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The importance of authentic leadership in the workplace continues to accelerate globally, and Coaching and Consulting Psychology, in particular, have received much attention.
The Society for Industrial & Organisational Psychology of South Africa (SIOPSA) is a professional society comprising members who are, for the most part, Industrial-Organisational Psychologists (IOPs) registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
SIOPSA established the Consulting in Psychology Interest Group during their annual conference in June 2006. Our interest group has, since its inception, focused primarily on establishing and growing a sustainable framework for Consulting – and now both Coaching and Consulting Psychology – in South Africa.
Coaching has, since 2007, steadily gained traction within the South African organisational context. Professor Aletta Odendaal was invited in 2008 to participate in a global dialogue to facilitate the development of coaching. This culminated in SIOPSA signing the Global Coaching Community (GCC) Dublin Declaration on Coaching.
SIOPSA was then invited to be part of a global network to facilitate the theoretical, applied, and professional global development of Coaching Psychology. In 2009, Coaching Psychology was incorporated into our Vision, and has become a major driving factor for us. We henceforth became known as the Interest Group in Coaching and Consulting Psychology (IGCCP).
From 2010 to 2012, Prof. Odendaal and Dr. Anna-Rosa le Roux (the first IGCCP Chairperson) established an important and solid foundation by liaising and developing key relationships with the international Coaching Psychology academic fraternity. During this period, the IGCCP was proud to organise and host the 1st Southern Hemisphere Congress of Coaching Psychology in Pretoria (May 2011).
The IGCCP comprises an active and dynamic team that has taken our Interest Group forward, on various levels.
To support emerging and experienced IOP’s in the fields of coaching and consulting and to continue with professionalising the domains of Coaching and Consulting Psychology, in support of SIOPSA’s mandate.
The IGCCP has won the SIOPSA Interest Group of the Year Award for 2019 and 2020.
As an outcome of the regional workshops on Myths in Coaching Psychology, the IGCCP research group created an article on the topics. Unpublished.
We have launched the Code of Practice for Registered Psychology Practitioners in Coaching, at the 16th Annual SIOPSA Conference in 2014.
We launched the List of Coaching Practitioners (LoCP) – this list provides due recognition to registered psychology practitioners who are SIOPSA members and who practice within the field of coaching psychology.
We created a Community of Practice (CoP) for Coaching Practitioners launched in March 2021, initially supported by the List of Coaching Practitioners. This Community of Practice contributes to a valuable social learning and knowledge hub, with additional forums and initiatives being created as the sharing, learning, and application evolves.
As one of the initiatives of the CoP, we have established provision for Professional Peer Groups (PPG), which create opportunities for small discussion groups on various topics of interest, research, projects, or peer supervision – as it relates to the particular field of coaching or consulting psychology of each PPG.
We conduct regular coaching and consulting psychology workshops at SIOPSA’s annual conferences and the regional branches. We are provide a number of popular online webinars.
On our SIOPSA IGCCP page we host an online IGCCP Knowledge Hub – curated and updated for our members, comprising open-access international journals, academic, research-, and evidence-based articles and content pertaining to the fields of coaching and consulting psychology.
Maintaining and building relationships with the key Academic, Corporate, and Governmental stakeholders.
Providing membership online forums and CPD-carrying webinar-workshops for ongoing connection and learning.
Representing SIOPSA and IGGPC in International Coaching and Consulting Psychology opportunities.
In support of SIOPSA’s goals of growing and developing young and upcoming IOPs, we provide support to undergraduate and post graduates students - building and growing relevance of IOP as a profession. The IGCCP has created mentor coach initiatives at various South African universities that continue to grow. We are offering online small group mentor coach sessions to undergraduate level, Honours and Masters. We include the emerging psychologists as well.
In the process of liaising with the Educational Committee of the HPCSA’s Professional Board of Psychology, regarding the professional alignment of our Code of Practice for registered Psychology Practitioners in Coaching, and the List of Coaching Practitioners.
Growing the on line List of Coaching Practitioners
