1. Chapter Ten Supervision, Coaching, and Consultation
Career Counseling:
Foundations, Perspectives, and Applications
edited by David Capuzzi and Mark Stauffer
Chapter Ten Supervision, Coaching, and Consultation
Laura R. Simpson
Matthew V. Glowiak

2. Variables Considered in Career-Path Decision
Job-related variables
(e.g., availability, pay, location)
Diversity and discrimination
Persons of color
Women
Persons with disability
Religious/spiritual

3. Consulting Occurs within the hierarchical relationship
Consultation provides an indirect service to a client or group for whom the helping intervention is intended.

4. Consulting (cont.) Characteristics of Consultants Expert Capable
Complimentary
A need exists that cannot be met by the individual or organization

5. Models of Consultation
Triadic Model
Triad is made up of a consultant, a consultee, and the consultee’s client.

6. Models of Consultation (cont.)
Four functions of Consultation
Provision Mode
Prescriptive Mode
Collaboration Mode
Mediation Mode
Kurpious (1978) and Kurpious and Fuqua (1993)

7. Models of Consultation (cont.)
Blocher’s (1987) seven models of consultation
Triadic consultation
Technical consultation
Collaborative consultation
Facilitative consultation

8. Models of Consultation (cont.)
Blocher’s (1987) seven models of consultation (continued)
Mental Health consultation
Behavioral consultation
Process consultation

9. Consultative Relationship
The consultative relationship is distinct from other relationships between counselor and client.
The consultant’s role is an advising or enhancing one, not a supervisory one.

10. Ethical and Legal Concerns of Consultation
Relationship issues
Confidentiality
Power
Competence

11. Coaching
Career coaching is a relatively new practice that combines the concepts of:
career counseling
organizational consulting
employee development

12. Coaching (cont.) “Job Counselor”
The tasks of a career coach include facilitating continuity and change, clarifying core values and beliefs, identifying key social roles, tapping emerging developmental challenges, and developing a continuous learning agenda.

13. Coaching Models Three major arenas of coaching including
Coaching for leadership, with focus on leadership support
Coaching for development and success, with emphasis on current or future assignments and opportunities
Coaching for performance, with focus on enhancement for current and future challenges
Price and Llevento (1999)

14. Coaching Models (cont.)
Hershenson’s (1996)
Model of Work Adjustment
Counseling model that is applicable to career coaching

15. Coaching Relationship
Less restricted by traditional boundaries
Longer-term relationships

16. Ethical and Legal Concerns of Coaching
Training
Cultural Competency

17. Supervision Supervision is important: Clients well being
Ongoing professional development of counselors
Counseling profession

18. Supervision Primary functions of the supervisor:
Monitoring and evaluating
Instructing and advising
Modeling
Consulting
Supporting and sharing

19. Models of Supervision Developmental Model Model Integrated Model
Orientation-Specific Model
Discrimination Model

20. Supervisory Relationship
In the counseling relationship, the growth and welfare of the client is the primary concern. Similarly, in the supervisory relationship, the professional growth and welfare of the counselor is a major concern. However, while focusing on the counselor’s growth, this must be balanced with the protection of the client.

21. Supervisory Relationship (cont.)
Evaluation
Diversity Issues

22. Ethical and Legal Concerns Supervision
Supervisory arrangements increase legal exposure and pose unique ethical challenges for the supervisor.

23. Many Roles in “Role Model”
Mentorship
Benefits of Mentorship
Career Development Facilitators (CDFs)

25. References
Blotcher, D.H. (1987). The professional counselor. New York: Macmillan.
Hershenson, D.B. (1996). Work Adjustment: A neglected area of career counseling
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Kurpious, D.J. & Fuqua, D.R. (1993). Fundamental issues in defining consultation. Journal of
Counseling and Development, 71,
Price, D. & Llevento, J. (1999). License to sell: Professional Field Guide to Selling Skills & Market Trends. New York: Applied Business Communications.