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Supervision Fundamentals

Part 1 of the Diploma in Coaching Supervision

Coaching Supervision (Part 1) – Fundamentals: OTS10958

What is Coaching Supervision?

A safe space for reflective dialogue with a practicing supervisor, supporting the coach’s practice, development and well-being.

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Programme Purpose

The purpose of this programme is to teach the foundations of coaching supervision.

This course gets you started on your supervision journey – you will be taught the essentials of professional supervision and gain confidence applying them with each other and your practice supervisees.

This programme is for experienced coaches (ideally accredited with EMCC at Senior Practitioner level or above) who would like to start the journey towards becoming a coach supervisor.

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Target Audience

Your first step as professional coach supervisor​

The course has been developed for experienced coaches, operating at the level of Senior Practitioner (with EMCC Global or AC), PCC (with ICF), Level 7 (with ILM) or any other equivalent accreditation status.

Suitable for 

  • Coaching leads planning to offer supervision to internal coaches
  • Organisational development professionals wishing to expand their range

How does this course link to others?

This course is Part 1 of the Diploma in Coaching Supervision, comprising Modules 1 and 2 of the full diploma programme.

On successful completion of this course you will be one third of the way towards completing the full Diploma.

As such, it is a significant step towards achieving the prestigious EMCC Global individual supervisor accreditation, ESIA.

The Course at a Glance

A three-month introduction to coaching supervision, consisting of 7 taught input sessions delivered online via MS Teams, including professional feedback on a recorded supervision session.

7 × live, 3-hour interactive and experiential online modules.

7 entries to a reflective journal with input from faculty.

7 online quiz exercises, highlighting key content.

Online community forum, and learning environment.

Internal buddy system for practicing supervision.

12 supervision practice hours collected during programme.

Final assessment of a submitted recording.

1:1 Tutorials with Faculty to reflect on learning outcomes.

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Module 1

Foundations of Supervision

Learners will discover the basics of supervision. Learning groups will be established and will meet for the first time. Individuals will also pair up with each other to form practice supervision pairs and will start supervising each other in their own time. Reflective Journals will start and learners will contribute to the online community discussion forum.

Session

1

Programme Introduction

Welcoming everyone to the programme. Personal introductions. Familiarisation with learning platform. Discussing a team contract.

Session

2

Supervision Competences and Capacities

Defining Supervision. Working with the Supervision Competence Framework.

Session

3

Working with the 7-Eyed Model

Demonstration. Applying the 7-Eyed supervision model. Introduction to Parallel Process.

Session

4

Supervision Alliance – Contracting

Establishing a working alliance between supervisor and supervisee.

Module 2

Functions of Supervision

This module contains three sessions and a recorded supervision exercise. We introduce Proctor’s three functions of supervision: Normative, Formative and Restorative. The intention is to establish and embed essential supervision skills by the end of the first term, so that learners are set up for success.

Session

5

Normative : the Qualitative Function

We explore what it means to be an effective reflective (and reflexive) practitioner.

Session

6

Formative: the Developmental Function

How the supervisor supports the supervisee to improve their competence as a coach.

Session

7

Restorative – the Supportive Function

How the supervisor supports the supervisee to resource themselves, remaining fit to practice.

Course Completion

Assessment

Assessment involves a comprehensive consideration of your participation in the learning journey as a whole.

The reflective journals, session quizzes, community discussion comments, live contributions, feedback from supervisees, feedback on a recorded session and individualised faculty feedback all count towards validating your learning and underpin your certificate of completion of this programme.

A note about accreditation

On completion of the full Diploma programme (Parts 1, 2 & 3), EMCC supervisor accreditation (ESIA) will only be available to coaches who are also accredited at Senior Practitioner level at the time of graduation.

How does this course relate to the Diploma in Coaching Supervision?

This course is Part 1 of the Diploma in Coaching Supervision.

On successful completion of this course you will be one third of the way towards completing the full Diploma. As such, it is a significant step towards achieving the prestigious EMCC Global individual supervisor accreditation, ESIA.

You may choose to move straight on to Coaching Supervision Part 2, Modalities. Or you may decide to wait and join a future cohort. All three parts of the diploma programme act as standalone courses and may be joined by anyone who has previously completed the earlier elements.

Coaching Supervision Part 3 – Your Professional Identity – requires learners to be accredited at Senior Practitioner level upon entry.

Online Learning Platform

We use a very user-friendly online learning platform which acts as a secure base for all the work that we do over the 12-month period.

All the handouts contained within the programme will be available here, along with homework assignments and space for community discussion.

The platform acts as a container for the learning journey undertaken by participants. Each module gets unlocked at the right time, and all learner requirements are made clear and visible.

Progress is indicated visually, and overdue tasks are highlighted.
Each module has a Community Discussion area where participants will share resources and reflections. Sessions are also followed up with a fun quiz

Online Learning Platform
This programme has been developed with a lot of attention. A nice combination of theory and practice, with an eye for creativity in the supervision practice as well. An online platform which provided reflection exercises, sharing knowledge and comments. The teachers and professor brought a lot of knowledge and exercises in.
The program includes in-depth theory relating to the field of professional supervision and can sometimes confront existing beliefs and paradigms. Because of this, it has made my work even more interesting, and has also strengthened my coaching skills.
The programme contains so many useful and surprising components needed to be a professional supervisor and role model! It is a huge enrichment for me as a master coach, and I look forward to applying this knowledge with other coaches and thus further professionalising the coaching profession.
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