Co-Coaching
What is Co-Coaching?
Co-coaching involves facilitated coaching between you, Bex and your manager, employer or another individual in the workplace. It usually forms part of a series of coaching sessions through Access to Work.
The aim of the sessions is to facilitate mutual respect, develop a deeper understanding of each other, discuss reasonable adjustments, and build knowledge of neurodiversity and chronic illnesses through psychoeducation for managers. Usually structured around the Earth Coaching ethos of sustainability and peoplecare, these sessions help us to find ways of working that help you to thrive.
How are Co-coaching sessions structured?
Co-coaching is split into three parts with several access breaks that total approximately 3 hours.
The first 50 minutes are dedicated to you working with Bex - this allows tailored support time to create a plan for the joint session. You will also discuss what information you are comfortable sharing with the other individual. Following the first session, there is then a ten-minute break in which you can head off, and your manager or employer can log on.
The second 50 minutes is a meeting between Bex and the other individual - this involves asking the questions that you have raised and gaining their perspective. It’s important to note that confidentiality is imperative, and nothing is discussed within this session without your consent and Bex doesn’t raise any issues that you have not explicitly requested.
The third part is a full hour, consisting of a facilitated discussion between you, Bex and the other individual. This time will allow you to discuss your mutual challenges or areas lacking clarity, with the support, guidance and facilitation of the coaching space by Bex.
Why choose Co-Coaching?
Co-coaching is a great way to discuss topics that may feel uncomfortable to raise with your employer, manager or colleague without support. The facilitated discussions support you to identify key points that you would like to raise and allow you the opportunity to consider the viewpoints of the other individual.
Often, these sessions lead to the implementation of suitable, individualised reasonable adjustments and processes. For employers, this can create a much happier and more inclusive working environment for neurodivergent or chronically ill employees and allow them to thrive and excel.
You can bring whichever topics you wish to discuss to the Co-coaching sessions. Some topics which may be discussed include:
Neurodivergence or Chronic-illness-related elements which impact or affect your role
Equipment and software that could help
Mentoring support
Communication styles with co-workers
Wellbeing passports
Meetings and minutes
Note-taking support
Boundaries around communication
Flexible working hours or home working
Rest breaks
Other reasonable adjustments
If you’d like to know more about co-coaching or need support about how to start the process, please book a Discovery Call below!
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