Facilitating Reflective Learning Through Mentoring & Coaching

Facilitating Reflective Learning Through Mentoring and Coaching Anne Brockbank & Ian McGill REAR COVER: "This comprehensive and detailed book examines the theory and practice of mentoring and coaching within a learning framework. It provides a powerful framework for specifying different types of help and it offers useful lists and activities to develop skills." Professor David Megginson, Sheffield Hallam University "The book is full of practical advice and activities which will help readers hone their coaching and mentoring skills. The case studies and examples demonstrate how well the authors know this field, and will reassure readers that they are not alone when they find such a complex area of human activity so challenging." Professor Yvonne Hillier, Department of Education and Lifelong Learning, City University Definitions of the terms "coaching" and "mentoring" tend to be ambiguous and are often confusing for clients who need to assess the benefits of these activities. Facilitating Reflective Learning Through Mentoring and Coaching provides clarity by offering a theoretical framework presenting coaching and mentoring models together with examples of how they can be applied in practice. Robust theory is backed up by practical exercises, case studies, training workshop templates, learning partner handouts and tools for selecting prospective mentors. Important guidance is also given on sensitive areas such as the boundary between mentoring or coaching and therapy, and the need for codes of practice. Anne Brockbank and Ian McGill are development consultants working with individual clients and organizations across the public and private sectors. They are also the authors of The Action Learning Handbook and Facilitating Reflective Learning in Higher Education.Brockbank, Anne is the author of 'Facilitating Reflective Learning Through Mentoring & Coaching ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780749444488 and ISBN 0749444487.