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CHANGING THE PATTERN SIATE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH A SELF-COACHING APP ——o— CARMEN WOLF ABSTRACT Research in coaching is still rare. For self-coaching, a format usually is only mentioned briefly, and especially when conducted by technology there is hardly anything. Though the format has much to offer it is often neglected. The main criticism is the missing interaction with a professional coach, which leaves the client with himself. In particular the change of pattern state, a transfer between problem and solution state in the systemic-solution-oriented coaching of Karlsruhe School seems challenging for self-e-coaching. A first attempt to tackle this challenge was made: A self-coaching app was conceptualized, developed and implemented with university students at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology to find how the change of pattern state can be realized and how it is accepted by university students. Research shows that there is potential changing the pattern state with a self-coaching app which indicates, how useful self-coaching can be as a facilitation element for practitioners and clients. INTRODUCTION The current market of coaching is characterized by a wide variety of offers with different coaching concepts, topics, and formats. Additionally the target group was widened: Whereas coaching in the past addressed executives, managers, leaders and specially qualified employees, coaching now is offered to almost anyone and for any problem in the professional context and private life’. But not every coaching offer really covers coaching, because the term coaching is not protected. This is why (inter-)national coaching associations like the Association of National Organisations for Supervision in Europe (ANSE) try to standardize coaching practice and provide orientation for coaches and 1 Peter-Paul Gross — Michael Stephan, Der Coaching-Markt, Coaching | Theorie & Praxis, 2015, 1-10.
