Coaching Supervision
Often referred to simply as Supervision, it provides development and support to other Coaches and Mentors
What is supervision?
Supervision is part of the continuing professional development activity recommended for a coach or mentor. The supervision process encourages the coach or mentor to reflect upon and to discuss their practice with an independent ‘follow traveller’ in the coaching and mentoring profession.
Supervision would typically have three functions: the quality and ethics of the work undertaken by the coach, the professional development of the coach, and providing emotional support to the coach.
It is the opportunity for a practitioner to access support and development, build their capability, to ensure that their clients (their coachees) are receiving their coaching in line with good practice and ethics. It is the opportunity for an independent party to support the coach emotionally.
Who are your supervision clients?
Our supervision clients are typically coaches with recent qualifications, but with limited experience. The challenges they face are varied, from building and marketing their business, to defining their niche and area of expertise and addressing dilemmas in their client work.
There may be limitations on their potential from diverse sources. These can even include the philosophy and quality of coaching training they have received. Unlocking their potential may require work on confidence, reflection on their experience, developing emotional resilience, self management, or the specific challenges of their working environment, perhaps when practicing as an internal coach. Access to independent support can be invaluable in assisting the coach or mentor to extend their capability and the quality of their work, for the benefit of their coaching clients.
How is supervision provided?
- Our supervision is provided in two ways. We support coaches individually on a regular basis depending upon their development needs, their client experience and volume of client interactions.
- We also provide coaching and mentoring supervision in a peer advisory group setting, where coaches attend periodic virtual meetings for group support, discussions and review of work undertaken.