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A case study on the use of group supervision with learning mentors
Authors: Soni Anita 
Published: January 2023

Aim:This research examined the views of learning mentors on the outcomes of group supervision, the enablers and barriers to attending and the key characteristics of groups who might benefit from group supervision.Methods:The group has been running for approximately three years. Case study methodology was employed to evaluate the group supervision, using the following methods: a focus group, review of the written records of attendance and content of the sessions, and questionnaires evaluating the sessions after a year.Findings:The study identified the educative function (Hawkins & Shohet, 2006) as dominant within the group supervision sessions and the managerial function least evident. It highlighted that the content related most frequently to children, the learning mentors’ own role and the sharing of materials. The findings illustrate the importance of managers being supportive of group supervision in order to enable attendance. The relatively isolated role of learning mentors in schools is a key characteristic as to why this professional group benefits from group supervision.Limitations:The research examined a single case study based on a small sample, and would have been strengthened through use of individual interviews, and including the views of those who commissioned the sessions.Conclusions:This study identified the dominance of the educative function in the group supervision of learning mentors, the importance of management support and the content most frequently discussed in the sessions.
Current trends in educational psychology supervision in the UK
Authors: Dunsmuir Sandra , Lang Jane , Leadbetter Jane 
Published: January 2023

Aim:To investigate developments in supervision for qualified educational psychologists, trainee educational psychologists and other professionals.Rationale/Method:A semi-structured online questionnaire containing a mix of multiple-choice options and open questions was developed to explore views regarding both giving and receiving supervision. A total of 246 practising EPs (84 per cent female and 16 per cent male) returned completed surveys.Findings:Questionnaire returns were subject to content analysis. The data reported provides a detailed snapshot of current EP practices with regard to aspects of supervision such as: the setting in which supervision occurs; from whom or to whom supervision is delivered; the relationship between supervisor and supervisee; the purpose of supervision; models and psychological approaches underpinning supervisory arrangements; and practical details such the use of contracts and the frequency, format and arrangements for payment for supervision.Limitations:Data reported were derived from a self-selecting sample using self-report methods which contain all the attendant biases and limitations inherent in such approaches and limit the extent to which generalisations can be drawn.Conclusions:This paper highlights the high proportions of EPs that are both receiving and providing supervision within changing patterns of service delivery. It is argued that there is a continued need for professionals to access high quality supervision to maintain individual professional development and well-being and ensure delivery of safe and effective services.
How do gender-diverse young people experience high school? A systematic literature review
Authors: Allen-Biddell Dean , Bond Caroline 
Published: January 2023

AimsThe current review provides an overview of the international research relating to the lived high school (ages 11–16) experiences of gender-diverse young people.MethodWeb and database searches were conducted between October 2019 and January 2020 to identify 12 studies which included direct, first-hand testimonial experiences relating to high school. Data were analysed using thematic synthesis.FindingsThe findings indicate that gender-diverse youth experience a range of both negative and affirming experiences throughout high school linked to key themes including cisnormativity, language, identity, relationships and transphobia.LimitationsNot all database searches proved productive, therefore hand searches, reference harvesting and grey literature searches were also conducted. However, given the variability in terminology within this field, there is the possibility that not all relevant literature may have been captured through this process.ConclusionsFindings are discussed in relation to inclusive practices which schools may adopt to support their gender-diverse students. Strategies include: the avoidance of accommodating approaches to inclusion; adopting rights respecting principles; embedding safe and supportive spaces for self-determination; and providing further training for educators. The paper also discusses implications for professional practice.
An exploratory study of the retrospective educational experiences of young intersex adults
Authors: Connor Julie , Atkinson Cathy 
Published: January 2023

AimWhile there is increasing awareness of best practice in LGBT-inclusive education, little is known about the specific educational issues facing intersex individuals, and how the education system could be improved for this marginalised group.MethodThis paper reports an empirical study involving semi-structured interviews with two young intersex adults, to understand their retrospective, lived educational experiences and ascertain their views on improving educational practice around intersex issues.FindingsRelevant themes identified were knowledge and understanding, impact of diagnosis, information sharing, journey of identity acceptance, protective factors, and wellbeing.ImplicationsRecommendations are made regarding how schools and professionals might support intersex children and young people during their education.
Perceived barriers and facilitating factors to positive mental health and engagement with support services for young offenders – A systematic literature review
Authors: Robertson Holly 
Published: January 2023

