How to Coach Yourself and Others Techniques For Coaching | Page 407

3.44.1 VALIDATION COACHING
Validation coaching is loosely based on the work of Rogers (1951). The
principles of validation coaching are best expressed by Cantor (1946):
• The teacher will be concerned primarily with understanding and not
judging the individual.
• The teacher will keep at the center of the teaching process the
importance of the student's problems and feelings, not his/her own.
• Most important of all, the teacher will realize that constructive effort
must come from the positive or active forces within the students. (pp.
83-84)
Validation coaching consists of three steps.
The first is validation.
At this stage, the important goal is to legitimize whatever it is that the
client is feeling or doing. The critical aspect is non-judgmental
acceptance of the client.
The second step is the consideration ofoptions.
At this point, facilitator and client discuss alternative patterns of
behaviour or choices. The client is encouraged to consider his/her
options thr