Health Coaching Supervision

Sheffield based Peak Health Coaching can help with Health coaching supervision, offering online courses which can be accessed anywhere across the UK.

Getting Supervision

Supervisor Training

Why Coaching Supervision?

Good quality supervision provides a safe space for practitioners to think well for themselves about their coaching practice. Coaching Supervision focuses on normative, formative and restorative elements so that participants are practising safely, within their developing capabilities and competencies and feel supported in their role.

What is Coaching Supervision and how is it different from other supervision?

It is really important for both health and wellbeing coaches and their service users (patients, clients) that the coach has regular access to high quality health coaching supervision. Coaching supervision is different from other types of supervision such as line management supervision or clinical supervision.

1. Line management Supervision

Focuses on day to day and operational issues - often the first port of call for coaches

2. Clinical Supervision

Focuses on the clinical aspects and questions arising from coaching - normally facilitated by a GP/clinician

3. Coaching Supervision

Focuses on the formative (developmental), Normative (standards) and Restorative (well-being) of health coaches and is specifically related to their coaching work.

THIS IS WHAT WE OFFER.

How often should I be getting coaching supervision?

Regular coaching supervision, from a suitably qualified health coaching supervisor is recommended for everyone who uses a health and wellbeing coaching approach in their work. This supervision can be a combination of 1:1 and group sessions and maybe every 4-6 weeks, depending on need and caseload.

Getting supervision

How can I access coaching supervision?

Coaching supervision is normally provided via your employing organisation. We recognise that, due to this being a relatively new role, there are not many suitably experienced and qualified Health Coach Supervisors. However, many of the coaches we have trained, are rapidly accumulating the logged coaching hours (500) and demonstrating competencies to Tier 3 that would put them in a position to be supervisors, once suitably trained. We have therefore produced a training programme that, we believe, sets up suitably experienced colleagues, to start to provide supervision for their coaching peers (see below).

Can Peak Health Coaching offer Coach Supervision?

Peak Health Coaching can offer Coaching supervision to colleagues. We are delighted to offer Health Coaching Supervision, either 1:1, as a group, or a combination depending on your needs. Participants on our group supervision offering can book as a small group or individually on any of our group supervision sessions, availability allowing.

Bookings for our 90 minute group supervision sessions can be made via our website but please contact support@peakhealthcoaching.com if you would like to take advantage of our 6 x group booking discount

and/or arrange 1:1 Supervision.

Investment

Group Supervision: £75 plus VAT per person per session

Group Supervision (6 session discount): £360 + VAT per person for 6 sessions

1:1 Supervision: £150 + VAT per session

What next?

If you're ready to book please visit our booking page here. If you would like to take advantage of our discounts for bookings of 6 or more group supervision places please first contact our support team at support@peakhealthcoaching.com.

If you would value a conversation with one of the team, please get in touch.

Please note, our Peak Health Coaching supervision offer is intended to be a supportive and helpful offer for colleagues and the wider system, whilst we train others to take on supervisor roles. We are keen to build capacity for high quality health coaching supervision nationally and this needs more health coaches to undertake supervision training so do please look at our Supervisor Training Programme (below) for details of how you can develop yourself as a health and wellbeing coaching supervisor. We would be delighted to discuss this opportunity for your personal growth and career development.

Health Coaching Supervisor Training

£1290 + VAT

Why Train as a Health and Wellbeing Coach Supervisor?

Health and wellbeing coaching initiatives are growing at pace across all sectors of society and there is a pressing need to train more health coaching supervisors nationally, and internationally, to ensure colleagues working in this space are supported and safe to practice.

Our health and wellbeing supervisor training programme addresses this training gap. By successfully competing this programme you will be ready and confident to offer vital health and wellbeing coaching supervision to colleagues in the NHS, social and voluntary sectors as well as in workplaces or educational institutions. Achieving health and wellbeing coaching supervisor status means you can supervise across a range of personalised care roles so you will be able to contribute the growth of colleagues using health coaching as part of a wider role, for example, as a social prescribing link worker in the NHS or as a colleague supporting workforce wellbeing.

Who can train as a Health Coach Supervisor?

This course is suitable for individuals who have already completed a PCI-accredited 4-day Health and Wellbeing Coaching programme such as our Intermediate Health Coaching Certificate or equivalent. You should also have logged at least 200 hours of health and wellbeing coaching practice and have access to regular health coaching supervision from Peak Health Coaching or a suitably experienced and qualified provider. Supervisors are expected to be the equivalent of NHS England’s Tier 3 (or higher) to supervise their colleagues in the NHS and we believe this is a good minimum threshold standard for supervision beyond the health and social care sector, for example, in workplace health and wellbeing and independent coaching practice. Our Supervisor training programme will support you to achieve Tier 3 if you have not yet evidenced this standard.