Aim(s):This systematic review aims to provide an overview of evidence regarding the link between offending and mental health difficulties, before focusing upon young people’s (YP’s), parents’ and professionals’ experiences of mental health provision.Method/Rationale:Within the literature there is a wealth of quantitative research focused upon the needs of young offenders (YOs); however, less weighting is given to individuals’ perspectives. Consequently, this paper aims to explore how mental health provision is experienced by those in the system. Four databases were included in the systematic search (PsychINFO (1806 to present), EBSCO, ERIC, and ProQuest) and seven papers were selected, published between 2004 and 2016.Findings:Findings indicate that barriers to help-seeking include: stigma, self-reliance, lack of trust, poor relationships, perceived lack of control and poor emotional literacy. Accessibility of social support was identified as a facilitating factor, alongside non-judgemental, trustworthy professionals with sound knowledge of YP’s developmental and mental health needs.Limitations:This paper outlines a small-scale systematic literature review including seven qualitative papers; therefore, findings cannot be generalised to the wider population of YOs.Conclusions:Results support a contextualised understanding of YOs’ experience of mental health provision. Findings are expected to support the development of effective mental health strategies for young offenders in the future. Implications for professional practice are considered alongside recommendations for the role of Educational Psychologists (EPs).
An audit of a ‘Satellite Club Service’ for people experiencing mild to moderate dementia
Authors: Ekin-Wood Abi , Morgan Sarah , Rachel-Adams Dawn 
Published: January 2023

This paper describes a small-scale audit carried out by a trainee clinical psychologist whilst on placement. The audit aimed to evaluate the characteristics of individuals attending a secondary mental health care ‘Satellite Club Service’ designed to meet the needs of clients experiencing ‘mild to moderate’ dementia. The audit was conducted to establish whether these individuals’ needs could be better met, outside secondary mental health care services. Ninety clients’ files were examined, 67 were female and 23 male, ages ranged from 54 to 95 years of age. Psychiatric and physical health diagnoses, factors affecting engagement with the community and services and professional involvement were considered to be important variables to examine.Results revealed that satellite club attendees had complex needs and experienced a combination of serious mental health problems (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease) combined with chronic medical health conditions (e.g. cardiac problems). They also experienced a low level of social support in the community. Most of them were living alone and experienced a number of debilitating conditions that inhibited their ability to successfully engage with the wider community, outside mental health services. It was difficult to see how current community facilities could meet and sustain the needs of these individuals; consequently it was concluded that the satellite club service was an effective means of meeting the needs of a considerable number of isolated individuals living in the community with mild/moderate dementia diagnoses, both in terms of prevention and managing an exacerbation of mental health problems experienced by attendees.
An evaluation of a psychiatric and medical shared care service model offered at a general hospital site
Authors: Rooke Amanda , Morgan Sarah 
Published: January 2023

This article aims to describe an evaluation of a ‘shared care’ service model combining psychiatric and medical care to older adult inpatients residing at a general hospital medical ward. The first ward of its kind in the UK, it was set up in April 2008 with the aim of providing good quality care for older adults experiencing a combination of mental and physical health problems. The project evaluated the utility of the care model using group comparison of shared care and non-shared care inpatient case notes on a number of variables including the location the patient was discharged to, number of days spent as an inpatient at hospital, and number of transfers to alternative wards in hospital.Results revealed that more ‘shared care’ patients were discharged home as opposed to care homes, they also spent significantly less time in hospital and experienced less transfers to other wards whilst residing in hospital.
‘Your Story Matters’: Narrative approaches in delivering life story training
Authors: Kaiser Polly 
Published: January 2023

‘Above all, care for older people should be shaped not just by their illness, but by the wider context of their lives and relationships.’(Abrahams, 2011)‘Story telling is one of the most powerful means of communication that has existed for centuries. Stories well told capture our hearts, our minds and our imagination. They allow us to build up a picture and set of values and beliefs around the individual person.’(LSN)
Who Was Magnus Hirschfeld and Why Do We Need to Know?
Authors: Brennan Toni , Hegarty Peter 
Published: January 2023

