Draft Strategic Plan for 2005-2006

A. To promote the development of coaching psychology.
B. To encourage the research and study of coaching psychology in a variety of personal, organisational and training contexts.
C. To promote the application of appropriate ethical standards and guidelines for the practice of coaching psychology.
D. To encourage the development of coaching psychology by facilitating workshops, symposia, conferences and publications.
E. To develop public awareness of the nature, aims and practical applications of coaching psychology.
F. To work closely with Sections, Special Group and Divisions of the Society in pursuit of these aims and to collaborate appropriately with external agencies and organisations.
G. To promote the interests of the members of the Special Group in their activities in coaching psychology
H. To carry on all such activities as may be conducive to the foregoing aims.

1. To revise/update the Rules of the Special Group as appropriate.
2. To facilitate the creation of Faculties/Special Interest Groups within the Special Group.
3. To appoint an Officer/Committee responsible for Ethical standards to develop guidelines on appropriate ethical standards for the practice of coaching psychology.
4. To set up an Events function to organise coaching psychology workshops and seminars. Appoint SGCP Committee Members as Events Co-ordinator and National Conference Organiser.
5. To plan for an International Coaching Psychology Conference for 2006.
6. To provide workshops and supervisor training courses as CPD activities.
7. To set up two publications: an in-house newsletter to communicate with our membership and provide up-to-date information on SGCP news and events; and an international publication, in collaboration with the Australian Psychological Society Interest Group in Coaching Psychology, for the publication of high-quality theoretical research and practice articles on coaching psychology areas of interest.
8. To develop a SGCP website, available to the general public and to SGCP members.
9. To build communications with, and develop a transparent policy for, our relationship with external coaching, government and other salient professional bodies, including CIPD, Association for Coaching, APECS, EMCC and ENTO.
10. To develop high and consistent coaching psychology competencies.
11. To promote discussion and debate in the development of coaching psychology through the use of SGCP internet e-mail discussion groups.
12. To promote the representation of coaching psychology within the BPS, in the first instance by contributing to the BPS quinquennial conference in 2005.
13. To develop a regional representative network to promote and develop coaching psychology within the relevant geographical area

Progress towards our strategic aims will be detailed in the annual report.