Welcome to group supervision. I am delighted to be the coaching supervisor and I am looking forward to our work together. On a business note, these are my policies, procedures & guidelines for our work together. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding these or anything you would like to add.
Agreement
Each group session will meet for 90 minutes on the dates listed for the program you have selected for six sessions. All group sessions meet at 12pm Eastern Time. By signing this agreement, you agree that you: 1) are a certified ICF coach and have logged at least 200 coaching hours; 2) you are actively coaching an average of 1-2 clients a week and 3) have met with the supervisor for a Discovery call.
Integrity
If there is anything that arises that upsets you or makes you feel unreasonably uncomfortable, or you would like to make changes to our way of working, please bring it to your supervisor's attention. You may do this privately or in front of the group. In order for our work to be transformative, we must be open and honest and vulnerable. The hope is we all work together to create a safe space where we feel supported and can be ourselves. There is always a learning opportunity in every exchange of feedback and with every trigger point.
Group dynamics are a real thing and we will experience them during our time together. The core foundation of group supervision is the agreement of curiosity, openness, kindness and reflection - behaviors that support psychological safety and allow for triggers to arise and fall as we learn deeply about ourselves. By signing this document, you agree to hold a compassionate and caring space for yourself and for other members of the group to share and process their "stuff" whatever it is and whenever it is needed.
Confidentiality
Many of us may have future plans, business affairs, customer lists, financial information, job information, personal information and other information that you consider is confidential. By signing this document, you agree you will not, either directly or indirectly use any such information or disclose it to anyone else without direct permission from the member/participant/supervisor, except under the following circumstances: if required to by law.
Your supervisor will be working with her own supervisor to support her supporting you. Your private information, including name, will not be shared. By signing this document, you give her permission bring her own experience in the context of the group dynamics to her supervisor without revealing any personal information.
Cancellation
As a closed supervision group, we rely on each other to attend each session and any less formal meetings inbetween. If for any reason you cannot attend the session, please notify the entire group at least 24 hours in advance (barring emergencies). Please use this sparingly, if never at all. To promote attendance, no portion of your fee will be returned.
Non-attendance: client will forfeit session and associated fees.
Session dates and times *may* be moved if agreed upon by the entire group and the supervisor.
Roles and Responsibilities
As your coaching supervisor Grace Capus will take responsibility for:
- Time keeping.
- Developing group questions/tools/ideas.
- Monitoring ethical issues.
- Suggesting texts, books, web sites, courses, other institutions and professionals if appropriate; these services are offered without liability, obligation or redress to my business or myself.
- Supporting, to the best of my ability, a safe space through agreements and develpoment of the group.
- To keep our work within the appropriate scope of group superivison.
- Any other negotiated requests by the group.
As supervisee you will be responsible for:
- Preparing for our sessions by taking a few minutes before joining to center and be present.
- Presenting at least one case study in the context of the group topic (value/bold/competencies) over the course of the group.
- Supporting, to the best of your ability, a safe space through agreements and develpoment of the group.
- Being open and honest, even when it is uncomfortable, and in a respectful way.
- Refrain from giving advice or "helping" other members - respect their processes and space.
- Any other negotiated requests by the group.
Near the end of our time together, we will assess continuation of the group.
I am a member of the ICF and the Association of Coaching Supervisors and abide by their code of ethics.