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John M Roeden¹, Marian A Maaskant, Leopold M G Curfs

¹Baalderborg Groep, Hardenberg, The Netherlands. j.roeden@baalderborggroep.nl

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Solution-focused coaching (SFC) strengths include exploring successes and focusing on solutions. Recommendations suggest consolidating results in follow-up meetings for teams coaching individuals with ID.

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Area of Science:

Coaching Psychology
Intellectual Disabilities Research

Background:

Solution-focused coaching (SFC) aids individuals and teams in achieving desired outcomes.
SFC is beneficial for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) and their support teams.
Nominal Group Technique (NGT) structures group input on specific questions.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine perceived strengths and recommendations for SFC among teams coaching individuals with ID.
To assess the alignment between NGT findings and SFC questionnaire results.

Main Methods:

54 staff members participated in SFC.
18 staff underwent NGT for SFC strengths and recommendations.
36 staff completed an SFC questionnaire; interrater agreement calculated using Cohen's kappa.

Main Results:

Key SFC strengths identified: 'exploring hidden successes' and 'focusing on solutions'.
Primary recommendation: 'consolidate results in follow-up meetings'.
Participants agreed on content but varied on priorities (κ ≤ 0.1).

Conclusions:

NGT effectively captures opinions and priorities regarding SFC.
Further research is required to clarify SFC priorities for ID coaching teams.