Running Supervised Demo-Sessions Base On The Proposed Standard Of Coaching

Abstract

Since January 2014, the Working Group on the development of professional standard “Coach” with the support of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) has taken the initiative: to test the proposed professional standard in real coaching work. Activities were designed as a series of public professional weekly evening meetings during which invited coaches would run a half-hour coaching demo sessions followed by the supervisory analysis and discussion in the context of a professional standard. The purpose of the events was: 1) agree on the application of professional standards and implement using the proposed Professional Standard “Coach” to the real practice of coaching; 2) to promote supervision as included in the proposed Professional Standard. By Summer 2014 there were 18 meetings held. This section contains a number of impressions of the coaches about their experiences of supervised coaching work and discussing it against the background of the proposed professional standard “Coach”.