Resources for would-be coaches
Opportunities abound for graduate students interested in learning more about executive coaching.
Here are a few resources to get you started:
 Distance learning. APA Div. 13 (Society of Consulting Psychology) offers over-the-phone
seminars on a variety of topics, including how to get your coaching business started and how to use
cognitive-behavioral theory in executive coaching. Visit www.apa.org/divisions/div13/DistanceLearning/CurrentBrochure.pdf for more information.
Training guidelines. Divs. 13 and 14 (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology)
recently developed guidelines for training in their respective disciplines. They can serve as
a resource for students who want to know what skills psychologists use when they work as executive
coaches, says Div. 13 Past-president Debra Robinson, PhD. Div. 13’s guidelines are at www.apa.org/divisions/div13/InsideIndex.htm and Div. 14’s are at http://www.siop.org/PhDGuidelines98.aspx.
Coaching federations. Many coaches come from business, not psychology backgrounds.
Organizations such as the International Coaching Federation (www.coachfederation.org) offer
training and certification for coaches of all stripes.
Further reading. A new book by Richard Kilburg, PhD, “Executive Wisdom: Coaching
and the Emergence of Virtuous Leaders” (APA, 2006), explores how executive coaches can tap
into their clients’ different learning styles and help them become wiser leaders. Visit
www.apa.org/books/4316075.html for more information. Kilburg also authored “Executive
Coaching: Developing Managerial Wisdom in a World of Chaos” (APA, 2000).
—S. Dingfelder
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