Main description:

* Offering fresh insights into a growing field, the book addresses a need for supervision theories, models, and practices to reflect the cultural and contextual distinctions in the Americas.
* It is the first scholarly book which presents coaching supervision practices and principles in the Americas.
* Chapters include research as well as practitioner experiences, introducing new models for consideration by an international array of coaching supervisors.
* Includes studies of perceptions of coaching supervision and avenues for educating potential consumers of coaching supervision; the adaptation and application of prevailing coaching supervision models, theories and practices in Americas-specific contexts; and possible avenues for enhancing coach education in the Americas through supervision
* Edited by an impressive set of renowned coaching supervisors with special knowledge of coaching supervision in the Americas.

Contents:

Section I: Who We Are 1. Culturally Sensitive Supervision for the Americas 2. Walking with Our Indigenous Clients and Colleagues 3. Coaching Supervision: A Study of Perceptions and Practices in the Americas 4. Resistance to Coaching Supervision in the Americas 5. The Business Case for Coaching Supervision 6. Ontological and Systemic Coherence Model in Coaching Supervision 7. Applying a Systemic, Developmental Approach Section II: How We Work 8. Supervision in Globally Challenging Times: Supporting Coach Well-Being 9. Resourcing, Restoring and Responding Through Coaching Supervision 10. Internal Coaching Supervision: Insights into two US Based Cases and Perspectives 11. The Magic of Group Supervision 12. A Framework for Group Presence in Group Coaching Supervision 13. An Exploration of Group Supervision 14. Supervision in the Americas: Working with Virtual Technology 15. The Creative Journey in Coaching Supervision Section III: How We Learn 16. Understanding the Developmental Journey of the Coach Supervisee 17. Remaining Relevant and Fit for Purpose 18. Introducing Supervision into Training Programs for Professional Coaches