This paper reappraises the work of the German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld, MD (1868– 1935), an early campaigner for “gay rights”avant la lettre. In 1897 he founded the Scientific Humanitarian Committee, with the motto “justice through science”, which sought scientific evidence for the emancipation of sexual minorities, and he petitioned to repeal “Paragraph 175” – the law that criminalised homosexuality in Germany. In spite of increasing consensus for this campaign, Hirschfeld and his group were targeted by the National Socialist movement. Their Institute of Sex Research, established in 1919, was destroyed by the Nazi police in 1933 while Hirschfeld was abroad on a lecture-tour. He never returned to Germany and died two years later in France.Hirschfeld challenged the dichotomous conceptualisation of both sex and sexuality: he proposed that all individuals had different proportions of “masculinity” and “femininity” – sexual minorities would not be so much the “third sex” that Hirschfeld became associated with in popularisations of his work – butZwischenstufen(intermediate stages). While this conceptualisation arguably predates social constructionism by decades, the biological evidence sought for these stages has resonance in contemporary positivist research on the psychobiology of sexual orientation. In conclusion, Hirschfeld’s work, in line with a Nietzschean view of history as serving present action – is “interpellated” in contemporary research on sex(uality) stemming from different epistemologies, as well as inviting present-day social scientists to interrogate ways of doing science, doing history and activism.
Moral Consciousness in Oronzo Suma, Brentano’s Last Pupil
Authors: Sinatra Maria 
Published: January 2023

On the back of a photo given by F. Brentano to O. Suma in 1912 there was a dedication in verse, a testimony to the close friendship which bound the two. The latter was an Italian philosopher who followed Brentano ‘s teaching in Florence in the second decade of the 20thcentury, and after his death, retiredfrom all academic life having been largely unexplored.The current paper is a reconstruction of Suma’s idea of the rules governing moral behaviour. In addition, there is little common ground as regards moral philosophy among Brentano’s followers.As a background to a comparison between Brentano’s and Jhering’s ethical theses on justice, Suma’s thought is analysed in terms of its connections not only with the Brentanian views but also with F. De Sarlo’s Florentine school. The points at issue were the nature of knowledge and consciousness, and reflection on both the subject’s ways of behaving relative to the object and the correlate psychic determinations, like judgements.This analysis of Suma’s contribution includes a consideration of the attempts made between 1800 and 1900 to find guidelines different from the imperatives of Kantian reason.
Evaluating the impact of a peer coaching intervention on well-being amongst psychology undergraduate students
Authors: Short Emma , Kinman Gail , Baker Sarah 
Published: January 2023

Objectives:To examine the effectiveness of a peer coaching intervention on aspects of well-being in students.Design:A two-factor mixed design was employed.Method:Two groups of third-year undergraduate psychology students participated in this study. The coaching group (N=32) comprised 24 females and eight males (mean age 25.23, SD=8.07) who were studying coaching psychology. This group was introduced to a model of coaching and practiced skills during lectures/seminars. They subsequently conducted and received five sessions of peer coaching before an examination period. The control group (N=33) comprised 30 females and three males (mean age 24.77, SD=5.57). This group were also third-year students, but were not studying coaching psychology or engaged in peer coaching.Measures were taken at Time 1 (pre-coaching intervention) and Time 2 (post-coaching intervention). Demographic data was obtained and the General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg, 1992) and the Inventory of Personal Problems (Berkham et al., 1996), were utilised. The topics covered in coaching sessions and the perceived effectiveness of the technique were examined at Time 2.Results:Levels of psychological distress were high at both data points. Findings highlighted significant differences in outcome variables for both groups between Times 1 and 2. Nonetheless, the increase in psychological distress was significantly lower in the peer coaching group. The most common topics covered in coaching sessions were relationships, health and career issues and 67 per cent of the sample found the intervention to be at least moderately effective.Conclusions:Findings highlight the potential value of peer coaching in helping students manage their well-being during a potentially stressful period. Follow-up research is ongoing to examine ways of extending this technique in university settings.
Developmental coaching: Business benefit – fact or fad? An evaluative study to explore the impact of coaching in the workplace
Authors: Leonard-Cross Elouise 
Published: January 2023

Objectives:To contribute to research on the return on investment and business benefit of workplace coaching by using a quasi-experimental design. Specifically, to investigate the impact that in-house coaches, using developmental coaching approaches, had on levels of coachee self-efficacy.Design:The study used action research (Lewin, 1946) and a quasi-experimental method to investigate the impact and process of developmental coaching, evaluating coaching which took place over a two-year period. A large sample and multiple data collection methods were utilised to ensure research was a valid reflection of the current status and perception of coaching within the organisation in the reported study.Methodology:Thematic analysis of qualitative research informed the content of coach and coachee questionnaires, supported by a holistic literature review. Coachees and the comparative group of non-coached staff completed questionnaires assessing their general levels of self-efficacy and personal experiences of development. Coaches completed a self-perception questionnaire to capture their personal views on the experience and if any changes had been observed in the coachee which could relate to the construct of self-efficacy.Results:Participants that had received developmental coaching (N=61) had higher levels of self-efficacy than the control group of participants (N=57) who had not received coaching.Conclusions:This research aimed to explore whether developmental coaching does actually deliver business benefits and results suggest that coaching can impact positively upon an individual’s level of self-efficacy.
Ethics in coaching: An ethical decision making framework for coaching psychologists
Authors: Duffy Mark , Passmore Jonathan 
Published: January 2023

