The crafting for stress management coaching (CSMC) program

Abstract

In this article, we present a newly created coaching concept, which is derived from central work health models as well as previous forms of cognitive-behavioral and stress-related coachings. Our coaching program’s main goal is to enable the coachee to deal with stress in a more positive way by creating job crafting habits that allow to proactively change either job demands, job resources, or both. The said change should lead to a decrease in distress and an increase in eustress in the following. We explain the process and accompanying exercises so that the herein presented strategies can provide the best possible support in both the attainment of the coachee’s goals as well as their stress management. The description of the Crafting for Stress Management Coaching (CSMC) program follows its in-use structure by outlining each of the five sessions in detail. Future trends such as Ecological Momentary Assessments (EMAs) and Just-In-Time-Adaptive-Interventions (JITAIs) are discussed to provide a long-term outlook in terms of how the coachee can be supported more efficiently during the coaching process itself as well as after it has ended.