Key Facts
Key Facts
Advance to the top of the profession with a Level 7 Diploma that blends rigorous supervision theory, ethical leadership and real-world practice. Designed for experienced child and family coaches, the programme builds mastery in supervisory models, safeguarding oversight, reflective culture and organisational impact.
This programme is for senior practitioners, lead coaches, supervisors, team leads, practice managers and consultants working across education, health, social care, private practice or third sector settings.
What you’ll learn
Upon completion of the qualification, you will receive a qualification certificate from the Skills and Education Group's Quality Licence Scheme, one of the UK's largest Ofqual regulated awarding organisations, and the opportunity to become a member of the professional coaching and psychotherapy body, the ACCPH. Additionally, you will receive automatic entry to the Association of Child and Family Coaches (ACFC), fully meeting their ethical framework. With the qualification and membership, you will be entitled to apply for professional insurance with Westminster Indemnity, allowing you to work as a Therapeutic Coach or Practitioner with your own Therapy or Coaching Practice Setting.
You will master evidence-based supervision, build reflective organisational cultures, and specialise via a pathway (Child & Young Person, Family, or Parent/Carer Coaching).
Advance to the top of the profession with a Level 7 Diploma that blends rigorous supervision theory, ethical leadership and real-world practice. Designed for experienced child and family coaches, the programme builds mastery in supervisory models, safeguarding oversight, reflective culture and organisational impact.
This programme is for senior practitioners, lead coaches, supervisors, team leads, practice managers and consultants working across education, health, social care, private practice or third sector settings.
What you’ll learn
- Apply and critique advanced supervision models (Hawkins & Shohet, Proctor, Kadushin).
- Lead supervision that strengthens competence, ethics and safeguarding.
- Build reflective, inclusive team cultures.
- Design evidence-based supervision interventions and evaluate impact.
- Develop a personal leadership and supervision framework.
Upon completion of the qualification, you will receive a qualification certificate from the Skills and Education Group's Quality Licence Scheme, one of the UK's largest Ofqual regulated awarding organisations, and the opportunity to become a member of the professional coaching and psychotherapy body, the ACCPH. Additionally, you will receive automatic entry to the Association of Child and Family Coaches (ACFC), fully meeting their ethical framework. With the qualification and membership, you will be entitled to apply for professional insurance with Westminster Indemnity, allowing you to work as a Therapeutic Coach or Practitioner with your own Therapy or Coaching Practice Setting.
You will master evidence-based supervision, build reflective organisational cultures, and specialise via a pathway (Child & Young Person, Family, or Parent/Carer Coaching).
Syllabus
Syllabus
Unit 1: Advanced Theories of Supervision in Child and Family CoachingFocus: Depth study of supervision models and functions; critique and adaptation for child/family contexts.
Unit 2: Leadership in Child and Family CoachingFocus: Ethical, inclusive leadership of teams and services; change and innovation.
Unit 3: Advanced Ethics and Professional Practice in SupervisionFocus: Complex ethics, law and governance in supervision
Unit 4: Supervision Skills and Competence DevelopmentFocus: Advanced supervision craft; developing supervisee competence across cultures and contexts.
Unit 5: Research and Evidence-Based Practice in SupervisionFocus: Research literacy and practitioner inquiry to improve supervision quality
Unit 6: Reflective Leadership and Supervision PracticeFocus: Reflection/reflexivity at individual, team and organisational level; building reflective cultures
Unit 7A: Supervision Practice in Child and Young Person CoachingScope: Developmentally attuned supervision for practitioners working directly with children/young people.
Key content
Unit 7B: Supervision Practice in Family CoachingScope: Systemic supervision for work with multiple stakeholders and complex family dynamics.
Key content
Key content
Unit 1: Advanced Theories of Supervision in Child and Family CoachingFocus: Depth study of supervision models and functions; critique and adaptation for child/family contexts.
- Core and integrative models: Hawkins & Shohet (Seven-Eyed), Proctor (Formative/Normative/Restorative), Kadushin; systemic and developmental approaches.
- Supervision functions in safeguarding cultures; authority, power and parallel process.
- Applying theory to complex, multi-agency casework; cultural humility and anti-oppressive supervision.
- Digital supervision: online/remote modalities, data protection, supervisory presence at a distance; AI-assisted reflection—benefits and limits.
- Future directions: equity-centred, trauma- and neuro-informed supervision; outcome-focused supervision.
