TY - JOUR
T1 - How is evidence to be understood in modern coaching psychology?
AU - Spaten, Ole Michael
AU - Løkken, Lillith Olesen
PY - 2015/12/19
Y1 - 2015/12/19
N2 - The hunt for evidence in modern coaching psychology could be counter-productive, and possibly lead to a simplified approach to research, practice, searching for “definitive truths”. The article discuss a critical approach to evidence hierarchies, and the prevalent (medical) understanding of evidence, and in an overall sense the purpose of evidence in coaching psychological practice. Concepts such as “practice-based evidence” and “experienced evidence” will be argued and put in relation to the classic concept of evidence. Will it be useful to suggest a practitioner’s perspective as a wider concept of evidence applied to psychological practice? Limitations and challenges in relation to this suggestion are pinpointed in the end.
AB - The hunt for evidence in modern coaching psychology could be counter-productive, and possibly lead to a simplified approach to research, practice, searching for “definitive truths”. The article discuss a critical approach to evidence hierarchies, and the prevalent (medical) understanding of evidence, and in an overall sense the purpose of evidence in coaching psychological practice. Concepts such as “practice-based evidence” and “experienced evidence” will be argued and put in relation to the classic concept of evidence. Will it be useful to suggest a practitioner’s perspective as a wider concept of evidence applied to psychological practice? Limitations and challenges in relation to this suggestion are pinpointed in the end.
KW - Evidence based practice, hierarchies, coaching, experienced evidence, practice-based evidence, and reflective practice.
U2 - 10.5278/ojs.cp.v4i1.1349
DO - 10.5278/ojs.cp.v4i1.1349
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2244-9698
VL - 4
SP - 73
EP - 80
JO - Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology
JF - Coaching Psykologi - The Danish Journal of Coaching Psychology
IS - 1
ER -