How is the training structured?

Our Supervisor Training Programme is delivered in two core modules plus directed independent and peer-led learning. Your learning journey will include 6 days of live (synchronous) online learning time (delivered over 10-12 weeks) as well as a combination of asynchronous tutor-directed peer learning, individual study and professional practice. There will be regular optional tutor-led portfolio development sessions to support your portfolio submission.

The course is dedicated to developing participants’ 1:1 and group supervision practice as well as their own coaching competencies.  Supervisors-in-training will also be encouraged to consider how they can nurture, support and assess the development of health and wellbeing coaching competencies in the coaches they supervise.

This course is currently offered as online only, but hybrid programmes will be available. 

Getting started...

Once registered on the programme, you will have the opportunity of attending one of our monthly supervisor training induction sessions prior to the start of the live-learning programme. During the induction session you will find out more about the supervisor training programme and be able to start work straight away on this next step in your learning and development. The induction process offers an opportunity to take stock of your growth and development as a health coach to date and to reflect on what will enable you to make the most of this opportunity.  There will be some self-study and peer work activities to do to follow up and throughout the duration of the supervisor training programme. You will have the opportunity to develop a plan to begin building your supervisor portfolio and to clarify any questions you may have. 

Participants will learn and develop:

Formative, restorative and normative aspects of the supervision process.
Reflective practice, drawing on models of reflection (e.g. Kolb's and Gibbs' cycles)
Their own and supervisee's coaching competencies in line with the HWBC framework.

Supervision Training

Supervisor Training 1

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the Supervisor Training programme participants will have:

By the end of the Supervisor Training programme successful candidates will be able to demonstrate knowledge, skills and confidence in relation to:
establishing and facilitating both 1:1 and group health and wellbeing coaching supervision sessions.
achieving the equivalent of NHSE Tier 3 health coach status or above.
Supervising colleagues in the NHS, social and voluntary sectors as well as in workplaces or educational institutions in relation to their health and wellbeing coaching practice.
Supervising across a range of personalised care roles, for example, as a social prescribing link work in the NHS or as a colleague supporting workforce wellbeing.
Planning their future continuing professional development
Skills for Communication and Enabling in a Health Coaching Model.
Skills around Models and Frameworks.
Group Work Skills to Support Self-Management and Group Approaches.

The learning outcomes will cover the competencies in the four core areas described in the NHS Workforce Development Framework for HWBC as well as addressing the European Mentoring and Coaching Council coaching competencies and UKIHCA professional standards for health coaches.

Ongoing Support (CPD) and Assessment

As you might expect, we do not want to just teach supervision skills; we want to ensure that you start your journey as a supervisor, being comfortable and confident in the role.  We have therefore developed a robust assessment process, and we will be alongside you every step of the way!  You will have access to up to 12-months of CPD support following your initial supervisor training to create a portfolio to evidence your growth as both a health and wellbeing practitioner and a coaching supervisor.

Once you have actively participated in all the taught elements of the programme, you will be invited to submit a portfolio on-line, to include evidence of your competencies and practices. You will be offered 1:1 supervision-style oral assessment to support your current and future development and evolution as a supervisor.

Senior Supervisor Training

After you have successfully completed you Supervisor Training Programme and assessment, you will be eligible to progress to Senior Supervisor Training.  This advanced level programme will enable you to develop the required skills and practice to supervise and assess coaches to Tier 4. (Further details available on request).

Dates, Investment and Taking Part

Dates

Supervisor Training Induction Session

Participants are invited to attend one of these 1 hour supervisor training induction section prior to beginning their training:

Option 1: 22nd October 2024, 9am to 10am

Option 2: 5th November 2024, 9am to 10am

Option 3: 10th December 2024, 9am to 10am

Module 1 (1:1 Supervision)

Session 1: 15th January 2025 (9.30am - 4.30pm)

Session 2: 23rd January 2025 (9.30am - 13.00pm, facilitated portfolio development )*

Session 3: 6th February 2025 (9.30am - 13.00pm session 1 follow up and skills practice)*

*Following the morning sessions above, participants will meet in Action Learning Groups (ALGs) 2.00pm-4.30 pm for peer-led support, supervision practice and/or portfolio development.

Module 2 (Group Supervision)

Session 1: 26th February 2025 (9.30am - 4.30pm)

Session 2: 12th March 2025 (9.30am - 13.00pm, facilitated portfolio development)*

Session 3: 26th March 2025 (9.30am - 13.00pm session 1 follow up and skills practice)*

*Following the morning sessions above, participants will meet in Action Learning Groups (ALGs) 2.00pm-4.30 pm for peer-led support, supervision practice and/or portfolio development.

Additional dates available from April 2025. Please get in touch for further information.