David Lane recently was the recipient of the Senior Award of the Counseling Psychology Division (British Psychological Society) for “outstanding scientific contribution” which follows an earlier national Freedom of Information award for his work on sharing client information.

He is a “professional developer” in the widest sense developing programs ranging from the construction and evaluation of programs for management of behavior difficulties in school systems, to the human factors in organizational restructuring of multinational companies. He is concerned with the potential for change in any system through understanding the learning potential of that system.

His research on behavior problems and bullying has been taken up world-wide, and he has published widely. Publications range from the challenges facing child therapy services (Open University Press), to the challenges facing professional education in the debate on Global Warming (Spon). His work on inclusive education (through the Impossible Child Series) has provided a model that has influenced practice widely.

Recent initiatives include research on employability, intellectual capital and issues facing counselors in Europe, together with a series of studies on childhood problems. The development of models for work-based professional development, coaching and the ethics of globalization have resulted from collaborations with faculty within Middlesex University. He has facilitated problem solving and mission development events for a wide range of groups in health, education, social services, community groups, scientific bodies, as well as private sector companies. David has worked to develop the learning of a wide range of people whether in street level projects or on the boards of international companies.

He has held honorary posts at University College London, Institute of Education, and City University. He is currently visiting Professor to the School of Education at Middlesex University.

As an executive coach for more than twenty years he has worked across a wide range of industries including Biotechnology, Energy, Finance, Health, Education, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, and many others. He has trained and developed coaches as well as undertaken research in models for coaching. He developed Context Focused Coaching based on modifications from Case Formulation models in psychology, of which he was one of the pioneers.