Dr Andrea Giraldez-Hayes

Dr Andrea Giraldez-Hayes: Putting supervision in the heart of coaching education and training

Session on 24 November 2020 15:30 UTC - View on timetable

Session

Over the past three decades, the coaching industry has grown enormously, attracting professionals from different backgrounds. As a result, on top of the professional bodies competencies frameworks and codes of ethics, it has become essential to maintain, develop and secure good practice. However, as suggested by EMCC Global and Henley Business School executive report entitled The state of play in European Coaching and Mentoring (Passmore & Brown, 2017), only a limited number of coaches seem to be engaged in formal supervision.

Supervision is a central part of coaching training for the MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology at the University of East London. In this round table, we will discuss the role, opportunities and challenges of coaching supervision. We will also present the new PgCert in Coaching Psychology Supervision that will start running in January 2021 at UEL. A brief presentation will be followed by a facilitated discussion, as we would like to invite participants to consider different approaches and options to incorporate coaching supervision as an essential component of coaching training and practice.

Learning outcomes

• To share new perspectives on the role of coaching supervision for trainee and professional coaches
• To discuss the coaching supervision approach at UEL
• To consider the need of coaching supervision.

Bio

Dr Andrea Giraldez-Hayes is an experienced coach and psychologist with an international reputation. She is the programme leader for the MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology and the PgCert in Coaching Psychology Supervision at the University of East London and Director of Online Learning for Growth Coaching International. She has worked as a university lecturer, coach and consultant in Spain, UK, Italy, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina. Always committed to social causes, Andrea regularly works as a volunteer coach for Parent Gym, UpRising, Lon-Art and the Humanitarian Coaching Network. She is an associate editor for Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, the International Coaching Psychology Review and the International Journal of Coaching Psychology. Her research interests include the boundaries between therapy and coaching, the role of arts and creativity in coaching and the possibilities of coaching in education. Clients and peers describe Andrea as an inspirational facilitator and an empowering coach and supervisor.