Preliminary examination of Coaching in Context with clients with spinal cord injury

STUDY DESIGN: Repeated measures pilot study. OBJECTIVES: This study examined Coaching in Context when introduced to community-dwelling adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING: Urban community. METHODS: Three volunteers participated in up to ten, 45–60-min Coaching in Context sessions. Number of coaching sessions was recorded. Usefulness of Coaching in Context was examined by the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS), and the Moorong Self-efficacy Scale (MSES). Data were examined descriptively. RESULTS: Preliminary examination of Coaching in Context revealed successful implementation with adults with SCI living in the community. Mean COPM performance and satisfaction scores increased by 2.55 (SD = 2.25) and 4.27 (SD = 2.41), respectively. With the exception of one, each goal achieved or exceeded GAS expected level. Changed MSES scores ranged from +7 to +16. CONCLUSIONS: The ability to implement and evaluate Coaching in Context with three adults with SCI was demonstrated. Improvement in goals established for coaching was also documented.