Unlike other forms of coaching, such as sports or acting training, coaching psychology is a field of applied psychology. This fairly new psychological sub-discipline aims to enhance the performance and mental-wellbeing of individuals, organizations, or teams, by combining theories in learning and social psychology with humanistic psychology and positivity theory. Various models are used with this psychological approach, known as GROW, PRACTICE and SPACE, among others. As well as helping individuals, these models are often used with sports teams and in educational settings to help get the best from students. Coaching psychology is also commonly applied to leadership and corporate coaching.
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