Psychodynamic coaching

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Psychodynamic coaching is coaching , i.e. advice for people in their everyday work. Contents are questions about professional communication and cooperation with colleagues, superiors and subordinates, customers and suppliers, as well as questions about personal professional development. The organizational and political environment is taken into account. The client acts independently. The coach is a neutral companion and methodical supporter.

"Psychodynamic" means here that psychological models and methods of psychoanalytic research and practice ( psychoanalysis ) are used in coaching . Conscious and unconscious motives and behaviors are considered. The relationship between coach and client serves as a model and helps to understand and change.

Psychodynamically

Psychodynamic coaching aims to provide a better insight into the history and development conditions of current situations and behaviors in everyday professional life. This coaching approach is therefore not only solution-oriented. He assumes that just understanding such processes opens up an expanded repertoire for the coachee. The basis is the concept of dual listening : the focus of attention is directed both on the person of the coachee and on the dynamics of the organization as it is reflected in the coachee's experience. In this sense, coaching is both advice for the individual and an influence on the organization and includes a systemic perspective. Psychodynamic coaching draws on approaches and methods of psychoanalytic research and practice, u. a. on:

"The psychodynamic understanding of the functioning of groups and organizations essentially revolves around the occurrence and defense of fear in the context (of the systemic analysis) of organizational structure and culture." It can include fear in the workplace (due to specific challenges), be about neurotic or personal fear or even primitive fear. “Managers in particular are challenged to withstand an increased level of fear. [...] Because of their exposure, they are particularly exposed to hostility, seduction, projections and archaic emotions. ”Many organizational development processes and change management projects fail because of fears or because they avoid dealing with such unconscious dynamics.

Psychodynamic coaching focuses on issues relating to the world of work and aims at an expanded repertoire of action for the coachee in his or her professional role. It does not make any therapeutic claims and is not aimed at people with primarily health problems. However, as in any other coaching process, there may be overlaps with therapeutic issues, which may lead to the coachee being referred to therapeutic offers.

literature

  • Beumer, Ullrich (2003): Coaching and Supervision - Models for Professional Competence Development. In: Der Pädagogische Blick 11, 144–154
  • Erlinghagen, Robert: Coaching as encouragement. In: Schulverwaltung special , 4 (2012), pp. 39–41.
  • Freitag-Becker, Edeltrud: management supervision. An experience report. In: Supervision , Issue 17, Fachhochschulverlag Frankfurt, 1990
  • Freitag-Becker, Edeltrud: In dialogue with otherness. In: Forum Supervision , Issue 22, Fachhochschulverlag Frankfurt, 2003
  • Haubl, Rolf (2008): Historical and programmatic considerations on psychodynamic-systemic leadership coaching. Positions. In: Contributions to advice in the world of work , issue 1
  • Oberhoff, Bernd / Beumer, Ullrich (ed.): Theory and practice of psychoanalytic supervision. Münster: Votum-Verlag, 2001
  • Sandler, Catherine: Executive Coaching - A Psychodynamic Approach , Berkshire: Open University Press, 2011

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Beumer, Ullrich / Sievers, Burkard (2000): Individual supervision as role counseling. The organization as an inner object. In: Supervision 3/2000, 10-17
  2. ↑ Oberhoff, Bernd: Transfer and countertransference in supervision. Theory and Practice , 6th edition, Münster: Daedalus-Verlag 2009
  3. ↑ Buchholz, Michael B. / Gödde, Günter: Unconscious , Gießen: Psychosozial-Verlag, 2011
  4. ↑ Bion, Wilfried R .: Experiences in groups and other writings , Stuttgart, 3rd edition, 2001
  5. ^ Neukom, Marius: Psychodynamic concepts. In: Eric Lippmann (ed.): Coaching. Applied Psychology for Counseling Practice , Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 3rd edition, 2013, pp. 54–63, here p. 57
  6. ^ Neukom, Marius: Psychodynamic concepts. In: Eric Lippmann (ed.): Coaching. Applied Psychology for Counseling Practice , Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 3rd edition, 2013, pp. 54–63, here p. 58