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The Differences betweeen Coaching and Therapy

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Reviewed:: Mar 27, 2022 by Professional Coaching

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Overview:

“What is Relationship Coaching?” is an article that teaches the definition, origins, and types of relationship coaching as well as the difference between therapy and coaching. This is a quick article with statistics and an informative table. It would be a good read in a college general ed, professional, or personal context.

Type of Material:

open journal article

Recommended Uses:

Self-paced, individual, professional

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Technical Requirements:

any web browser; google chrome used for review

Identify Major Learning Goals:

Students will learn what relationship coaching is, the origins, and the types.

Students will learn the difference between therapy and coaching.

Target Student Population:

College General Ed, Professional, Personal

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

none

Content Quality

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Strengths:: This article is a good, quick summary of relationship coaching. The information is well organized and easy to read.
Concerns:: The only reference (that is not accurately cited) is from 1995 which leads to questions about accuracy and relevancy. The article is short and has some run-on sentences. Because of the format there is not a lot of flexibility, one would simply read the article to gain the information.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:: The article is short but packed with information. It would be easy to assign as a reading in a class or to read in a personal context to get an idea of what relationship coaching is. It does a good job of explaining the differences between therapy and coaching in order to distinguish the concepts clear.
Concerns:: The article does not identify any learning objectives. It is not at all interactive and could not be used to measure student learning on its own.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:: The article has information in under headers and in list form to make it easy to navigate. It does have one table at the bottom which is visually appealing. It is quick and easy to read.
Concerns:: There is no interactive piece to the article which detracts from its engagement and visual appeal. There is nothing exciting about the design, it is mostly just text.

Other Issues and Comments:: This page has been changed significantly since it was added to MERLOT. The title of the webpage is now “ What is Relationship Coaching?” and it no longer includes the video and link described in the overview.
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