Exploring the theme of coaching supervision has caused me to reflect on my personal journey of supervising and being supervised. I’m not talking here about the manager/employee relationship but supervision as a learning and personal reflection process. In an early experience of supervision during my days as a Youth Worker, I naively asked a trusted … Continue reading Supervision – a personal story
Coaching Supervision
Theories of Supervision – Part 4: Developmental Theories
Continuing the exploration of theories that influence coaching supervision, developmental theories describe a stage-based approach to the development of the coaching supervision practitioner. What seems clear is that the new coaching supervisor will move through a set of stages beginning from a position of little or no knowledge and skill, with a high level of … Continue reading Theories of Supervision – Part 4: Developmental Theories
Supervision Models
How important are models in coaching supervision? Are they only helpful in the learning process for a new supervisor or do they have merit in, and of themselves? Models provide a mental map of a process and can be especially helpful for the new coaching practitioner and coaching supervisor in developing confidence in a new … Continue reading Supervision Models
Theories of Supervision – Part 3: Social-Role Theories
A focus on process according to Gray (2007) led to the emergence of social role models of supervision with its emphasis on “roles and tasks” (Gray, 2007:303). Among the most recognised of these models is the predecessor to Hawkins & Shohet’s (2006) Seven-Eyed model of supervision, which outlines six areas for exploration in the supervision … Continue reading Theories of Supervision – Part 3: Social-Role Theories
Coaching Supervision – New Insights
For the past four years, Oxford Brookes University has hosted and annual conference on Coaching Supervision. The 4th International Conference on Coaching Supervision was held in June this year in conjunction with Ashridge Business School. Bringing together some of the most respected names in the field of coaching supervision whose writing is influencing the development … Continue reading Coaching Supervision – New Insights
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