Coaching Toolkit for Child Welfare

142 The Coaching Toolkit for Child Welfare Practice

Advanced
Beginner
(Cont’d)

 Relies on a model, but not always as rigidly as

novices.

 Reverts to basic rules when feeling under pressure in

a coaching session.

Competen
t Performer

 Based on experience with a wide range of coaching

situations. Sees the big picture, and interprets

underlying principles and adjusts behavior to suit

relatively novel coaching situations.

 Uses models in a very flexible manner.

 Develop own conceptually coherent and meaningful

models to suit novel situation.

 Enjoys the challenge of coaching difficult issues.

Expert

 Possesses significant face-to-face coaching experience.

 Identifies and solves problems with little explicit

analysis.

 (^) Extrapolates solutions from principles even in very
complex or highly novel situations.