Brain-Smart, Practice-Wise
A free webinar series, companion to the handbook Supervision for Coaches: A Quality Assurance for Coaching.
The book lays out the conceptual foundations of coach supervision: its historical development, inherent dilemmas, ethical challenges, professional standards, competency frameworks, training requirements, models of practice, and the role of professional associations. Academically grounded and thoroughly researched, with one clear purpose — to support high-quality professional practice.
About the book
Co-authored by Louis van Kessel and me (Sonja Vlaar), the book has a long arc behind it. What began as a joint article published by Springer Nature (2024) grew into the Dutch book Supervisie voor Coaches — een kwaliteitswaarborg voor coaching (October 2025). That, in turn, evolved into our English research-based professional handbook:
Supervision for Coaches: A Quality Assurance for Coaching
380 pages · SWP Publishing, Amsterdam
- Hardcover — ISBN 9789078876588. Flyer and purchase information
- E-book — ISBN 9789461540812. Flyer and purchase information
About the webinar series
Brain-Smart, Practice-Wise is your companion for reading the book together. Ten free 60-minute sessions, each built around one chapter — creating a reading-and-sharing community for supervisors, coaches in supervision, coach educators, and professional associations.
The idea is simple: read the chapter, then deepen the learning together in the webinar.
You’re warmly invited:
📅 Every third Thursday of the month, starting 17 September 2026, 19:00–20:00 CET
📍 Online via Zoom ·🎟 Free of charge · 📚 Ten sessions, one per chapter
Schedule — September 2026 to June 2027
| Session | Date | Chapter | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 September | Coach supervision: An international development | 16–35 |
| 2 | 15 October | The concept of coach supervision: Background and contours | 36–64 |
| 3 | 19 November | Themes of coaches in supervision | 65–81 |
| 4 | 17 December | The methodical approach of the coach supervisor: some crucial points | 82–111 |
| 5 | 21 January | Differentiations of coach supervision and the required expertise of coach supervisors | 112–134 |
| 6 | 18 February | Formats and variants of coach supervision | 135–154 |
| 7 | 18 March | The generic approach of supervision: a basis for coach supervision | 155–184 |
| 8 | 15 April | Models and tools for supervising coaches | 185–214 |
| 9 | 20 May | Trends and further developments | 215–234 |
| 10 | 17 June | Appendices | 235–283 |
How to join
Send us a message to receive the Brain Smart, Practice Wise newsletter with all the practical information you need to join the next Zoom session
I look forward to our conversations ahead. The book is the beginning — the webinar series is where it comes alive.
Facilitation
Sonja Vlaar will facilitate the webinars. Alongside her senior experience as a registered coach supervisor and a multi-certified coach, she brings a background in applied neuroscience (Master Neuroplastician, M.npn) to the conversation. Sonja’s full credentials and offerings as a supervisor are listed here.
Supervisors and co-facilitators interested in future collaboration and community-building are warmly invited to reach out and connect.
