{"id":2558,"date":"2024-08-28T13:24:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/resources\/research\/academic-research\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T09:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:49:13","slug":"academic-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/resources\/research\/academic-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\"A\n

\n\t\tCoaching Supervision Literature Reviews\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

Supervision is a hot topic in helping professions like coaching, but does it really work? We’ve done the heavy lifting for you by diving into scholarly articles, books, and other sources. Our literature reviews provide you with a clear snapshot of what’s been researched, the essential insights, and the future direction of supervision. With our summaries, you can effortlessly catch up on the latest developments and understand how supervision is evolving.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

Download the 2019 Literature Review<\/a><\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t

Download the 2018 Literature Review<\/a><\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t

Download the 2017 Literature Review<\/a><\/p>\t\t\n\t

\n\t\tWhite Papers: Insights for Coaching Professionals\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

It’s easy to feel under water when you’re wading through a sea of jargon and endless stats. Get powerful insights without the hassle with our suite of white papers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We’ve crafted easy-to-digest guides on a variety of high-interest topics that matter to coaching professionals in today’s fast-paced world. These white papers can help you deepen your understanding, make more informed choices, and stay ahead in the field.<\/p>\n\t

Referring a Client to Therapy<\/h3>\n
\nThis guide is a resource for coaches to understand when and how to refer a client to a mental health or other helping professional when the client’s needs are outside a coach’s competencies.\n

A one-page reference guide for when and how to refer a client accompanies the white paper.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload the White Paper\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload the 1-Sheet\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

The Coach Approach to Managing and Leading<\/h3>\n
\nOrganizations have embraced the practice of coaching to grow their human capital and advance their goals and mission. Managers and leaders who use the coach approach to management and leadership are better equipped to develop their team members’ value to their organizations, as well as influence their career paths.\n

Using a mixed methods approach, including a literature review, semi-structured interviews, and a team member survey, we identified topics and core insights that suggest participative leadership and management styles in organizations are related to the coach approach used by managers and leaders. We also created a coaching composite scale that allows organizations to measure the frequency of use of coaching skills by managers and leaders.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload the White Paper\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

How Coaches Spend Their Time<\/h3>\n
\nBeyond the actual coaching session, there are many additional tasks that coaches carry out in order to maintain a successful coaching practice, such as marketing, operational and administrative duties.\n

ICF conducted a job analysis for both internal and external coach practitioners in two phases: a qualitative analysis and a quantitative survey.<\/p>\n

The study found that while both groups are focused on client-related tasks, internal coaches spend a significant amount of time seeking support from their superiors and ensuring the program is aligned with organizational goals and strategy. For external coaches, the client remains more of a focus in all of the tasks they do.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload the White Paper\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

The Value of Artificial Intelligence Coaching Standards<\/h3>\n
\nThe future is here. Artificial intelligence (AI) coaching has been constructed and is now in the early deployment phases. It is likely that AI coaching will be used in conjunction with, as an adjunct to human-to-human coaching. This blended approach can provide the best of both worlds where coaches can offload low value coaching activities such as brief questions, assessment, and journaling – and keep the high value work of complex, transformational coaching in the human-to-human domain.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload the White Paper\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tResearch Assistance\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

We believe in the power of research. We also believe in the power of community. That’s why we’ve found a way to tap into the coaching community to grow our collective understanding of coaching. Whether you’re a researcher seeking support or a coach looking to contribute, we offer valuable resources to help you achieve your goals. Explore how you can request research assistance or join our expert panel to make a meaningful impact on the coaching profession.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tRequest Research Assistance\n\t<\/h3>\n\t

Finding the right sample for your research can be a real puzzle, but you don’t have to solve it alone. Imagine having access to a dedicated panel of coaching professionals who are eager to share their expertise and insights. That’s exactly what we offer! ICF is here to support students, academics, and practitioners who are conducting high-quality coaching research.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\tParticipate on the ICF Research Panel\n\t<\/h3>\n\t

Are you a coach who’s interested in a low-commitment, high-impact way to advance the profession? By participating on the ICF Research Panel, you can lend your expertise to students, academics, and practitioners who are pushing the boundaries of coaching knowledge.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"A\n

\n\t\tICF Research Portal\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

The ICF Research Portal is your one-stop source for high-quality coaching research. Easily explore a wide range of studies, reports, and publications so you can enhance your practice, support your academic work, and contribute to the ongoing development of the field.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCheck Out the ICF Research Portal\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Coaching Supervision Literature Reviews Supervision is a hot topic in helping professions…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":2536,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Academic Research | International Coaching Federation","_seopress_titles_desc":"Explore evidence based research in coaching. View white papers, literature reviews and academic research for professionals seeking to elevate their coaching.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2558","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","not-partnership-post","hf_cat_page-resources","no-featured-image"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2558"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21241,"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2558\/revisions\/21241"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}