SPECIAL GROUPS
Special Group in Coaching Psychology The Special Group in Coaching Psychology (SGCP) continues to grow from strength to strength. Through our efforts, coaching psychology is now regarded as coming of age as a profession and SGCP as a community. Diversity is our strength and we will continue to promote this value in everything we do. We have a fresh and engaging committee and the achievements of the SGCP would not have been possible without their support and hard work. We have just hosted our second European Coaching Psychology Conference at the Royal Holloway, University of London. The conference has enabled us to continue to develop new relationships with coaching psychologists and psychological professional bodies across Europe. In 2009, we pushed to develop a route to accreditation for coaching psychology practitioners and in 2010 we shall seek further clarification from the Society to establish it. There is the continuing development of: ■ ■
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e-mail discussion list – as part of an online community of practice. peer practice group – as part of continuous professional development across different regions and strengthen our community of practice. web presence – we have reinvigorated our website, which now has a front page aimed at the public, highlighting our aims and commitments, together with various web-links including Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. The menu provides lists of events and a range of resources including publications. online list – our website provides a list of SGCP members who have Chartered Psychologist status, which is linked to the Directory of Chartered Psychologists and offers an opportunity for chartered members to provide more detail about the services they offer.
We have provided CPD throughout the year with the support of our events team. This is done through workshops run by key academics and practitioners within the coaching psychology world, evening networking events where you can meet fellow members and listen to guest speakers, and webinars. We have further events scheduled for the future. Many congratulations to Dr Alison Whybrow for getting the Award for her distinguished contribution to the discipline of coaching psychology in 2009.
Our future Looking ahead, my vision for the SGCP is to aim to: ■ ■
Engage our wider communities that are beyond coaching and coaching psychology. Raise the public awareness of the SGCP and coaching psychology, about the benefits that coaching psychology can bring to our everyday life, be it about personal development, career progression, business performance, community cohesion, social or climate change.
Publications We continue to publish the International Coaching Psychology Review (ICPR), in collaboration with the Interest Group in Coaching Psychology, of the Australian Psychological Society; and The Coaching Psychologist (TCP). Both publications provide peer reviewed A N N U A L R E V I E W 2009
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