Helen Smith
Anyone for Cricket?
I don’t know if any of you are cricket fans; I wouldn’t say I am, but I am an enforced spectator due to my partner’s passion for the game....
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The purpose of this blog is to share our passion for Supervision, and to stimulate yours.
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Andrew Scott
- Aug 2
- 2 min
Is it right to coach or supervise using approaches drawn from psychotherapy?
In a couple of recent posts, I have included some of the learning from our experimenting with Gestalt approaches to supervision, in a...
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Andrew Scott
- Jul 27
- 1 min
Experimenting with Gestalt (2): A Sensing Approach
In a previous post about our Gestalt CPD session, we highlighted some of the learning from using objects to stimulate transformative...
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Andrew Scott
- Jul 25
- 1 min
Experimenting with Gestalt (1): Touching Objects
We were experimenting with Gestalt approaches at the CSP CPD event the other day, and drawing on the excellent 101 Coaching Supervision...
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Andrew Scott
- Mar 28, 2022
- 4 min
Listen!
Listen: How to Find the Words for Tender Conversations, by Dr Kathryn Mannix At first glance you may overlook the relevance and value of...
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Andrew Scott
- Dec 14, 2021
- 1 min
Reviewing a Supervisory Meeting
What sort of questions do you mean, when you talk about a review checklist for supervisory meetings? That was the question one...
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Andrew Scott
- Dec 14, 2021
- 1 min
Preparing for Supervision
At a recent workshop on Getting the Most out of Supervision, one of the participants said that it would be very helpful to have an...
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Jeremy Gomm
- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
The use of the 3 Ps (Philosophy, Purpose and Process) in supervision
One of the ways in which we pursue our own development is to try out different approaches to supervision. We were very impressed and...
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Andrew Scott
- Oct 29, 2021
- 3 min
Towards a Practice Framework
We have blogged before about the idea of a practice framework. Here we take the idea a little further. Supervision sessions often start...
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janallonsmith
- May 24, 2021
- 4 min
Co-Creating the Learning Alliance
Definitions and descriptions of coaching supervision vary in approach, but there is general agreement that the purpose is learning and...
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Andrew Scott
- May 24, 2021
- 4 min
Contracting for Supervision (Coach's Perspective)
Coaches and supervisors often talk about a ‘chemistry check’ meeting as the necessary prelude to deciding to work with someone.  That is...
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Neil Ralph
- May 24, 2021
- 3 min
Domains of Reflection in Coaching Supervision
As reflective practitioners it is valuable to develop our reflective practice and to identify opportunities for learning and growth...
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Andrew Scott
- Mar 12, 2021
- 5 min
Contracting for Supervision (supervisor's perspective)
Coaches and supervisors often talk about a ‘chemistry check’ meeting as the necessary prelude to deciding to work with someone. That is...
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Neil Ralph
- Mar 8, 2021
- 3 min
How do you show up?
Have you reflected on how you show up in your coaching sessions? Because how you show up and the parts of you that you share with your...
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Andrew Scott
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
What shall I take to supervision?
Have you ever had that experience when a meeting with your supervisor is in the diary, but you can’t think what to take to supervision?...
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Helen Smith
- Dec 10, 2020
- 1 min
Develop Thinking
Recently I was offered the opportunity to write a book. After some negotiation – first with myself, then a proposal submission and...
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Helen Smith
- Nov 18, 2020
- 2 min
Are we alive to the voice of our own consciousness?
What pace do you live life at, operate at on a daily basic? In our 24/7 digital environment which has been precipitated further in 2020...
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Helen Smith
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
Diving Deep
When you embarked upon a professional coaching career it was probably driven by your interest in the development of others. I am sure you...
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Andrew Scott
- Oct 5, 2020
- 4 min
Refreshing one’s practice framework
By Andrew Scott and Jan Allon-Smith One of the best books we have read on coaching supervision is Hewson and Carroll’s Reflective...
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Andrew Scott
- Jul 23, 2020
- 2 min
Intuition in supervision
I have long been interested in intuition, and in particular, the intuition of coaches during coaching sessions with their clients; and...
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