Supervision is a powerful practice that provides value for beginning and experienced coaches alike. AND you can use up to 10 hours of supervision as CCEs towards renewing your ICF credentials.
What is Coaching Supervision?
- From EMCC: “The interaction that occurs when a coach brings their coaching work experiences to a supervisor in order to be supported and to engage in reflective dialogue and collaborative learning for the development and benefit of the coach, their clients, and their organizations.”
- And from ICF: “Coaching Supervision focuses on the development of the coach’s capacity through offering a richer and broader opportunity for support and development. Coaching supervision creates a safe environment for the coach to share their successes and failures in becoming masterful in the way they work with their clients.”
Isn’t this just “coaching” or “mentoring”?
- Coaching supervision differs from coaching and mentor coaching. Coaching is designed to help clients achieve their objectives through self-awareness, goal setting, and action planning. Mentor Coaching is focused on developing the core competencies and skills required for coaching by receiving feedback from coaching sessions. Coaching supervision works on creating a safe space for the coach and supervisor to reflect on how the personal intrudes on the professional, the systems that impact their work, and how is the coach showing up with their clients. Coaching supervision supports the coach’s awareness, growth, and effectiveness. If Mentor Coaching is focused on the “doing” of coaching, Supervision is focused on the “being”.
Who is it for?
- Coaches who are actively coaching clients and, in a safe, collaborative space, want to reflect on their work and explore interventions, relationships, biases, ethical issues, blind spots, and emotional challenges.
- Supervision is ideal for coaches who are ICF-certified or have completed coach training through an ICF-accredited program.
Ready to jump in? Still have more questions? Send a message or schedule a complementary introduction call and see if it’s the right fit.