Supervision

 

 

 

As a coach, you are the one who asks others questions, mirrors them and helps them to become aware of their strengths, potential, blind spots, new perspectives, etc. But who does that to you? Part of a coaching mindset is to continue learning as a person and as a professional and to organise your own reflective praxis. Possibilities for this include intervision, supervision, mentor coaching, courses or training. Here we will discuss the option of supervision.

Supervision aims to promote your personal and professional development, help you deal with (ethical) dilemmas, and improve the quality of your coaching. Supervision is rightly highly recommended by professional organisations or sometimes required for certification. Both during your training and throughout your years as a coach practitioner, supervision offers:

• Professional development
  Using recognised coaching competencies more effectively and in a variety of contexts. Awareness of ethical frameworks and professional responsibility.
• Space for reflection
  Exploring all aspects of challenging situations together. Insight into patterns, personal strengths and development themes, pitfalls. And devising alternative courses of action.
• Personal support
  A relationship of trust and space to discuss emotions, doubts, stress, questions, desires.

In short, whether you are just starting out or have been coaching for years, supervision helps you to:

— keep learning;
— deal with complex situations;
— take care of your own well-being;
— increase your confidence as a coach.

If you wish to renew your credential (ACC, PCC or MCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), you may use a maximum of 10 hours of supervision for your CCEs.

Examples of themes that you can bring to supervision:

• Why is it that I always dread sessions with coachee X and what can I do about it?
• I have scheduled a three-way meeting with my coachee and her manager and now the manager wants to speak to me separately beforehand. What should I do?
• I feel that my coachee is not making any progress. Should I bring this up in conversation? Am I actually a good coach?
• Recently, a conversation went very well and my coachee said that it had helped her enormously. How can I make this happen more often?
• I find it difficult to deal with coachees who are very critical. How can I still stay in my role as a coach?
• My coachee has received a poor assessment from his team and I notice that there is a lot of politics going on around him. How do I deal with this in our coaching?
• I have been working as a coach for many years and things are mostly going well. How can I continue to develop?

Just like a coach, your supervisor will ask you questions and mirror you to help you find your own insights and answers. In addition, your supervisor will offer you insights, knowledge, ideas or advice from their more experienced role.

The difference with mentor coaching is that supervision can include all aspects and questions about yourself as a person in the role of coach, while mentor coaching focuses specifically on the ICF core competencies.

Costs

You decide how many sessions you want to book. We charge an hourly rate of € 150 for individual supervision. You can also register as a group. For a group of two people, the hourly rate is € 125 per person; for a group of three people, it is € 100 per person; and for a group of four people, it is € 75 per person.

The amounts are exclusive of 21% VAT.

If you are interested or would like to register, please contact us.