Internal coaches (employees of the organisation who coach staff who do not report to them) Many organisations use more than one format of coaching supervision to ...
1-The qualitative function provides quality control in working with people. The qualitative function may also minimise the risk of unprofessional practice by ensuring the organisation’s standards are upheld and the boundaries of the coach’s competence aren’t overstepped. Supervision is also a way to ensure the coaching is aligned with organisational objectives.
2-The developmental function addresses the skills, understanding and capabilities of the supervisee through the reflection and exploration of the supervisee’s work with their clients.
3-The resourcing function provides emotional support enabling the coach to deal with the intensity of working with clients. Inevitably, coaches will be affected emotionally by being present and empathic with their coaching clients. to remain effective, coaches need to attend to themselves so they avoid over-identifying with their clients or defending against being further affected.
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