The misnomers of spiritual 'directing' and 'coaching'
The article considers the terms ‘directing’, as used in spiritual directing, and ‘coaching’ related to its general use, but spiritual ‘coaching’, in particular. Directing and coaching are said to be misnomers that communicate directivity instead of primarily being situated in a non?directive style...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of the Free State
2015-06-01
|
| Series: | Acta Theologica |
| Online Access: | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2697 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1823858836053688320 |
|---|---|
| author | H. E. Pienaar |
| author_facet | H. E. Pienaar |
| author_sort | H. E. Pienaar |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
The article considers the terms ‘directing’, as used in spiritual directing, and ‘coaching’ related to its general use, but spiritual ‘coaching’, in particular. Directing and coaching are said to be misnomers that communicate directivity instead of primarily being situated in a non?directive style of engagement. Within the author’s theoretical paradigm, spiritual accompaniment and spiritual, narrative informed, coaching were said to be kindred spirits. Both emphasise experience, broadly adhere to a facilitative style of engagement, and do not subscribe to a deficit model, aiming to fix or remedy, in the first instance, least of all attempting to be an expert on a person’s life. Attention is paid to what potentially contributes to the said misnomers. The article concludes that misnomers cause barriers to inter?professional inquiry and practice.
|
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-47a83e64979247bba409e45aa8ff7fa4 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1015-8758 2309-9089 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2015-06-01 |
| publisher | University of the Free State |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Acta Theologica |
| spelling | doaj-art-47a83e64979247bba409e45aa8ff7fa42025-02-11T09:55:18ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90892015-06-0135110.38140/at.v35i1.2697The misnomers of spiritual 'directing' and 'coaching'H. E. Pienaar0University of Pretoria, South Africa The article considers the terms ‘directing’, as used in spiritual directing, and ‘coaching’ related to its general use, but spiritual ‘coaching’, in particular. Directing and coaching are said to be misnomers that communicate directivity instead of primarily being situated in a non?directive style of engagement. Within the author’s theoretical paradigm, spiritual accompaniment and spiritual, narrative informed, coaching were said to be kindred spirits. Both emphasise experience, broadly adhere to a facilitative style of engagement, and do not subscribe to a deficit model, aiming to fix or remedy, in the first instance, least of all attempting to be an expert on a person’s life. Attention is paid to what potentially contributes to the said misnomers. The article concludes that misnomers cause barriers to inter?professional inquiry and practice. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2697 |
| spellingShingle | H. E. Pienaar The misnomers of spiritual 'directing' and 'coaching' Acta Theologica |
| title | The misnomers of spiritual 'directing' and 'coaching' |
| title_full | The misnomers of spiritual 'directing' and 'coaching' |
| title_fullStr | The misnomers of spiritual 'directing' and 'coaching' |
| title_full_unstemmed | The misnomers of spiritual 'directing' and 'coaching' |
| title_short | The misnomers of spiritual 'directing' and 'coaching' |
| title_sort | misnomers of spiritual directing and coaching |
| url | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2697 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT hepienaar themisnomersofspiritualdirectingandcoaching AT hepienaar misnomersofspiritualdirectingandcoaching |