Peer Supervision in Coaching and Mentoring

by Tammy Turner, Michelle Lucas, Carol Whitaker

Supervision is increasingly required for a coach’s and a mentor's professional development, and engaging in reflective practice with peers can be a valuable way of meeting these needs. Peer supervision brings unique challenges though, including the possibility of collusion or stagnating at a shared developmental level. This book is written by practicing professional supervisors who engage in peer supervision themselves and train communities of coaches and mentors. It guides practitioners to develop and integrate their range of individual and group reflective practice activities alongside professional supervision. It draws upon essential theory and methodology, explores challenges and ethical dilemmas faced within peer supervision, and provides concrete guidance, useful techniques and helpful templates. This practical guide will be vital reading for individual coaching and mentoring practitioners and peer learning groups including within communities, universities and/or training programs. It will also support professional supervisors and organizations developing coaching cultures.

246 pages, Paperback

Published February 27, 2018

About the author

Growing up in the coastal town of Charleston, South Carolina, instilled an infatuation with history, mystery, and legend in first-time author Tammy Turner. From the time she could shuffle along behind her father, they would hunt for sharks’ teeth, explore crumbling cemeteries, and dig for lost pirate gold along the low country beaches. Attending school in the heart of the city, she passed cannons and navigated cobblestones on her way to class, the palpable lore of history feeding her imagination and inspiring her to craft her own stories.

Tammy attended Georgia State University where she graduated with a degree in journalism and earned summa cum laude honors. While she has pursued a career in international business, the power of words have continued to intrigue her.

After years of talking about writing her own novel, she decided to put pen to paper and go for it. Born out of hours spent sitting on bleachers football practice and daydreaming in hideous commuter traffic, Falling into Forever is her first novel but not her last. The struggle and thrill of creating Falling into Forever left Tammy eager to continue creating more adventures for her characters, and she looks forward to sharing more of their lives with readers.

Now a resident of Atlanta, Georgia, Tammy devotes the best of her time to her son and capturing the essence of make believe with her writing