Ep223 'Coaching Skills for Clinicians: Secret Sauce or Empty Bandwagon?' - Jo Turner & Joanne Elphinston

We welcome 2025 in with an absolutely cracking episode of the Sports Therapy Association podcast, with host Matt Phillips joined by special guests Jo Turner and Joanne Elphinston, as they delve into the pivotal role of coaching in modern therapy practice, in an episode entitled 'Coaching Skills for Clinicians: Secret Sauce or Empty Bandwagon?' This is Part 1 of our four part 'Focus On Business' series in January, in which expert guests will be sharing hugely important advice on how to get the best out of YOU and your business, whether you work alone, in a team, or with your own team of health care professionals.  Jo Turner is founder of Mehab.co.uk and host of You Matter Podcast. Joanne Elphinston is a leading elite performance movement and rehabilitation consultant, and Director of JEMS Movement. They have teamed up to launch a 'Coaching Unpeeled' series of workshops this May 2025, created specifically to translate coaching concepts into clinical practice. Participants will learn the skills and a practical framework that can be applied directly in busy clinical settings through a simplified, jargon-free curriculum. Click here for full details of dates & tickets for Coaching Unpeeled.  In this episode of the Sports Therapy Association podcast, Jo and Joanne introduce you to the concept of moving away from the expert-fixer model to a more patient-centered approach that fosters collaboration and agency. The discussion highlights how adopting coaching principles can alleviate burnout, improve patient compliance, and ultimately revolutionize therapy sessions. Jo and Joanne share insights from their own experiences in merging traditional clinical practices with coaching methodologies, emphasizing the ease and effectiveness of this transformative approach. Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 - Welcome To The Sports Therapy Association Podcast 00:03:25 - Meet Jo Turner and Joanne Elphinston 00:07:46 - Coaching: A New Approach 00:16:36 - Understanding the Coaching Landscape 00:22:30 - Coaching Principles in Practice 00:29:36 - The Importance of Listening 00:44:41 - Mastering Coaching Skills 00:48:31 - Details on Coaching Unpeeled 00:52:23 - Part 2 of our 'Focus on Business' series this month Useful Links Full details of dates & tickets for Coaching Unpeeled.  Jo Turner Website: Mehab.co.uk Mehub Facebook Group Joanne Elphinston Website: JemsMovement JEMS on Facebook   Want to join the live recordings? Episodes of the Sports Therapy Association podcast are recorded live every TUESDAY at 8pm on the Sports Therapy Association YOUTUBE CHANNEL and FACEBOOK page. Everyone is welcome - you do not have to be an STA member! If you cannot join us live, be sure to subscribe to the 'Sports Therapy Association Podcast' on all popular podcast apps to be notified when new episodes are available. Please Support Our Podcast! If you appreciate what we do, please take a couple of minutes to leave us a rating & review on Apple Podcasts. It really does make all the difference in helping us reach out to a larger audience. iPhone users you can do this from your phone, Android users you will need to do it from iTunes. Questions? Email: [email protected]