Dr. Ho Law is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of East London, UK. He is a founder Director of the International Society for Coaching Psychology, a founder member and past Chair of the BPS Special Group in Coaching Psychology, and a Registered Supervisor for chartership in occupational psychology. Together with colleagues Sara Ireland and Zulfi Hussain, he has developed the Universal Integrative Framework (UIF) for coaching, mentoring and learning, which has been revised and developed through international application and franchising. He further developed narrative coaching in the UK and the wider communities. He is the founder and Director of Empsy Ltd, a service business providing coaching, consulting and training in the field of empowerment psychology.

About the Author vii

Foreword to the First Edition by Stephen Palmer ix

Preface to the Second Edition xiii

Acknowledgements xvii

1 Introduction 1

2 The Coming of Age: Coaching Psychology, Coaching and Mentoring 9

3 Philosophy and Theories of Learning Applicable to Coaching and Mentoring: Positive Psychology and the Learning Process 23

4 Definitions: Coaching Psychology, Coaching, Mentoring and Learning 53

5 Leadership and Organizational Coaching and Mentoring: Becoming a Learning Organization and Learning Community 63

6 Developing a Universal Integrative Framework for Coaching and Mentoring 91

7 Techniques and Tools 119

8 Continuing Professional Development, Learning Resources and Practical Exercises 153

9 Case Studies 175

10 Evaluation 203

11 Conclusion, Discussion, Future Research and Development 219

References 237

Index 253