Can organisational neuroscience inform the practice of coaching psychology and team coaching psychology?

Abstract

This paper considers if organisational neuroscience can inform coaching psychology and more specifically, team coaching psychology practice. Definitions of neuroscience, organisational neuroscience, coaching psychology and team coaching psychology are provided. The paper concludes that further research is needed.

Keywords: Neuroscience, organisational neuroscience, coaching psychology, team coaching psychology, coaching

Citation: Kennedy, J. J. & Palmer, S. (2023). Can organisational neuroscience inform the practice of coaching psychology and team coaching psychology? Coaching Psychology International, 16, 2, 1-7.

Article can be downloaded from ResearchGate.

Perspectives and challenges for the study of brain responses to coaching: Enhancing the dialogue between the fields of neuroscience and coaching psychology

Article: The interest in coaching psychology and neuroscience have been steadily increasing over the past 15 years. However, the two fields have not yet established consistent dialogues underpinned by experimental research. This paper highlights the importance of such dialogue for the growth of evidence-based coaching and how coaching psychology could benefit from previous neuroimaging and electroencephalographic studies in the field of psychotherapy and task-specific brain functioning to design research protocols that could significantly contribute to our understanding of how coaching works at the brain level and how coachees could best achieve results.

Launched in August, 2020, The International Journal of Coaching Psychology is a peer reviewed journal that publishes theory, research and practice articles on all aspects of coaching psychology.

The International Journal of Coaching Psychology editorial team invite papers on the theory, research and practice of coaching psychology. Editorials are written by the editors on topics of general interest or journal policy. Perspectives, leading articles, invited papers and keynote speeches maybe commissioned from experts in the coaching psychology and applied fields.

The journal team welcome research and discussion papers, brief reports, short papers on techniques, book reviews and conference reports.

The journal is sponsored by the International Society for Coaching Psychology, a professional membership body.

The Editor is Dr Siobhain O’Riordan PhD.

11-12 October, 2018, London, UK.

8th International Congress of Coaching Psychology, 2018

Theme: Coaching & Positive Psychology: Enhancing Resilience, Performance & Health

Hosted by the International Society for Coaching Psychology. This Two-Day Conference offers Masterclasses, Keynote and Invited Speakers, Skills-based Sessions and Poster Presentations. The event will focus upon the practice and research of Positive and Coaching Psychology exploring themes resilience, performance and health.

Location: The National Council for Voluntary Organisations, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL.

NB. The conference centre is adjacent to the canal. The ecopsychology informed coaching mini-workshop pair-work will take place along the canal path. Bring an umbrella in case of rain!

Booking: Website

New Journal, The European Journal of Applied Positive Psychology is launched on 29 April, 2017.

The European Journal of of Applied Positive Psychology (EJAPP) was launched on 29 April, 2017 . The EJAPP is a peer reviewed journal focusing on all aspects of the theory, research and practice of positive psychology.

The Co-editors are: Dr Ilona Boniwell PhD (France), Prof Stephen Palmer PhD (England), Dr Siobhain O’Riordan PhD (England). The Associate Editors are Dr Anthony Grant PhD (Australia), Pascale Haag (France) and Dr Rebecca Shankland PhD (France).

The editors look forward to receiving contributions reflecting the counselling and psychotherapy field in Europe and beyond. Visit the website for further information about submissions.

Further Information from the EJAPP website.

Another article by the team at the Coaching Psychology Unit, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil and the Centre for Neuroscience, International Academy for Professional Development. The group undertook a systematic review of electroencephalographic findings in patients with major depressive disorder during cognitive or emotional tasks. The studies identified reveal the frontal cortex as an important brain structure involved in the
complex neural processes associated with MDD. Findings point to disorganization of right-hemisphere
activity and deficient cognitive processing in MDD. Depressed individuals tend to ruminate on negative
information and respond with a pattern of relatively higher right frontal activity to emotional stimuli
associated with withdrawal and isolation.

Take a look at the article, in press.

de Freitas, S.B., Marques, A.A., Bevilaqua, M. C., de Carvalho, M. R., Ribeiro, P., Palmer, S., Nardi, A. E. & Dias, G. P. (in press). Electroencephalographic findings in patients with major depressive disorder during cognitive or emotional tasks: a systematic review. Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria. DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2015-1834.

Moving forward neuroscience research

Research Fellows at the Centre for Neuroscience, Dr Nollaig Heffernan and Prof Stephen Palmer have just had an article published titled: Moving forward neuroscience research in the fields of coaching psychology and sport psychology: Would Imagery Based Coaching be a useful area to research? 

In this discussion paper they briefly consider the problems that both coaching psychology and sport psychology researchers can encounter when undertaking neuroscience research. They propose that Imagery Based Coaching is an easier area to undertake neuroscience research, in contrast to conversational coaching.

The article can be read on the Centre website or downloaded from ResearchGate.