ABCD Map: A personal construct approach to coaching supervision

• Main Author: Carmelina Lawton Smith
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Brookes University 2021-02-01
• Series: International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring
• Subjects: personal construct theory; coaching supervision; supervision model; philosophies of coaching supervision
• Online Access: https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/items/d32bdbfe-e217-44bc-b079-6468c375b263/1/

Coaching supervision is increasing in popularity among the coaching field but is far from the accepted standard for all coaches. A growing number of coaching supervision models are now available from a broad base of philosophies, but as yet none is based on personal construct theory (PCT). In this conceptual paper, it is argued that PCT could provide a suitable foundation for coaching supervision and a model based on this theory is proposed. It is hoped that making available a clear and accessible model might give additional choice in the field of coaching supervision practice, especially for those relatively new to supervision.