Unit 2: Leadership in Child and Family CoachingFocus: Ethical, inclusive leadership of teams and services; change and innovation.
- Leadership theories at Level 7: transformational, servant, adaptive and distributed leadership; values-based leadership.
- Decision-making under risk; leading through conflict, complaint and crisis; psychologically safe teams.
- Embedding safeguarding, ethics and inclusion; leading across professional/agency boundaries.
- Service development and innovation: strategy, quality cycles, impact dashboards, commissioning and stakeholder engagement.
- Personal leadership philosophy; resilience and wellbeing for leaders.
Unit 3: Advanced Ethics and Professional Practice in SupervisionFocus: Complex ethics, law and governance in supervision
- Codes of ethics (coaching and allied professions) and cross-code working.
- Dual relationships, boundaries, gifts/fees, conflicts of interest; confidentiality vs. public protection.
- Information sharing, GDPR/record-keeping in supervision, consent with minors/parents.
- Gatekeeping, fitness-to-practise, escalation and learning reviews; working with complaints.
- Ethical reasoning frameworks; moral injury and ethical resilience for supervisors.
Unit 4: Supervision Skills and Competence DevelopmentFocus: Advanced supervision craft; developing supervisee competence across cultures and contexts.
- Contracting and re-contracting; agenda setting; evaluation cycles and competence rubrics.
- Dialogue skills: advanced questioning, immediacy, challenge with care; working with parallel process.
- Observation, audio/video review, live supervision; feedback that changes practice.
- Cross-cultural supervision, power/privilege dynamics; accessibility and adjustments.
- Designing supervision pathways (novice-to-expert), capability mapping and progression.
Unit 5: Research and Evidence-Based Practice in SupervisionFocus: Research literacy and practitioner inquiry to improve supervision quality
- Methodologies relevant to supervision (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods; realist evaluation; improvement science).
- Appraising evidence; logic models and theories of change for supervision.
- Designing small-scale inquiries; ethics, data security, analysis and dissemination.
- Translating findings into practice guidelines; measuring impact (client, supervisee, service).
Unit 6: Reflective Leadership and Supervision PracticeFocus: Reflection/reflexivity at individual, team and organisational level; building reflective cultures
- Reflective models (Schön, Borton/Rolfe, Gibbs) and reflexivity; meta-reflection for supervisors.
- Structures that sustain reflection: group supervision, learning sets, after-action reviews.
- Leading reflective culture: rituals, routines, dashboards; overcoming reflection blockers (workload, fear, blame).
- Personal reflective framework; anti-burnout strategies; supervision of supervision.
Unit 7A: Supervision Practice in Child and Young Person CoachingScope: Developmentally attuned supervision for practitioners working directly with children/young people.
Key content
- Developmental considerations; voice of the child; power and consent with minors.
- Safeguarding thresholds, escalation and multi-agency coordination.
- Family/parental interface and confidentiality; school/college contexts.
- Designing supervision tools suited to youth coaching (e.g., creative review, brief scales).
Unit 7B: Supervision Practice in Family CoachingScope: Systemic supervision for work with multiple stakeholders and complex family dynamics.
Key content
- Systemic maps, genograms and relational hypothesising in supervision.
- Managing triangulation, split alliances and high-conflict dynamics.
- Co-working across services (early help, CAMHS, social care, voluntary sector).
- Measuring change in family-level outcomes through supervision.
Key content
- Parent mental health and stress; boundaries when parents seek personal coaching.
- Consent and best-interest considerations; blended and separated families.
- Cultural expectations and parenting norms; inclusive, non-stigmatising supervision.
- Engagement and retention strategies; evaluating parental outcomes.
Practical Assessment
Practical Assessment
The Level 7 Diploma in Supervision and Leadership in Child and Family Coaching is assessed through a blend of theory, applied practice, research, and reflection. The practical assessments are designed to evidence supervisory competence, ethical decision-making, leadership in context, and reflective mastery.
Practical Assessment 1:
Learners must compile three anonymised case studies of ongoing supervision work (each at least 4–6 sessions).
One case must involve work with a supervisee in a child and young person coaching context, one in family coaching or parent/carer coaching, and one of the learner’s choice.
Evidence to submit:
Practical Assessment 2:
Leadership in Supervision Project: Learners will design and lead a leadership initiative related to supervision practice (e.g., developing a supervision policy for an organisation, piloting a new reflective practice framework, or creating a peer supervision group).
