236 The Coaching Toolkit for Child Welfare Practice
will consider the long-term goals of the organization when
developing goals;
work within close proximity, providing easy access to one
another for coaching to occur;
create a less “directive” supervisory relationship and more of a
partnership;
use coaching as a vehicle for team building;
can easily maintain coaching on a long-term basis; and
can contribute to the sustainability of practice.
Challenges supervisors may face
supervisors may not have expertise in the skills being coached or
may not fully support the new practice being implemented; and
learners may fear taking risks, making mistakes, and maintaining
confidentiality.