How best to prepare for supervision

Here are some suggestions that may help you to get the most from our supervision conversations:

• Be clear about what you are coming to supervision for and have realistic expectations
  • What is it that you want from supervision and is that doable?
• Think about what kind of relationship you want to have in supervision
  • Who will you be within the supervision relationship?
  • What relationship do you want to create with me, your supervisor?
• Prepare for your supervision by coming along with issues that arise in your coaching conversations
  • What is it that you want to bring?
  • How will you make sure that you bring what is most important?
• Be prepared to step away from all other distractions while you are in the supervision session
  • How will you do that?
• Arrive prepared to
  • Be as honest and open as you can
  • Share where you are right now and where you are on your coaching journey
  • Share experiences and insights that you have had and what you have done with them
  • Hear alternative ideas and approaches and explore how they might work
  • Take guidance and be challenged
  • Play your part in the process and take responsibility for what you do as a result of the conversation
• Keep an open mind
  • Learning from the experience
  • Considering lots of perspectives
• Notice your reactions, emotions and thoughts during the conversation and use those to increase your self-awareness
• Commit to continuous learning and development
  • Set yourself goals
  • Reflect and carry through on action plans
  • Adjust your coaching approach as a result of your insight and learning
  • Keep a log of your coaching and supervision and how you have put learning in to action
• Commit to regular supervision