USCMA Connect
USCMA Connect
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The University of Sydney established the world’s first Masters of coaching psychology degree in 2001. USCMA (University of Sydney Coaching and Mentoring Association) was set up a year later as the place for students of the degree to meet up, share ideas, organise guest speakers, establish peer supervision groups and conferences.
Almost 25 years later the degree has close to 1000 graduates and USCMA continues to be the place for students and graduates to congregate.
In our post pandemic world, USCMA has established this podcast as a way to connect its members together and back to the source.
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The podcast covers a wide range of topics related to coaching psychology, including executive coaching, positive education, and the evolution of well-being. Episodes feature discussions on optimal reflection methods for leaders, systemic well-being in education, and the impact of AI on coaching, with concrete examples such as interviews with thought leaders like Dr. Suzi Skinner and Assoc. Professor Aaron Jarden.
The University of Sydney established the world’s first Masters of coaching psychology degree in 2001. USCMA (University of Sydney Coaching and Mentoring Association) was set up a year later as the place for students of the degree to meet up, share ideas, organise guest speakers, establish peer supervision groups and conferences.
Almost 25 years later the degree has close to 1000 graduates and USCMA continues to be the place for students and graduates to congregate.
In our post pandemic world, USCMA has established this podcast as a way to connect its members together and back to the source.
Today's guest is Dr Ana Paula Nacif — researcher, practitioner, and one of the UK's leading voices in group coaching and coaching for wellbeing. Ana is a senior lecturer at the University of East London, where she leads the MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology. She holds a Professional Doctorate in Coaching and Mentoring from Oxford Brookes University and is both an EMCC Master Practitioner and an ICF Professional Certified Coach.
Her research has tackled one of the most underexplored areas in the coaching world: group coaching. She developed the BeWell Group Coaching for Wellbeing Model, published work on the ethics of coaching with vulnerable populations, co-authored studies on online group coaching with postgraduate students, and in 2023 published her book Coaching for Wellbeing: An Evidence-Based Guide for Practitioners with McGraw-Hill. She has also argued compellingly that group coaching remains the 'Wild West' of the coaching profession — vast, promising, and still largely unmapped. In this episode, we explore what that means for practitioners, researchers, and the clients we serve.
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