In Thing 16, you will explore how you can use coaching approaches and conversations to help you be more effective in your day to day interactions
Open Badge information
Open Badge: SSSC 23 Things Leadership – Thing 16: Coaching and how I can use it
Counts towards: SSSC 23 Things Leadership – Supporting leadership
Introduction
You may find it helpful to complete Things 1-4 before starting Thing 16.
Scotland’s social services need effective leadership at all levels of the workforce, as well as citizen leadership from people who access support and their carers. The vision for leadership at all levels in social services means that everyone has a leadership role to play. Your leadership skills can make a real difference to the service you deliver, and the outcomes for people who experience the care and support you provide.
Coaching is an empowering way of supporting people to reach their potential. Using coaching skills in social services can develop your own and others’ leadership effectiveness whilst improving relationships, self-efficacy and motivation.
The SSSC Coaching Learning resource has content that is suitable for people with various levels of coaching knowledge and skills from none to very experienced.
Instructions
Download and read through section 1 of the SSSC Coaching Learning resource.
Work through the reflective questions at the end of section 1.
Write at least 200 words to: tell us how you plan to do something differently as a result of your learning about coaching.
You can provide the statement on the open badge application form or provide a link to your own *blog/portfolio. You may find it helpful to look at Recording Your Learning and Reflecting on Leadership.
*If you want to use a blog or ePortfolio entry as evidence, you might find our guide to preparing and publishing your evidence useful.