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by Andrea Giraldez Hayes (Editor), Max Eames (Editor)
This book, written in an accessible way by leading experts in the field, offers a comprehensive exploration of arts integration in coaching through the lenses of positive and health psychology.
Drawing together international experts and interdisciplinary perspectives, including health and neuroscience, the book explores the intersection of positive psychology and the arts, offering insights and strategies for using art to promote personal growth. The chapters in this book weave theory into practice, condense research and theoretical concepts into straightforward frameworks, and offer easily understandable ideas and examples. It provides a theoretical rationale for various art forms, including poetry, music, visual arts, dance, cinema, and photography. Each chapter includes case studies to present practical ways in which arts can enhance coaching conversations.
Arts-Based Coaching is a practical guide that will interest coaching psychologists, coaches, dual practitioners offering therapeutic coaching, leaders, educators, and other professionals using coaching in their professional practice, as well as course leaders and students in coaching and coaching psychology.
Author Biography
Andrea Giraldez-Hayes is a chartered psychologist, executive coach, supervisor, psychotherapist, and consultant with a remarkable track record in academia and professional practice. She is the course director for the MSt in coaching at the University of Cambridge. Andrea has written several books and articles and is an Associate Editor for prestigious publications such as Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice and the International Coaching Psychology Review.
Max Eames is a chartered psychologist, senior accredited psychotherapist, and registered applied psychology practitioner supervisor in private practice. As an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, he has extensive teaching, clinical, and supervisory experience in both private-sector and National Health Service-affiliated settings.
