What will it take to make coaching supervision compulsory? (Part 1)

The recent release of the ICF’s new Coaching Supervision Competencies marks a significant milestone in the field of coaching. While coaching supervision itself is not new—and other professional associations, such as the EMCC with its Supervision Competence Framework and the AC with its Coaching Supervision Competency Framework have already established standards—the ICF’s formal recognition of this process underscores the essential role that coaching supervision plays in supporting coaches.
 
Despite this, there are still some coaches who have never experienced coaching supervision and even more who have yet to make it a regular part of their continuing professional development.
 
To address this shortfall, this month, we have a double issue of Coaching Research in Practice devoted to two coaching supervision research papers. We are releasing October and November issues simultaneously in the hope that this double feature will give coaches the motivation they need to make coaching supervision a consistent component of their professional development practices. After all, as coaches, surely we know that intrinsic motivation means so much more than external mandatory requirements.
 
This first article focuses on what coaching supervisors actually do. It describes the coaching supervision space, the roles the supervisor assumes and the processes they engage the supervisee in. Finally, it reflects on current minimum requirements for coaching supervision and makes some recommendations for practice for coaches who aspire to be well-resourced, high-quality professionals.
 
Read full article here: https://reciprocoach.com/coaching-research#!#185
 

Written by Kerryn Griffiths, PhD, PCC and Global ReciproCoach Coordinator