Executive derailment, coaching and posttraumatic growth: reflections on practice guided by theory

The aim is to discuss the issue of executive career derailment in relation to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the developing field of posttraumatic growth (PTG). There is much research on PTSD and PTG in a variety of contexts but as yet they remain to be applied to the experience of derailm...

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Main Author: Joseph, Stephen
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
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description The aim is to discuss the issue of executive career derailment in relation to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the developing field of posttraumatic growth (PTG). There is much research on PTSD and PTG in a variety of contexts but as yet they remain to be applied to the experience of derailment. As such, in this paper I will provide a theoretical discussion of how PTSD and PTG are explained and linked to derailment. This will be followed by a reflection on the implications for how practitioners can help clients move forward following derailment. Understanding how derailment can be the springboard for personal and professional growth offers new opportunities for coaches to adopt a positive psychological mindset. PTG is an emerging area with implications for new research and the development of coaching in this important area of practice.
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spelling nottingham-522232020-05-04T19:37:07Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52223/ Executive derailment, coaching and posttraumatic growth: reflections on practice guided by theory Joseph, Stephen The aim is to discuss the issue of executive career derailment in relation to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the developing field of posttraumatic growth (PTG). There is much research on PTSD and PTG in a variety of contexts but as yet they remain to be applied to the experience of derailment. As such, in this paper I will provide a theoretical discussion of how PTSD and PTG are explained and linked to derailment. This will be followed by a reflection on the implications for how practitioners can help clients move forward following derailment. Understanding how derailment can be the springboard for personal and professional growth offers new opportunities for coaches to adopt a positive psychological mindset. PTG is an emerging area with implications for new research and the development of coaching in this important area of practice. Taylor & Francis 2018-05-22 Article PeerReviewed Joseph, Stephen (2018) Executive derailment, coaching and posttraumatic growth: reflections on practice guided by theory. Coaching: an International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice . pp. 1-10. ISSN 1752-1890 Executive derailment coaching trauma posttraumatic growth PTG https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17521882.2018.1478438 doi:10.1080/17521882.2018.1478438 doi:10.1080/17521882.2018.1478438
spellingShingle Executive derailment
coaching
trauma
posttraumatic growth
PTG
Joseph, Stephen
Executive derailment, coaching and posttraumatic growth: reflections on practice guided by theory
title Executive derailment, coaching and posttraumatic growth: reflections on practice guided by theory
title_full Executive derailment, coaching and posttraumatic growth: reflections on practice guided by theory
title_fullStr Executive derailment, coaching and posttraumatic growth: reflections on practice guided by theory
title_full_unstemmed Executive derailment, coaching and posttraumatic growth: reflections on practice guided by theory
title_short Executive derailment, coaching and posttraumatic growth: reflections on practice guided by theory
title_sort executive derailment, coaching and posttraumatic growth: reflections on practice guided by theory
topic Executive derailment
coaching
trauma
posttraumatic growth
PTG
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52223/
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