Coaching in Mental Health Service Settings and Beyond: Practical Applications

Part One: Setting the Scene 
Chapter One, Some Context
Chapter Two, Coaching Fundamentals 
Chapter Three, Coaching and Related Interventions 
Chapter Four, The Use of Coaching Models and Techniques 
Chapter Five, Three Coaching Models 

Part Two: More About Coaching Conversations with a CLEAR Scaffold 
Chapter Six, C Is for Contacting: Skills and Knowledge 
Chapter Seven, L Is for Listening: Skills and Knowledge 
Chapter Eight, E Is for Exploring: Skills and Knowledge 
Chapter Nine, E is for Exploring: More Skills and Knowledge 
Chapter Ten, Action (A) and Review (R): Skills and Knowledge for Supporting Next Steps and Closing Well 
Chapter Eleven, More About A and R: Skills and Knowledge for Supporting Next Steps and Closing Well

Part Three: Coaching Conversations to Improve Clinical Care
Chapter Twelve, Coaching in Clinical Care 
Chapter Thirteen, A Quiet and Useful Coaching Stance in Mental Health Care – A Case Example
Chapter Fourteen, Coaching Co Creation and Co Production 
Chapter Fifteen, Coaching and Trauma

Part Four: Coaching Within Mental Health Care Organisations
Chapter Sixteen, Coaching: The Organisation and The Workforce 
Chapter Seventeen, Internal Coaching Matters 

Conclusion
Chapter Eighteen, Coaching in Mental Health Settings: Moving Forward with Awareness

Meaningful conversations are at the heart of both coaching and good mental health care. This book is a must if you work in the mental health field and want to develop your coaching skills.     

Using case studies, example techniques and reflective questions, Jenny brings coaching conversations to life and inspires readers to coach well with confidence. The book offers guidance that is accessible to people employed in clinical and non-clinical contexts. The skills learnt can be applied to informal coaching style conversations or to more formal coaching sessions. 
The book:   

- Provides an overview of coaching and its importance   
- Includes step-by-step methods for facilitating great coaching conversations   
- Examines clinical mental health contexts and the role of coaching in recovery-focused care (with advantages for service users and practitioners)  
- Considers how coaching approaches benefit the workforce of mental health organizations    
  
Jenny uses her knowledge and experience as a psychiatrist and coach to help readers use coaching principles effectively and appropriately in mental health contexts. This book is essential reading for those who support and stretch people to meet their goals in mental health settings and beyond.    

“This book will be valuable in supporting practitioners in improving their personal effectiveness as organisational leaders, supervisors, managers or clinicians.”

Paul Tiffin, Professor of Health Services and Workforce Research, University of York, UK

“This is an excellent book about the use of coaching to support mental health.”

Mike Slade, Professor of Mental Health Recovery and Social Inclusion, University of Nottingham, UK

“The author has written with impressive clarity … I recommend it highly.”

Russell Hodgson, Mental Health Nurse and MBCT Teacher

Dr. Jenny Forge is a medical doctor and has been a consultant psychiatrist in the NHS for 25 years. She is a professional certified coach and also has a role in training doctors and NHS workforce development. Jenny previously held a post as clinical lecturer in developmental psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, UK.    
Fifty percent of author royalties from this book are donated to Oxfam.