Coaching Supervision ─ A Practical Guide for Supervisees

Just like the coaching relationship, supervision is most successful when it is a collaborative endeavour, with both parties clear on their roles and the process.Coaching Supervision: A practical guide for supervisees is an intensely practical book providing guidance on when, why and how to seek supervision, and on how coaches can make the most of the supervision they receive.

Written by experienced supervisors who have a deep understanding of the field, and drawing internationally on research into good practice, this book:

• Provides a step by step approach to choosing a supervisor

• Provides practical tips on how to prepare for supervision

• Advises on how to structure the coach/mentor development journey

• Explores the breadth of activities that enhance reflective practice

• Shows how supervision is an integral element of professional coaching and mentoring

This practical guide for supervisees informs and empowers the practitioner to become an active participant in the coaching supervision process. It will be vital reading for all established and trainee coaches and mentors participating in the supervision process, either as supervisors or supervisees.

David Clutterbuck is a coaching and mentoring consultant and is Visiting Professor at Sheffield Hallam University, UK and Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Carol Whitaker MBA, FCIPD, is Director at Whitaker Consulting specialising in Executive Coaching, Supervision and Mentoring. She is Associate Lecturer for the Business School and a Coach/Supervisor for the MA Coaching and Mentoring Practice at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Michelle Lucas MBA, FCIPD is Director at Greenfields Consulting Limited specialising in Executive Coaching, Coaching Supervision and the training of internal coaches, mentors and supervisors. She is an Associate Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University Business School, UK.