A single-case psychological intervention using the motivational coaching method ‘Cantón’s giraffe’ for the improvement of social skills

Abstract

Coaching psychology can be advanced through the development, application and evaluation of new tools and techniques. This paper details research done using a motivational coaching approach. The ‘Cantón’s Giraffe’ model (Cantón, 2013) was deployed for an intervention with a 21-year-old subject whose goal was to improve his socialskills. The intervention comprised six coaching sessions run over a period of three months. Methodological triangulation was used to analyse the results of the intervention, combining a test-retest quantitative measure (using Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scales and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire) and qualitative analysis of the coaching transcripts. The results show a post-intervention increase in both satisfaction and perceived resources of the participant. These results are in line with similar studies. Keywords:Coaching; motivation; Cantón’s Giraffe, social skills; intervention.

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