The Professional Doctorate Program in Coaching Psychology or Existential Coaching Psychology

Aims

The Professional Doctorate Program has been developed to provide the opportunity for Coaches to undertake a Doctorate Program focused upon, and researching into, their own practice.

The candidate chooses their own specialist area of study and undertakes research which not only meets all the criteria for Doctorate level work but also has the potential to make an impact upon the student’s own practice, that of their peers and their profession.

It is an opportunity for coaches interested in research at this level to work on an area of direct impact upon practice with the support and advice of researchers from a range of disciplines.

Approach

You will be assigned an Advisor who will be available to you throughout your Program. The Program includes one-to-one coaching, a virtual learning environment, guided reading and written submissions.

The Program Structure provides a map of the stages in the program. Throughout each of these you will be supported with detailed step-by-step manuals, workshops and tutorials, a virtual learning environment and advice from an Advisor and research consultant(s) identified as a specialist in the chosen area of study.

Program Outcomes

These will be specific to the candidate and driven by their choice of research.

What support will be provided?

Your resources have been designed for the distance learner and come in four forms to suit most personal learning styles.

• A designated and qualified Academic Advisor and Coach who is available to you on-line or through individual telephone/webcam tutorials. Throughout your Program you will be given feedback on all your work prior to submission so you can be confident you are progressing and achieving the required standard.

• Once you have fully identified your research project you will also be assigned a research consultant (an expert in the field who may well be working in another institution or University) who will be available to you throughout your project work.

• Detailed manual/workbooks for each module.

• Access to a virtual learning environment where you can access background resources such as coaching bibliographies and reflection manuals and where you can discuss and develop your submission with the help of your peers.