Objectives:This paper explores the process of ethical decision making in coaching psychology. The paper seeks to develop a suitable model for application in coaching psychology to complement existing codes of practice. The model of course can be adjusted for use by coaching practitioners.Design:The study used a semi-structured interview design within a qualitative approach, which was complemented by a focus group.Methods:Grounded theory was employed to analyse interview transcripts and to build a series of descriptive and conceptual codes. The model was discussed and further developed through a focus group of experienced coaching psychologists.Results:The study identified the key elements used by coaching psychologists in making decisions which include ethical principles such as those presented in professional codes and relevant literature, personal ethics and moral values, duty to society, standards of practice, the law, conversations with others such as supervisors, experience, respected others’ views, implicit and explicit contract with clients along with boundaries and implications involved with a situation. These elements were used to build firstly descriptive and later conceptual codes and from these a decision making framework was developed and tested on coaching psychologists. This model offers a sequential but non-linear model to decision making with six core stages. In addition, the research identified the value in building ethical maturity. Ethical maturity is the capacity to make ethical decisions. This can be enhanced by engaging in regular supervision in which hypothetical testing of dilemmas can be utilised, by recurrent ethical thinking, engaging in activities associated with coach training and pursuing wider continual professional development.Conclusions:The study offers a model for ethical decision making in coaching for use by coaching psychologists and in coach training.
Developing a healthcare leadership coaching model using action research and systems approaches – a case study: Implementing an executive coaching programme to support nurse managers in achieving organisational objectives in Malta
Authors: Law Ho , Aquilina Reggie 
Published: January 2023

Objectives:This study aims to show how a leadership coaching programme for Nurse Ward Managers may be implemented in a general hospital with the following objectives:clarify the Nurse Ward Managers’ idealised leadership attributes (ILA);identify any perceived gaps in leadership skills;develop and provide a comprehensive coaching programme; andidentify the impact of the programme.Design:An Action Research (AR) was adopted to involve the participants in a collaborative partnership and influence both the implementation process and outcome of the programme. It incorporated two iterative Plan-Act-Reflect cycles.Methods:The sample consisted of 12 randomly chosen Nurse Ward Managers. The coaching methods used in the Action stages include a range of eclectic coaching psychology approaches. The analytical tools used in the Reflective stages included thematic analyses and a systems approach. The impact of the programme was identified using Law et al.’s (2007) Universal Integrative Framework.Results:27 idealised leadership attributes were identified. Both group and individual coaching sessions were found to be effective in helping the participants identify areas of development and goals. The impact of the coaching programme included enhanced self-awareness, feelings of support, ability to take decisions and keep to time frames and achievement of organisational and personal goals.Conclusions:The structured coaching programmes had a substantive impact on developing Nurse Ward Managers’ leadership skills, providing them with an on-going support, and helping them achieve both personal and organisational goals.
Third generation coaching: Reconstructing dialogues through collaborative practice and a focus on values
Authors: Stelter Reinhard 
Published: January 2023

Third generation coaching unfolds a new universe for coaching and coaching psychology in the framework of current social research, new learning theories and discourses about personal leadership. Third generation coaching views coaching in a societal perspective. Coaching has become important as a form of dialogue because the (hyper)complexity of our society. Today, knowledge has to be shaped and applied in specific contexts and situations, and both in our personal lives and in the public space we have to learn to negotiate. Coaching can help us generate new knowledge and manage social transformation. Coaching thus facilitates new reflections and perspectives, as well as empowerment and support for self-Bildung processes.Third generation coaching focuses on the coach and the coachee in their narrative collaborative partnership. Unlike first generation coaching, where the goal is to help coachee achieve a specific objective, and unlike second generation coaching, where the coach assumes that the coachee implicitly knows the solution to particular challenges; third generation coaching has a less goal-oriented agenda but a more profound and sustainable focus on values and identity work. Coach and coachee create something together: They generate meaning together in the conversation, where both parties are on a journey, and where new stories gradually take shape. Third generation coaching integrates the experiential and subjective-existential dimension with the relational and discursive.It is the author’s ambition to elevate coaching and coaching psychology to a new professional level with a new agenda. The term ‘third generation coaching’ may be understood as a sort of manifesto – not in a normative sense but as an invitation to reconsider the main objective of coaching in late- or post-modern society.