Child Welfare Supervision:

Coaching Conversations

That Build Practice Skills

Presented by:Brenda H. Lockwood, MA, CLC

Christa M. Doty, MSW, LCSWButler Institute for Families

Graduate School of Social WorkUniversity of Denver

Russell Rowenhorst, MSW, LICSW Carlton County, Minnesota

October 27, 2015

International Conference on Innovations in Family EngagementMinneapolis, Minnesota

WELCOME!

We’re Glad You’re Here!

Brenda H. Lockwood, MA, CLC

Christa M. Doty, MSW, LCSW

Russell Rowenhorst, MSW, LICSW

Goals for Today

• Promote the use of coaching in the context of Child Welfare supervision

• Practice Conversation Strategies that build casework practice skills

Participant Inquiry

• Pair up with someone you DO NOT KNOW

• Interview each other using questions on Handout #1

• Prepare to share Question #1 responses

• 10 minutes per person

COACHING IN

CHILD WELFARE

SUPERVISION

Why Coaching Conversations?

Builds relationship

Allows for ongoing dialogue

Parallel Process

Parallel Process

What happens when two or

more systems have

significant relationships

with one another, they tend

to develop similar affects,

cognition, and behaviors.-Source: The Sanctuary Model.com/parallel-process

APPRECIATIVE

INQUIRY

Models of Change

Appreciative Conversations

Lived values, traditions, storiesExpressions of wisdom

Appreciative Inquiry 4 D Process

TOPIC

DISCOVER

DREAM

DESIGN

DELIVER

Activity

Critical Activities &

The Coaching Conversation

The Critical Activities Wheel

Competency Rating Scale

1 5 10

Unacceptable Developmental Ideal

Critical Worker Skill Sets:• Engaging• Assessing• Partnering• Planning• Implementing• Evaluating• Advocating• Communicating• Demonstrating Cultural and Diversity Competence• Collaborating

The Coaching Conversation

State the Purpose

Identify the Focus

Explore Possibilities

Visit the Future

Identify Next Steps

Read. Set. Action.

Follow-up

Activity

• Pair up with one other person

• One person take on the role of “coach”

• One person take on the role of “supervisor”

• 30 minutes to practice the Coaching Conversation

• Switch Roles

Wrap Up

Review of Key Points

Coaching Conversations:

Builds relationship

Allows for ongoing dialogue

Parallel Process

One Take Away