This presentation was recorded at the first International Conference of its kind for Supervisors and Coaches – in Russian, English and Chinese! We are brought together a global community in a shared learning space, focusing on the growth of ourselves as coaches, and as coaching supervisors. Coaching Supervision is one way we can commit to a regular, on-going reflective practice. Initiating and maintaining a reflective practice has the potential to significantly enhance coaching practice and the personal and professional growth of coaches.
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Jo Birch has over 30 years’ experience as a psychotherapist and executive coach. An accredited supervisor, she remains an active contributor to the counselling, psychotherapy, coaching, and supervision communities — formerly Chair of BACP Coaching and board member of AoCS and EASC.
Currently the holder of the EMCC Global Supervision Award, Jo’s work is recognised for her long-standing professional contribution and leadership in supervision practice. As Director of Crucial Difference, she leads an international team providing supervision training for coaches and supporting leadership development across the helping professions and beyond.
A regular journal contributor, Jo is editor of Coaching Supervision Groups: Resourcing Practitioners (2022) and co-editor Coaching Supervision: Advancing Practice, Changing Landscapes (2019) in the EMCC Mastery Series, and previously series editor of Thinking Global for Coaching Today.
Jo is committed to creating a more just and inclusive world. Having lived and worked in diverse inner city environments, she integrates multicultural learning into her work, delivering training in multiple languages (including English, Russian, and Chinese) and expanding her own cultural understanding through the study of Urdu and Spanish.
Shirley has extensive cross-cultural experience as a coach, mentor, and supervisor. Her background in global human resources gives her a unique perspective on leadership development. Shirley has developed expertise in using creative tools and art-based approaches to explore difficult dynamics when language falls short. Her work with imagery and embodied approaches, honed over 30 years, provides clients with a new way of thinking and processing their experiences, applicable both in-person and virtually.
