching and positive psychology. It differentiates coaching from counselling, therapy and mentoring. Topics covered include the basics of motivational interviewing, the developmental pipeline, coaching micro-skills, ethical issues as they relate to coaching, the use of positive psychology in coaching, and coaching throughout the career span. Students interested in vocational counselling, leadership coaching, or employee coaching would find this unit useful.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Demonstrate an understanding of the developmental pipeline by applying it appropriately for coaching clients.
  • ULO2: Apply the GROW model of coaching in the creation of a coaching plan for a coachee
  • ULO3: Explain the role of coaching across the employee lifecycle and theories of career stages
  • ULO4: Critically analyse the particular coaching approaches as applied to different clients
  • ULO5: Demonstrate the interpersonal and communication skills necessary for coaching

General Assessment Information

Late submissions, without an approved extension, will receive a 5% per day penalty including weekends and public holidays. No late submissions will be accepted more than 5 days after the submission deadline, unless special consideration has been granted.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Mini Coaching Session 50% No 2/04/2022, 12am
Coaching across the career span 50% No 13/06/2022, 12am

Mini Coaching Session

Assessment Type 1: Practice-based task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 44 hours
Due: 2/04/2022, 12am
Weighting: 50%

Audio recording of an initial real-life coaching session with clients – 15 minutes
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the developmental pipeline by applying it appropriately for coaching clients.
  • Apply the GROW model of coaching in the creation of a coaching plan for a coachee
  • Demonstrate the interpersonal and communication skills necessary for coaching

Coaching across the career span

Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 44 hours
Due: 13/06/2022, 12am
Weighting: 50%

Analysis of three vignettes including the details of clients at different career stages – 1500 words
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the developmental pipeline by applying it appropriately for coaching clients.
  • Explain the role of coaching across the employee lifecycle and theories of career stages
  • Critically analyse the particular coaching approaches as applied to different clients

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

This unit will involve a combination of on-line lectures and video demonstrations, face-to face workshops, and weekly reading.

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Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook