Description
Book Synopsis
- Why are reflection and supervision important for coaches?
- How might increased self awareness improve competence?
- What kind of activities might a coach consider to develop their own reflective practices?
This practical book helps coaches to improve their practice through reflection and professional support in their work. It explains how these developments can be made alone, with colleagues or with a supervisor, utilising a range of tried and tested frameworks.
Starting with a section on the function of reflection and supervision in the coaching arena, the book moves on to discuss ways that the processes of reflection and supervision might be analyzed. Finally, the book addresses some specific models that coaches might like to try to improve their practice.
The book assumes that the reader has no prior knowledge of the theories used and contains concise summaries of them as well as giving references to further reading for those who are interested. It also contains a
Table of Contents
List of activities
List of figures
About this book
Setting the scene
Reflection in action
Doing it with others
Reflecting on stages
Reflecting on process
Reflecting systemically
Contracting and boundaries
Psychological underpinnings
Cross cultural considerations
What now?
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
