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Anyone for Cricket?

I don’t know if any of you are cricket fans; I wouldn’t say I am, but I am an enforced spectator due to my partner’s passion for the game....

Is it right to coach or supervise using approaches drawn from psychotherapy?

Andrew Scott

Aug 2, 20232 min read

Is it right to coach or supervise using approaches drawn from psychotherapy?

In a couple of recent posts, I have included some of the learning from our experimenting with Gestalt approaches to supervision, in a...

Experimenting with Gestalt (2): A Sensing Approach

Andrew Scott

Jul 27, 20231 min read

Experimenting with Gestalt (2): A Sensing Approach

In a previous post about our Gestalt CPD session, we highlighted some of the learning from using objects to stimulate transformative...

Experimenting with Gestalt (1): Touching Objects

Andrew Scott

Jul 25, 20231 min read

Experimenting with Gestalt (1): Touching Objects

We were experimenting with Gestalt approaches at the CSP CPD event the other day, and drawing on the excellent 101 Coaching Supervision...

Andrew Scott

Mar 28, 20224 min read

Listen!

Listen: How to Find the Words for Tender Conversations, by Dr Kathryn Mannix At first glance you may overlook the relevance and value of...

Andrew Scott

Dec 14, 20211 min read

Reviewing a Supervisory Meeting

What sort of questions do you mean, when you talk about a review checklist for supervisory meetings? That was the question one...

Andrew Scott

Dec 14, 20211 min read

Preparing for Supervision

At a recent workshop on Getting the Most out of Supervision, one of the participants said that it would be very helpful to have an...

The use of the 3 Ps (Philosophy, Purpose and Process) in supervision

Jeremy Gomm

Nov 17, 20213 min read

The use of the 3 Ps (Philosophy, Purpose and Process) in supervision

One of the ways in which we pursue our own development is to try out different approaches to supervision. We were very impressed and...

Andrew Scott

Oct 29, 20213 min read

Towards a Practice Framework

We have blogged before about the idea of a practice framework. Here we take the idea a little further. Supervision sessions often start...

janallonsmith

May 24, 20214 min read

Co-Creating the Learning Alliance

Definitions and descriptions of coaching supervision vary in approach, but there is general agreement that the purpose is learning and...

Contracting for Supervision (Coach's Perspective)

Andrew Scott

May 24, 20214 min read

Contracting for Supervision (Coach's Perspective)

Coaches and supervisors often talk about a ‘chemistry check’ meeting as the necessary prelude to deciding to work with someone.  That is...

Domains of Reflection in Coaching Supervision

Neil Ralph

May 24, 20213 min read

Domains of Reflection in Coaching Supervision

As reflective practitioners it is valuable to develop our reflective practice and to identify opportunities for learning and growth...

Contracting for Supervision (supervisor's perspective)

Andrew Scott

Mar 12, 20215 min read

Contracting for Supervision (supervisor's perspective)

Coaches and supervisors often talk about a ‘chemistry check’ meeting as the necessary prelude to deciding to work with someone. That is...

Neil Ralph

Mar 8, 20213 min read

How do you show up?

Have you reflected on how you show up in your coaching sessions? Because how you show up and the parts of you that you share with your...

Andrew Scott

Feb 18, 20212 min read

What shall I take to supervision?

Have you ever had that experience when a meeting with your supervisor is in the diary, but you can’t think what to take to supervision?...

Helen Smith

Dec 10, 20201 min read

Develop Thinking

Recently I was offered the opportunity to write a book. After some negotiation – first with myself, then a proposal submission and...

Are we alive to the voice of our own consciousness?

Helen Smith

Nov 18, 20202 min read

Are we alive to the voice of our own consciousness?

What pace do you live life at, operate at on a daily basic? In our 24/7 digital environment which has been precipitated further in 2020...

Helen Smith

Nov 3, 20202 min read

Diving Deep

When you embarked upon a professional coaching career it was probably driven by your interest in the development of others. I am sure you...

Andrew Scott

Oct 5, 20204 min read