Cathy Liska 
What’s the difference between Coaching Supervision and Mentor Coaching?
- A Mentor Coach primarily supports a coach in achieving the levels of coaching competency and building skills in the Core Competencies. Coaching Supervision offers a coach a richer and broader opportunity for support and development. In Coaching Supervision, there may be a greater focus on reflective practice and the being of the coach. Coaching Supervision provides a wide-angled lens to review one’s coaching practice with a fellow practitioner.
What is Coaching Supervision?
- Coaching Supervision is a collaborative learning practice to continually build the capacity of the coach through reflective dialogue for the benefit of both coaches and clients.
- Coaching Supervision focuses on the development of the coach’s capacity through offering a richer and broader opportunity for support and development. Coaching Supervision creates a safe environment for the coach to share their successes and failures in becoming masterful in the way they work with their clients.
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What is Mentor Coaching?
- Mentor Coaching for an ICF Credential consists of coaching and feedback in a collaborative, appreciative and dialogued process based on an observed or recorded coaching session to increase the coach’s capability in coaching, in alignment with the ICF Core Competencies.
- Mentoring provides professional assistance in achieving and demonstrating the levels of coaching competency and capability demanded by the desired credential level.
- Mentor Coaching should take place over an extended time (three-month minimum) in a cycle that allows for listening and feedback from the Mentor Coach while also allowing reflection and practice on the part of the individual being mentored.
What are the reasons coaches engage in coaching supervision?
- Reflection on potential blind spots, biases, and other ethical questions
- Coach and client boundaries and conflicts of interests
- Challenges and complexities of internal coaching and sponsor contracts
- Managing coach self-care
- Alignment with authenticity
- Consultative support for client work
- Awareness of self within client relationships
- Best practices and emerging trends
What is included in the Group Coaching Supervision Program?
- Six 90-minute group sessions focused on reflection, awareness, and consultative support in your coaching work.
- One 60-minute individual coaching session with Coach Supervisor
When are coaching supervision groups happening?
- ICF Credential Holders: April 3 – June 19,  12PM New York/5PM London
- Non-ICF Credential Holders: May 8 – July 24,  12PM New York/5PM London
What are the reasons to be excited about this?
- Great addition to coach training with the self-reflective practice called for in our competencies and ethics.
- It provides ongoing professional development in keeping with the Code of Ethics and Core Competencies.
