Personal Growth and Change are two of my favorite things.  Some people prefer other things, I am a life-long learner-a  LLL.  Right now it’s all about supervision because I have my certification exam on Saturday.

I would like to tell you what supervision is (vs. coaching), because many of you have asked, AND as I have finished my training to be a supervisor, EASC and the oral certification exam is a week away.

Supervision is a relational process of personal development where the client(s)become aware of and reflect on and then develop their personal resources for positive change both regarding themselves and their work environment.  It’s an inductive learning process where one finds negative (stuck) patterns that serve both the client’s needs for change and growth, and it has the goal of optimizing and providing for the needed security in the client’s work and personal development so that change can happen.

Both supervision and coaching are solution-oriented and look at career/work life.  Both focus on these four areas of competency: character and personal (EQ); organizational and systemic; relational and social (EQ); and finally, the goal is to become “fit to perform”: in occupational, decision-making, work responsibilities, and ability to perform at work.

Supervision can have many settings: one-to-one supervision, in groups, in teams, in organizations (for change and development), with leaders, with other coaches, with social workers and psychologists, or even with health professionals like doctors and nurses. 

In my training experience part, I have worked with a sme team, with a ceo, with someone looking to retire, and someone else who was having a sort of mid-life crisis.  These practical experiences added to my startup, leadership, sme, job search and change, burnout and other business coaching clients out my portfolio quite a bit.

This coming Saturday, I will have my final oral exam (my whole supervision training has lasted 36 days and went 9am-6pm each day). I and my colleagues have “learned the ropes” and have extensive supervision practice.  By 5:30pm we all will (hopefully) be certified supervisors and coaches (we are already coaches).

Don’t worry, I’m not giving up coaching, but adding the “deeper” level of supervision to augment the services to my clients.  So, I’ll be even more capable and competent to bring you (and your team/project/organization) to the next level.

I hope I have answered your questions- if not, give me a shout.

Have a great week and think of me studying away!

Patricia Jehle   patricia@jehle-coaching.com