Michael Carroll

Coaching psychologists, executive coaches and life coaches are recommended to have supervision for their work and in some cases required to do so. One coaching organisation (APECS) accredits executive coaches and supervisors of executive coaches. Training is currently available for those who would like to build up their competencies as supervisors of coaches (see www.supervisioncentre.com, www.bathconsultancy.group.com). Coaching psychology is following the trend not just because it is a trend, hopefully but because supervision makes good sense from both learning and quality perspectives. More and more individuals and organisations are ‘discovering’ supervision and realising that it can be one of the best sources, when used well, to build excellence, develop talent and maintain quality work. Supervision has found its way into the Prison Service, Police Services, Management consultancy, Nursing, Human Resources and a raft of other professions. It has been part and parcel of the Helping Professions for over a century. Why is this? This article asks some questions about what is supervision, what is its value and in particular its value to coaching psychologists, to coaching organisations and to those who are the recipients of coaching psychology services?

Full article: Volume 2, Issue 1 pages 4 - 8