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Coaching @ Work Magazine: The 7C’s of Our Shared Humanity
This article was published in July / August 2018 edition of Coaching at Work Vol 13, Issue 4. The article opens with “Elaine Patterson from the The Coaching Supervision Academy introduces the “The 7C’s, a lens for coaching and coaching supervision, which shows how we can bring more of our innate human qualities to…
Read MoreWhy We All Need To Be FULL SPECTRUM COACHES NOW by Elaine Patterson
Have you ever sat with a client completely at a loss about what to say, what to ask and how to be? Are you looking to work more deeply with your clients? Do you want to bring more relational intelligence and creativity to your work? Full Spectrum Coaching (FSC) is CSA | ICRP’s response to…
Read More7C's Being Fully Human A NEW Lens for Coaching and Coaching Supervision Reflective Journal and Workbook
I am delighted to share a new Reflective Journal and Workbook to help practitioners and their clients bring the new Lens alive. Please click here to download: 2017.10.12 ICRP – 7Cs Reflective Practice Workbook and Journal PDF Please contact me at elaine@ep-ec.com to find out more.
Read MoreIntroducing "Being Fully Human" A NEW Lens for Coaching and Coaching Supervision from Elaine Patterson
In this short film Elaine Patterson introduces a new lens for coaching and coaching supervision. The new lens is called “Being Fully Human” and is our humanity @ work as we work. The 7C’s are the 7 human qualities or capacities of Care, Courage, Creativity, Curiosity, Compassion, Connection and Contemplation which works alongside existing models…
Read More‘Falling in Love with Reflection" Sharing an EMCC 2017 Conference Paper Presented by Elaine Patterson and Karyn Prentice
The inspiration for our Conference Workshop came from Parker J. Palmer when he wrote: “Our lives (as people practitioners) both deserve and demand reflection. We demand reflection because we must know what it is in our hearts, lest we do more harm than good. We deserve reflection because it is often challenging to sustain the…
Read MoreCSA | ICRP Newsletter Directors Report Summer Newsletter
Directors Report “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of…
Read More"Loving Eric": or Why We All Need To Be Reflective Practitioners Now
“Loving Eric – A Story of Adoption, Attachment, Autism and ADHD” By Laura Morrissey “Loving Eric” is a mother’s story of adoption and the subsequent heartbreaking challenges that the whole family encounters as they come to understand the impact Eric’s severe Attachment Disorder, Autism and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) has on everyone’s daily lives. Laura is also my sister. The book charts Laura’s…
Read More"Sacred Landscape": Group Supervision in the Parks and Gardens of London
5 seasons in 5 Parks & Gardens in London April 2017 to February 2018 Elaine Patterson and Karyn Prentice begin their second highly successful series this spring. We will be working outdoors using the backdrop of London’s great open spaces to inspire and inform our practice as coaches and supervisors. Walk, talk and explore case…
Read MoreArticle published in Association for Coaching "Coaching Perspectives": "Reflection is an Oasis for Busy People in Busy Times"
“Is reflection an oasis to the relentless pressure and changes that we face on a constant basis. Coaching Supervisor Elaine Patterson considers this question.” At no time in our human history have we faced so many changes on so many fronts. How we choose to live will determine who we are, who are becoming, how we work,…
Read MoreNEW: Group Supervision "Being Fully Human"
Being Fully Human” Working with the 7C’s: the 7 Human Capacities for Change, Learning and Transformation “Life is a long journey between human being and being human. Let’s take at least one step each day to cover the distance” Wordion The Bigger Picture Beyond the practical, technical and rational there is an ever-present connecting field…
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