Group & Team Coaching Practicum

WhatsApp group invitation: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Bdtobr4paacIrCDvzNcAnX

Preparation

• Module 1 Agenda
• Inner Theatre Inventory (ITI): survey closes 28th August 2026
• Self-reflection artefact: select an image, poem, piece of music, or object that expresses who you are, in preparation for the introductions on Day 1
• Pre-reads:
  • Leadership Group Coaching in Action (Kets de Vries, 2005)
  • The Clinical Paradigm (Kets de Vries, 2025)
  • 121 psychodynamic group executive coaching (Ward, van de Loo, ten Have, 2014)
• Post-Day 1 homework: after the first session, you will receive your personal ITI report. We've recommended they set aside time to review the report.

Day 1

• Slides

• Roger Lehman's slides

• Recording Passcode: rs!&kGm2

   

Day 2

• Slides

Day 3

• Slides
  

Personal Development Plan (2-3hrs)

1. How do I want to develop as a coach through this programme? Why?

2. What new behaviours do I want to experiment with?

3. What support, feedback or supervision will I need?

4. What will I commit to myself, to my coaching and to my client systems?

A first PDP entry to bring to supervision and peer InterVision

Instructions for Reflective Journaling (1-2hrs) - Begin reflective journaling. Submit to your supervisor 2-3 days before your session

Supervision sessions after each Module 1 - Schedule directly with your supervisor

A space to develop your practice, not a therapy session, not a coaching session, but a developmental conversation in service of your growth as a coach.

Guidelines:

1. Deepen self-awareness: Reflect on what is triggered in you and what it reveals about your practice.

2. Maximise learning: Extract the most from your coaching experiences between modules.

3. Maintain quality: Ensure your practice meets ethical and professional standards.

4. Develop your PDP: Work your personal development plan as a living document across modules

Peer intervision sessions with your supervision group (1.5hrs) - Schedule with your peer group before each module:

A peer-led space to consult on cases, share learning, and deepen your practice with the supervisor present only in the first session.

Guidelines:

• Practise group coaching: Take turns coaching and being coached in a safe peer environment

• Sharpen core skills: Develop your listening, observation, and coaching capabilities

• Build lasting connection: Create a peer learning community that extends beyond the programme

Preparation

Pre-reads:

•  The Inner Theatre - Hedgehog Effect book excerpt, Manfred Kets de Vries. Optional reading after Module 1, to recap concepts we discussed. 

• The Secret Life of Groups - Hedgehog Effect book excerpt, Manfred Kets de Vries.
• The Zen of Group Coaching - Hedgehog Effect book excerpt, Manfred Kets de Vries.
• Psychodynamic Approaches to Group Coaching, Margot Schumacher and Alicia Cheak. 
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