Supervision and Coaching

<p>What is supervision and what is distinctive about supervision for coaches? </p><p>This book has a dual purpose: to explore the value of supervision to both giver and receiver in a transformative relationship and to offer practical guidance for both beginning and experienced supervisors. </p><p>In <i>Supervision and Coaching</i> Hilary Cochrane and Trudi Newton create a story of supervision beginning with a challenge: how can we find an understanding of what happens in supervision and what is it that we do that enables learning in this relationship to be both a source of professional growth and personal development? The authors identify what goes on in the process of supervision whatever the field of application and look at the role of being a supervisor as separate and different from being a master practitioner or mentor. With clarity and through real-life examples the book explores the relationship and the developmental impact of supervision using transactional analysis and other models to understand and discuss its psychological basis. <i>Supervision and Coaching</i> includes current theories of adult learning and sections on creating effective contracts supervision with groups and working as an external supervisor for internal coaches.</p><p>Combining practical guidance for both beginning and more experienced supervisors with reflection on the underpinning 'roots' of supervision <i>Supervision and Coaching </i>will be an essential resource for coaches in practice and in training coach supervisors and other people-work professionals working in a supervisory role.</p>