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Program Director, Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctoral
Thomas Jefferson University
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Dr. Potvin’s interest in coaching grew from working with families who have children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Parents had clear goals and needs related to their child with ASD and their daily lives. The service provision models focus on working with the child, usually on remediating impairments, without harnessing the strengths of the family to achieve their goals. Coaching was the apparent solution, but few rehabilitation professionals were trained in this intervention.
With an interprofessional group of colleagues, Dr. Potvin developed a coaching approach called Coaching in Context which is intended to allow professionals to tap into the power of coaching within their own practice. She has used this process with families who have children with ASD, and most recently with college students who have a variety of disabilities. She has conducted research, published and presented projects all related to coaching. Dr. Potvin completed the School of Coaching Mastery Certified Positive Psychology Coach Program and is now a certified competent coach.
Dr. Potvin believes that “coaching is the missing tool in most health, human services and education’s professional toolbox. The students and clinicians that have taken our Coaching in Context workshop and implemented it in their workplace, have invariably seen its value, from school-based practice through acute care tertiary hospitals.” Her extensive experience with coaching and online teaching brought her to want to teach in the Jefferson’s innovative advance practice certificate in coaching.
