This workshop is based upon John Rowan’s chapter in the Complete Handbook of Coaching, published by Sage in November 2009. The field of transpersonal coaching, pioneered by Sir John Whitmore and Hetty Einzig, is now developing fast. It recognises, without becoming religious in any way, that we all have a soul, we all have a spirit, and that if we want to do coaching with the whole person, we have to respect that. There is much more recognition of this nowadays, and in particular the ‘map’ of Ken Wilber has been found to be of great practical use. In this workshop we shall also meet the U theory of Peter Senge and his co-workers, which can be used to open up the creativity of the coachee.

YOU WILL LEARN

This is an experiential workshop, and participants will be involved in a variety of exercises designed to bring out different aspects of the work. These will include:

This means that participants will be able to take the insights offered in the workshop into their daily work and indeed into their everyday life. This is an introductory workshop, and hence it is suitable for all levels of participants. People will take from it whatever they are ready to take. Most will find it of practical help in dealing with clients, and will also have a good idea of which clients would be suitable for this approach, and which not. Booklists and other handouts will be provided.

John Rowan is a founder member of the SGCP and a member of the Association for Coaching, He is a Fellow of the BPS, and has written a good deal on the transpersonal, especially in his book The Transpersonal: Spirituality in Psychotherapy and Counselling (2nd edition) published by Routledge in 2005. He has been leading workshops for many years in many different countries, and is on the editorial boards of the BPS Transpersonal Psychology Review, the Journal of Humanistic Psychology and Self & Society.

16th March 2010 Registration Form.doc

A conference fee of £90 for SGCP, BPS DOP and Association for Coaching Members /£120 for Non-Members /£65 for part-time students /£45 for full-time students, needs to be paid, in advance, to secure a place at the event (all prices inc. VAT). Please return the completed form to [email protected]