In the child welfare context, professional development coaching leads to improvements in practice, quality of work, and an agency’s success in working with children and families by: improving systemic implementation of practice; creating positive changes in behavior; and embedding professional development.
This video provides an example of a coaching agreement meeting between a coach, child welfare social worker and her supervisor.
Published 03/20/13
Watch a scenario in which a child welfare professional requests coaching in family engagement strategies. The worker meets with a coach to reflect on her practice to improve perfromance.
Published 03/20/13
An interview which demonstrates several phases of the child welfare skills-based coaching model, including facilitative reflection, feedback and evaluation of the coaching session with a discussion of next steps.
Published 03/20/13