It questions some of the prevailing norms of interaction among educators, and it offers coaching scenarios that demonstrate that the initial design and implementation of coaching initiatives can lead to resistance and misunderstanding of the power and benefits of coaching for all educators and administrators.
As Isner et al. (2011) suggest, more research is needed on implementation of coaching programs that could illuminate which aspects of coaching models are most effective in changing provider practices with children and families.
We conclude that our sustained implementation of coaching with decision and communication aids has successfully translated evidence-based support strategies into practice.
The strengths of this study are that it reports on the only sustained implementation integrating coaching and decision and communication aids.
Two OTs who are experienced teachers, have extensive experience in using the COTiD program, and are trained in motivational interviewing provide the implementation training, coaching, and organize the regional meetings.
Support from physicians facilitated recruitment and made implementation of health coaching easier (Quote 1).
Future implementation of PACT coaches will occur through the training of existing clinicians within the primary care setting.
Our results show how real world implementation of health coaching strategies to improve diabetes care management differed considerably between clinics during the early implementation.
We conducted a prospective evaluation of the quality of care in seven HIV clinics before and after implementation of the coaching activities by the PCT.
The results presented in this section are also based on our observations of the broker's implementation, training, and coaching activities.
