200 The Coaching Toolkit for Child Welfare Practice
Step 1 (Cont’d):
What is the purpose of coaching (for example, is it
to coach individual learners on the topic of their
choice or on agency identified topics)?
Step 2:
Identify the
collaborative
partners.
Are all of the necessary partners in agreement to
effectively achieve the vision?
Who will participate in the coaching process?
Who are the practitioners targeted to receive
coaching? Are they new to the field? Do they work
in a particular content area?
Does the coaching model selected use external
practice leaders, internal practice leaders,
supervisors, or a combination of these?
How many individuals should be involved in
coaching?
Have all necessary internal stakeholders been
considered for involvement in the development
process (for example, departmental counsel, social
work specialists, or representatives from the
employee union, technology, research, and
evaluation areas)?Step 3:
Examine present
circumstances.
Does everyone involved in the coaching understand
how the current process operates?
What is the agency’s current professional
development strategy? Stand-and-deliver training?
Web-based training? Training followed by ongoing