Archive for the ‘Supervision’ Category:
What are the skills a Coach uses?
When you ask, what are the skills a Coach uses, you might want to bear in mind “how long is a piece of string?” There are some skills that all good Coaches will use for sure and these may seem quite obvious, such as: Being present the client. Creating a safe space. Building a relationship […]
How Coaches are invited into the Drama and what happens next!
This week I will start by exploring how Coaches are invited into the Drama. So let me clarify what I am talking about. The models and ideas for this series are drawn from Transactional Analysis. Following on from last week, Coaches can often find themselves being sucked into their client’s Drama and this is unhelpful. […]
What is Coaching Supervision? 10 answers and why it’s vital!
What is Coaching Supervision? Read the results of a survey plus a detailed explanation from experienced Master Trainer, Coach and Supervisor Melody Cheal
What is the importance of recognising emotions in Coaching?
Have you considered the importance of recognising emotions in Coaching? Let me expand, how good are you at recognising your own emotions? How about emotions in your clients? Recognising or Perceiving Emotions is one of the Branches of the MSCEIT (Mayer, Salovey and Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test). Some people are naturally good at recognising their […]
Where does Wisdom fit in Positive Psychology Coaching?
How does Wisdom fit into coaching practice and what is the connection to Positive Psychology?
Why Coaches take on cases beyond their training
An insight what drives Coaches to sometimes taken on Clients they are not equipped to deal with. The author uses models from Transactional Analysis to help explain this unconscious process.
Creating Coaching Contracts – Part 6
The relationship contract, client’s outcomes (goals) and tasking In my individual Supervision sessions and Supervision Groups I sometimes notice a Coach who will launch straight into the “story” they want to talk about. This is always a clue for me that we may be about to discuss “parallel processing”. Note: Parallel processing is where a […]
Creating Coaching Contracts – Part 5
The importance of multi-cornered contracts What is a multi-cornered contract? The clue is in the name, most coaching contracts are not just between two people. The obvious parties to a contract are the Coach and the Client however there are often other stake holders. In simplest terms ethical professional Coaches have a Supervisor and although […]
Between Sessions. Creating Coaching Contracts, Part 4
Are you a Coach who sometimes has problems with clients contacting you between sessions. Find out how to handle this and more
Soft Boundaries. Creating Coaching Contracts, Part 3
Soft boundaries are one of the most common issues my students bring to Supervision. So what is a soft boundary? A soft boundary can either be a boundary that has not been put in place or where you, the Coach, allow the client to ignore a boundary.