International Academy for Professional Development

18/11/2025

Online Course: Certificate in Coaching: Introducing the Cognitive-behavioural approach to coaching

Date: 4-5th & 8-10th December, 2025

This programme is suitable for trainee coaches, managers, personnel staff, management consultants, psychologists, trainers and others interested in learning about coaching and the cognitive behavioural approach.

The trainers are Chartered Psychologists, Dr Siobhain O’Riordan and Nick Edgerton.

It is an Institute of Leadership (IoL) approved Coaching Development Programme leading providing eligibility for Associate Membership.

Course details: https://www.centreforcoaching.com/cert-in-coaching

There is a 15% discount for members of this network.

11/07/2025

Latest article: Transition Support as a Leadership Competency

This article builds on past work about transitions by introducing the idea of 'transition dimensions', which can offer additional insight and understanding when navigating transitional times. One of these dimensions 'visible vs hidden' is considered further in the context of the workplace, where transition support is an increasingly important leadership competency.

Citation: Panchal, S., Palmer, S. & O’Riordan, S. (2025). Transition Support as a Leadership Competency. Coaching Psychology International, 18, 5, 1-4.

PDF | This article builds on past work about transitions by introducing the idea of 'transition dimensions', which can offer additional insight and... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

16/06/2025

📌 📅 26th - 27th June 2025 - Introduction to Coaching Psychology

❓ Are you thinking of becoming an International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP) Accredited Coaching Psychologist and/or British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Coaching Psychologist? This is the course for you! ⬇️

It covers key topics, including the background and development of coaching psychology, the coach-coachee relationship, coaching psychology approaches and models, and themes such as assessment, contracting, and the setup in coaching psychology practice.

📔 This programme is BPS Approved and recognised by the ISCP for CPD. 📌 Find our more here https://www.centreforcoaching.com/coaching-psychology

10/06/2025

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06/06/2025

Latest article: Sport Emotions, Anxiety, Task and Ego Orientation in Pakistani Adolescents: Mediating the Role of Coaching in Athlete Purpose

Conclusions: It is important to introduce Rational Emotive Behavior Coaching and integrate ontological health and well-being for coaching in the sports field.

Citation: Ali, Y.; Kotera, Y.; Cotterill, M.; Edwards, A.-M.; Palmer, S. Sport Emotions, Anxiety, Task and Ego Orientation in Pakistani Adolescents: Mediating the Role of Coaching in Athlete Purpose. Future 2025, 3, 11.

Article can be freely downloaded from

PDF | Citation: Ali, Y.; Kotera, Y.; Cotterill, M.; Edwards, A.-M.; Palmer, S. Sport Emotions, Anxiety, Task and Ego Orientation in Pakistani... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

01/06/2025

📌 📅 3rd - 4th June 2025 - Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and Counselling - 2 Day Workshop. In this introductory programme we aim to to provide an introduction to the basic theory and practice of Albert Ellis’s Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT).
Our trainer is Dr Stephen Palmer PhD CPsychol FAREBT Accred who is an Albert Ellis Institute, New York, Certified Supervisor for REBT. Stephen has been using REBT within his therapeutic and training practice for 30 years and has co-authored/edited books and articles with Dr Albert Ellis and Prof Windy Dryden.
For more info and to book your place, see our website here https://www.managingstress.com/primary-certificate-in-rebt

18/03/2025

Latest editorial for EJAPP: Positive Psychology: Looking back and

looking forward for 2025 and beyond by Siobhain O’Riordan, Stephen Palmer and Ilona Boniwell.

Since its launch, the European Journal of Applied Positive Psychology has continued to focus on promoting the theory, research and practice of positive psychology, with a particular focus on applied positive psychology. From the 1st volume, in 2017, we have published nearly 100 articles including original research articles, review papers, brief reports, techniques, interventions, strategies, book reviews and conference reports.

The ISCP is a sponsor of EJAPP.

Citation: O’Riordan, S., Palmer, S., & Boniwell, I. (2025). Editorial: Positive Psychology: Looking back and looking forward for 2025 and beyond. European Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 9, 1, 1-3.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/389938574_Positive_Psychology_Looking_back_and_looking_forward_for_2025_and_beyond

PDF | Welcome to the 9th volume of the European Journal of Applied Positive Psychology (EJAPP). Since its launch, the journal has continued to focus on... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

12/10/2024

Celebrating The 2nd International Coaching Psychology Day, 2024 introduced by Dr Stephen Palmer PhD. The Second International Coaching Psychology Day will be held on Friday 11th October, 2024. On this day we will highlight the exciting developments in the growing field of coaching psychology and its application to a wide range of areas including leadership, management, performance, teams, education, family, health and wellbeing. The Social Media Hashtags for the 2nd International Coaching Psychology Day, 2024 are:

This year International Coaching Psychology Day coincides with Day 5 of the 14th International Congress of Coaching Psychology, 2024, run by the International Society for Coaching Psychology and it’s partners who are celebrating 'Advances in coaching psychology theory, research and practice from around the world'. The social media hashtag is

Celebrating The 2nd International Coaching Psychology Day, 2024 introduced by Dr Stephen Palmer PhD. The Second International Coaching Psychology Day will be...

08/10/2024

Congress Event: 14th International Congress of Coaching Psychology, 7th to 11th October 2024

From 7th to 10th October, there will be congress workshops on a range of topics. (ISCP Members can obtain 50% discount on workshop prices.)

On Day 5, the 11th October, the congress focuses on keynotes, symposia and invited papers. ISCP members can attend Day 5 for free. However, it is important to obtain your free ticket in order to attend and also watch recordings after the event. Tickets are now available on eventbrite for Day 5 which also coincides with .



https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/14th-international-congress-of-coaching-psychology-3571589?

Online International Congress covering the advances in coaching psychology theory, research and practice from around the world.

25/09/2024

Short Survey: Feelings and Thoughts about viewing the Horizon

The purpose of this short survey is to investigate the feelings and thoughts adults have about viewing or visualising the Horizon. This study is being undertaken by Dr Stephen Palmer PhD & Dr Siobhain O'Riordan PhD at the National Wellbeing Service Ltd. The survey should take under 10 minutes to complete. Link to Survey: https://lnkd.in/eDaxgUjZ

Initial results will be shared at the Workshop 'Back to basics. Coaching in step with nature: theory, research and practice' at the ISFCP2024 congress on on 8th October, 2024. See: https://lnkd.in/ePQwz5EG

Final results will be shared at the annual online conference held 3-4th December, 2024. See: https://arebt.nwsvirtualevents.com

Welcome to the Association for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (AREBT) National Conference, 2024. This year the conference theme is: Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy: Theory, Research and Practice.