The PhD Coach Kit: A coaching tool for PhD students
Abstract
Pursuing a PhD can be highly stressful for PhD students. With challenges such as publication pressures, struggles to maintain a healthy work-life balance, and insufficient support, PhD students’ well-being and mental health are at risk. To address well-being in academia, particularly for PhD students, individual-level interventions such as coaching, stress management, and peer support may have promise. However, access to these resources remains limited in academia. In response, we developed the PhD Coach Kit, a self-coaching tool designed to provide accessible, on-demand support for PhD students. Featuring reflection cards that cover 10 key topics, this tool encourages self-reflection and solution-focused thinking to help PhD students navigate the diverse challenges encountered throughout their PhD journey.
Keywords
PhD student well-being, academia, mental health, coaching, reflection, personal development
How to Cite
Solms, L. & Solms, L., (2024) “The PhD Coach Kit: A coaching tool for PhD students”, EWOP in Practice 18(2): 6, 186–206. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/ewopinpractice.93186
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