Field coaching is a structured process in which a coach uses specific strategies to help learners improve their job performance and contribute to enhanced agency practices and outcomes.
This collaborative, reciprocal process emphasizes the learner’s engagement in self-directed growth. The program integrates two simultaneous approaches: solution-focused practice and reflective practice, providing a comprehensive framework for successful field coaching.
The solution-focused approach promotes purposeful, positive change by emphasizing resources and personal resilience. It focuses on building solutions rather than solving problems, is non-confrontational and non-judgmental, and prioritizes the learner’s desired future. Reflective practice, on the other hand, involves learners systematically reflecting on their work performance, encouraging open-mindedness, responsibility, and wholeheartedness. This introspective method enhances advanced critical decision-making skills and encourages personal growth through self-inquiry and critical thinking. JusticeWorks utilizes the Child Welfare Skills-based Coaching Model to structure the field coaching process, focusing on attaining specific skills such as interviewing, group supervision, and trauma-informed approaches.
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