OVER 120 delegates and speakers came together from around the globe to share two days of knowledge transfer, networking, learning, informing, inspiring and being inspired on the fun-filled Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society Special Group in Coachin Psychology (SGCP).

In response to the SGCP member survey at the beginning of 2012, the SGCP Annual Conference, in its eighth year, has undergone a major re-vamp this time both by moving to Birmingham, away from the traditional London location, and also by being divided into two distinct days, one dedicated to Masterclasses and the other to a healthy balance of practitioner sessions, keynotes, workshops and focused papers.

The conference theme, ‘Putting coaching psychology into practice: An evidence-based approach’, originated from the 2011 conference dinner’s provocative guest speaker, Professor Rob Briner, himself not a coaching psychologist but avid promoter of evidence-based psychology practice, who posed the challenging question whether there is evidence in our practice at all and if there is, how robust is it?

Full article: International Coaching Psychology Review Vol. 8 No. 1 March 2013 Page 104-108