Coaching Toolkit for Child Welfare

146 The Coaching Toolkit for Child Welfare Practice

 Will coaching be provided to learners in stages?

Scheduling
sessions

 When will the coaching take place? How will meetings be

arranged — scheduled at the end of each coaching session

or scheduled a month or more in advance?

Meeting
procedures
and processes

 What modality of coaching will be used? Email?

Telephone? In person? Webinar? Is it appropriate for the

learner to contact the coach to share ideas or thoughts

between sessions? How much time does the coach have to

dedicate to this coaching process, in other words, do

financial resources limit the amount of time the coach can

spend on this process?

 What is the best way for the coach to spend the majority

of his or her time?

 How will the coach log the work? What evidence does the

coach need to provide?

 How will the agency and learner demonstrate how they

use the coaching services?

Identifying
supports and
resources (how
th e agency will
support the
coach)

 Are there special considerations for how the coach will be

supported within the agency, will he or she be introduced

at staff meetings?

 What resources are available for the coach? Technology?

Space? Office supplies?