Oxford Brookes course in higher professional development (Coaching Supervision)
leading to
- Professional Certificate of Advanced Study in Coaching Supervision
- Professional Accreditation as an Oxford Brookes Supervisor
This programme in coaching supervision is designed for experienced coaches with an active coaching
practice who already have a postgraduate qualification in Coaching, Psychology, Counselling or
equivalent. The aim of the programme is to provide highly experienced coaches with an opportunity to
extend their competences and skills into the area of coaching supervision.
Participants of the programme will be engaged with a high level overview and critical analysis of the
coaching field that would allow them as coaching supervisors to position their practice for the benefit
of the coaching profession as a whole. The programme will introduce different discourses of coaching
to enable such an overview. Participants will be exploring multiple perspectives on coaching in order
to develop an approach to supervision that is professional, ethical and tailor-made for individual
coaches using a wide variety of approaches. The programme will provide an opportunity to enhance
understanding and develop advanced skills in order to address various issues of the supervision
process. The programme is designed to use innovative and intellectually stimulating methods to take
senior practitioners to a new realm of practice.
The full programme consists of four stages (three of which are optional):
1-a. Preparation (designated reading and peer-coaching)
1-b. Intensive 4 day course
2. Optional supervision on coaching supervision in preparation for assessment
3. Optional assessment stage to receive a Professional Certificate of Advanced Study in Coaching
Supervision
4. Optional accreditation as a Coaching Supervisor by Oxford Brookes University
Programme description
Stage 1-a: Preparation stage
Stage 1-a consists of at least two months during which participants undertake preliminary reading,
reflection, peer-supervision and supervision practice.
The minimum reading will include specifically designed materials and specific chapters from the book:
Bachkirova, T., Jackson, P. & Clutterbuck, D. (Eds), (2011) Supervision in
Coaching and Mentoring: Theory and Practice, Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Participants will be paired for peer-supervision (at least two sessions) according to provided guidance
that will include tasks for reflection and preparation for Stage 2. They will be asked to provide at least
one supervision session for a volunteer coach.
Stage 1-b: Intensive 4-day course provides an opportunity for participants to develop their
own model of supervision by:
nd theoretical perspectives on supervision
related issues
The course will engage participants in a range of innovative methods of study that include conceptual
discussions, co-active reflection, experiential activities and group supervision.
Participants are not initiated into a particular approach to supervision but are encouraged to
experiment with the variety of approaches in order to identify their own model and style of supervision.
Participants could decide to stop this stage and receive a CPD Certificate of attendance.
Participants who wish to receive the Professional Certificate of Advanced Study in Coaching
Supervision and to be accredited as a coaching supervisor by Oxford Brookes University can choose
to take stages 2, 3 and 4 of the programme.
Stage 2 (optional): Supervision on coaching supervision
Participants can choose to take two sessions (1.5 hours) of individual supervision from the
programme tutors on their supervision that will start after the intensive course. These sessions will
allow participants to receive individualised developmental feedback on their model of coaching
supervision in practice.
For participants who wish to receive the Professional Certificate of Advanced Study in Coaching
Supervision and to take part in accreditation as a Coaching Supervisor by Oxford Brookes
University this stage is a requirement prior to undertaking assessment.
Stage 3 (optional): Assessment for Top-up Professional Certificate of Coaching Supervision
from Oxford Brookes University
The assessment consists of one written assignment:
Description and analysis of the candidate’s model of coaching supervision.
The assessment can be taken at any point within two years after completion of the intensive course.
Stage 4 (optional): Accreditation as an Oxford Brookes Coaching Supervisor
This stage is conditional upon successful completion of the assessment at Stage 3 of the programme.
It will consist of an additional assessment that includes a written portfolio with the candidate’s analysis
of two video/audio tapes: one of their ‘best’ and one of their ‘worst’ supervision sessions and an
interview.
Accreditation can be undertaken at any stage within three years after completion of the intensive
course.
This course can be purchased at the Brookes Shop. Before booking, please contact Emma Meats
[email protected] to confirm that your qualifications and experiences are
appropriate to this course.
http://shop.brookes.ac.uk/default.asp
Course date
The intensive course is 2-5 June 2015, the preparation stage begins 2 April 2015, the deadline for
application is 22 March 2015.
To arrange time for the following optional stages please contact Emma Meats
[email protected]
Programme fees
Stage 1: £900
Stage 2: £300
Stage 3: £300
Stage 4: £800
For enquiries, please email: [email protected]
or Dr Tatiana Bachkirova: [email protected]