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Postgraduate Diploma in Coaching Supervision

What is Supervision?

Supervision is now recognised as an essential element of professional coaching practice.

Supervision is a formally contracted relationship with one person in the role of supervisor and the other(s) in the role of coach. The primary intention of supervision is for the supervisor to assist the coach gain additional understanding and develop the effectiveness of their coaching practice.

Supervision and coaching

Executive and business coaching is a complex activity. The coachee's agenda is likely to cover a range of themes such as strategic management, organisational politics, leadership development, work/life balance, and so forth.

The coaching relationship contains many layers of meaning, many of which are difficult for the coach to grasp during a particular coaching session. These layers include:

Dynamics inherent in the coaching relationship (e.g. tensions when the coach is line manager to the coachee)
Organisational dynamics replayed in the coaching relationship (e.g. a “blame culture” manifested as fault finding in the supervision relationship)
The coach's personal psychological response to the coachee and their agenda (e.g. an Asian coachee bringing experience of discrimination to a white coach)

Supervision is important in assisting the coach to work with these themes and layers of meaning.

Additional Functions of Supervision

Working with the psychological dimension of coaching: assisting the coach to develop understanding and confidence addressing the coachee's patterns of relating to self and others, including dimension of transference, counter-transference, personal conflicts, and so forth
Support: The coach is likely to encounter many difficult and demanding situations, which at times may drain their confidence and resources. The supervision relationship can help restore a sense of competence and resilience.
Maintaining professional and ethical standards: The maintenance of standards is a key aspect of the supervisor's role, including a responsibility to take action if the coach is unable or unwilling to address serious professional/ ethical issues
Continuing professional development (CPD): The coach can develop their understanding of the theory and practice of coaching through dialogue with the supervisor

Professional Requirement for Supervision

The European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Code of Ethics requires that all its members have supervision (in a form, frequency and duration that meets the needs of the nature of the coaching/mentoring being undertaken).

Course Information

Who this course is designed for:

The course will meet the needs of the practising business and executive coach who wishes to take on the role of coaching supervisor.

Course Structure:

The course consists of 16 days delivered over 6 workshops.

Course content:

Definitions of supervision
The functions of supervision
Key theoretical perspectives on coaching supervision
Contracting issues
The Internal Supervisor
Professional and ethical context
Distinctions between related activities (supervision, coaching, mentoring, consultancy, training, therapy)
Organisational context of coaching supervision

Practice and Skill Development:

There will be 1:1 coaching supervision practice/feedback sessions at each workshop
Group supervision at each workshop
Delegates will be expected to be offering coaching supervision at the beginning of the course, or begin supervision by the second workshop

Assessment and the Award

Delegates will complete a Reflective Practice Journal and be required to complete 3 assignments during the programme.

The course is currently seeking accreditation through Leeds Metropolitan University.

Dates

17th & 18th September 2009

11th - 13th November 2009

20th - 22nd January 2010

10th – 12th March 2010

28th – 30th April 2010

10th & 11th June 2010

NEW DATES FOR OUR OCTOBER 2010 INTAKE OF THE PROGRAMME NOW AVAILABLE. REGISTER YOUR INTEREST NOW.

Dates

October 2010 intake;

Workshop 1: 7/8 October 2010

Workshop 2: 24-26 November 2010

Workshop 3: 19-21 January 2011

Workshop 4: 9-11 March

Workshop 5: 4-6 May

Workshop 6: 23/24 June

Cost & up to 60% subsidy towards course fees

The cost of the programme is £6,600 plus VAT. This figure includes the LMU post-graduate award enrolment fee which gives delegates the use of LMU student services, the external assessment process, the provision of award and the award ceremony. VAT is added to all quoted figures.

Up to 60% subsidy towards course fees - PB Coaching is able to support applications from businesses in Yorkshire and Humber for up to 60% of the costs of training through the Train to Gain Enhancement Fund. This funding is available for a limited period only so to take advantage now. The precise subsidy is dependent upon the Enhancement Funds regulations and may be subject to change. For more information, please call Sue Horner at our Leeds office or visit www.enhancementfund.co.uk for further detail.

Depending on the volume of coaching work you are undertaking, you may also need to budget for additional supervision. During your study, we are able to offer supervision at a heavily discounted rate.

Venue

The programme will be run in Yorkshire. The first workshop is held at High Trenhouse (http://www.high-trenhouse.co.uk) in Malham and the remaining workshops are held at our office in Central Leeds (http://www.3albionplace.com)

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