Content Directors’ Update Current Thinking CSA News Calendar of Events 2014 Information about AOCS Articles The Gift of Mindfulness, Elaine Patterson Leadership and Wicked Problems Chris Gale Tales from the Supervisors Chair: Insights for Coaches, Julia Menual Measuring Innovation Creativity and Change Karyn Prentice Those Moments when we Lose Presence, Amanda Ridings Tammy Turner on […]
Tammy Turner on Coaching Supervision ICF Article The ICFA Professional Standards’ Committee receives regular inquiries from member coaches looking to enhance their skills and further develop themselves. This is not surprising at all as any coach knows you are your service. There are many courses, qualifications and certifications available on the market to suit everyone. […]
Those moments when we lose presence… by Amanda Ridings In coaching and supervision practice, being present is such a ‘holy grail’ that I risk my reputation in saying that I am currently fascinated by the moments when I lose presence, or times when I’m not able to be present enough. As I study this element of […]
Measuring Innovation, Creativity and Change by Karyn Prentice CSA Assistant Director of Training One afternoon a few weeks ago I was reading and a sentence jumped out at me. No matter what came after that my eyes kept travelling back to those words as it registered its impact on me. I noticed how it kept […]
Tales from the Supervisors Chair: Insights for Coaches Julia Menaul What’s out there; that’s in here? Last year, when there were one-day strikes in the public sector over cuts, I was facilitating a supervision group within the NHS. The session was going OK but I felt we were getting “stuck”. After coffee, one lady made […]
Leadership and Wicked Problems by Chris Gale Among the many interesting contributions Keith Grint makes to current thinking about leadership is his exploration of the approaches or ‘style’ we might adopt in dealing with different types of problems at work. He uses a simple description of three sorts of problems – Tame, Wicked or a Crisis […]
The Gift of Mindfulness By Elaine Patterson “Remember that mindfulness practice is a radical act of love. This means that compassion and self compassion lie at its root” Jon Kabat- Zinn (1990 pg 303) A Gift to Myself This Christmas I gave myself the gift of mindfulness. I decided to immerse myself in the practice […]
Mongolia: Transformation and change – starting with myself! By Jo Birch CSA Graduate 2011, tutor on Singapore and London CSA Diploma in Coaching Supervision programmes As I look out the window, squinting past the strong sun’s rays, I count… eighteen, nineteen… 20! I delight in watching the graceful, gentle movement of the Demoiselle cranes and […]
The History Of Creative Writing For Reflective & Transformational Supervision Master Class Jackee Holder Saturday 26th October 2013 In April of this year I facilitated a half-day workshop for coach supervisors as part of the Coaching Supervision Academy Community along with a workshop for the BACP Coaching division http://bacp.co.uk as part of the monthly network development sessions. The […]
Contents Welcome Articles Events WELCOME Welcome to the CSA summer newsletter. If you can drag yourselves away from this delightful weather, we have lots of good things for you to read and some excellent events for you to consider. The newsletter has not appeared for some time; this is because we have been extremely busy […]
