Reflective Practice

As Coaches we aim to be reflective practitioners as this allows us to stay open and present in each exchange. Mindfulness has long been incorporated within the therapeutical professions and today we see the wisdom of this being critical to the way of being. Supervision may introduce each coach to a more deeply contemplative practice to benefit both coach and client, their relationship and developing work together.

We can see that such a practitioner will have an advantage on one who simply coaches systematically, applying models and approaches without taking the time to reflect on their appropriateness. Reflective practice helps coaches build that internal capability to self coach and self supervise. Supervisors often teach their supervisees by modelling this process and you will find more details on "Mindfulness" in the Resource section
Focus on transpersonal aspects of ourselves and clients allows deeper conversations to evolve

While existing models of supervision, especially that of Hawkins & Shohet, provide a valuable guide to this work, it is in the contemplative approach that we find a way of working that facilitates our work at a transpersonal level.