172 The Coaching Toolkit for Child Welfare Practice
GROW/REGROW Model
The GROW (Goal Setting, Reality, Options, Wrap-up) model, first
developed by Sir John Whitmore (1992, 1996), highlights the
importance of goal setting and action planning. Anthony Grant
(2011) modified Whitmore’s model to highlight the iterative process
of reviewing and evaluating past coaching sessions and making
appropriate adjustments. In the RE (Review, Evaluate) GROW
model, learning goals are continually redefined and adjusted, since
action between sessions may lead to changed goals.
For example, social worker Terry is receiving coaching on safety
planning with families, and while so doing identifies a need to learn
Figure 6.5. REGROW Model