Welcome to our Resources Section. The following pages will give you further information about Coaching Supervision.
How to Choose a Coach Supervisor.
Supervision: a collaborative conversation that offers Reflection, Insight and Support for coaches.
Below are some guidelines that will help you to choose a Coach Supervisor. Ticking these boxes will help to ensure that you find a supervisor who will truly enhance your practice, but it is also important that you feel comfortable with the supervisor - comfortable enough to have a conversation in which all areas of your work can be safely explored and in which you can develop, personally and professionally.
Coach Supervisor Requirements:
Significant training and experience in supervision
In touch with developments the field of coaching and with current coaching training
Knowledge of corporate life and organizational systems.
Significant level of psychological theory especially as it relates to professional life and relationships and to the ability to read organisations.
Sensitivity to the learner’s situation.
Ability to work with different coaching styles.
5 years practice as coach or coach mentor
Knowledge of wide range of coaching skills
Highest ethical and professional standards
Work has been professionally supervised over a number of years.
This additional information may support your choice:
CENTRAL TASKS OF SUPERVISION
Supporting clear Contracting – multi-party contracting where appropriate.
Establishing good boundaries
Enhancing reflectivity – working with content and process
Attending to the Coach’s Personal Development.
Creating the Working Alliance.
Deepening Coaching Presence.
Building the Internal Supervisor.
Offering new perspectives to the coach.
Teaching and developing meta-skills.
Increasing the coach’s interventions and tools.
Being sensitive to the coach’s Learning Style.
Using the tools of Coaching Psychology to enhance coaches' awareness of relationship dynamics so that efficiency and effectiveness are greatly increased.
Working with Parallel Process.
Giving constructive feedback.
Creating experiments through which the coach can learn.
Offering educative and restorative support to the coach - ( M Downey)
Working systemically – with coach, client and the wider field.
Ensuring that standards and ethics are maintained.
Opening up new areas of competence for the coach.
Please note that the CSA team and our graduates are fully trained Coach Supervisors and work with coaches at all levels.