Evidence to submit:
The Level 7 Diploma in Supervision and Leadership in Child and Family Coaching is assessed through a blend of theory, applied practice, research, and reflection. The practical assessments are designed to evidence supervisory competence, ethical decision-making, leadership in context, and reflective mastery.
Practical Assessment 1:
Learners must compile three anonymised case studies of ongoing supervision work (each at least 4–6 sessions).
One case must involve work with a supervisee in a child and young person coaching context, one in family coaching or parent/carer coaching, and one of the learner’s choice.
Evidence to submit:
- Narrative account of supervisory process and outcomes (2,500 words per case).
- Supervisor reflections after each session (journal entries).
- Supervisee feedback (short anonymised forms).
- Evidence of competence development (e.g., supervisee reflective logs, action plans).
- Demonstration of breadth across contexts.
- Use of evidence-based models.
- Handling of cultural/ethical dynamics.
- Contribution to supervisee learning and safeguarding culture.
Practical Assessment 2:
Leadership in Supervision Project: Learners will design and lead a leadership initiative related to supervision practice (e.g., developing a supervision policy for an organisation, piloting a new reflective practice framework, or creating a peer supervision group).
Evidence to submit:
- Project proposal (1,500 words) including aims, theory of change, and ethics.
- Implementation evidence (meeting notes, draft policy, training slides, reflective journal).
- Final evaluation report (2,000–2,500 words) with recommendations for practice.
- Ability to translate leadership theory into practical change.
- Ethical, inclusive, and reflective leadership.
- Impact on supervisees/organisation/service.
- Reflexive learning and critical evaluation.
F.A.Q.s
Can I run a coaching practice with this course?
Upon completion of this course, which is certified by the Ofqual-regulated awarding organisation, Skills and Education Group via their Quality Licence certification scheme, you will be able to apply for professional membership with the ACCPH. The ACCPH is a professional body for coaches, counsellors, and psychotherapists. With their membership, you will be able to apply for insurance to practice. You are also able to list your services on their site. Please bear in mind, that to practice, you will need to take additional considerations for working with children, young people, and vulnerable adults, including undertaking an enhanced DBS certificate. You are also automatically invited to register with the Association of Child and Family Coaches, an international ethical body that is designed purposefully for Therapeutic Coaches working with parents, families, and children.
Is the course online?
The course is a blend of synchronous and asynchronous in its learning but is entirely online. You will complete a mixture of live online sessions over the Zoom platform, engaging in the practical skills to prepare you for your therapeutic role. In addition, you will study the knowledge-based elements via our online, interactive platform. You will be able to access as many 121 Zoom sessions with your tutor as you need.
What happens if I don't complete on time?
Firstly, we understand that life happens. At the start of your course, you set your own target dates. If you get into any issues with timings, please reach out. The course is not an easy course, it is a level 5 qualification. However, we are here to help. You can also book 121 sessions with your tutor if you need additional support. If you need longer, let us know. Something to consider: you must submit a unit inside a 12 month period to remain active, or you will need to re-enrol. You must complete your course in full in a 3-year period or you will be de-registered from the awarding organisation.
Do I receive a certificate?
You will receive your ensorsed level 5 QLS certificate from the Skills and Education Group, the Ofqual Regulated awarding body, and an accredited certificate from the ACCPH. SEG QLS certificates take around 4 weeks after completion to arrive. Please note, we send certificates once all payments are settled if you have chosen to pay by installments.
What are the Entry Requirements?
We suggest the following:
What if I have more questions?
Please click on "Talk to Us!" at the top of this page and we will reach out to you!
Upon completion of this course, which is certified by the Ofqual-regulated awarding organisation, Skills and Education Group via their Quality Licence certification scheme, you will be able to apply for professional membership with the ACCPH. The ACCPH is a professional body for coaches, counsellors, and psychotherapists. With their membership, you will be able to apply for insurance to practice. You are also able to list your services on their site. Please bear in mind, that to practice, you will need to take additional considerations for working with children, young people, and vulnerable adults, including undertaking an enhanced DBS certificate. You are also automatically invited to register with the Association of Child and Family Coaches, an international ethical body that is designed purposefully for Therapeutic Coaches working with parents, families, and children.
Is the course online?
The course is a blend of synchronous and asynchronous in its learning but is entirely online. You will complete a mixture of live online sessions over the Zoom platform, engaging in the practical skills to prepare you for your therapeutic role. In addition, you will study the knowledge-based elements via our online, interactive platform. You will be able to access as many 121 Zoom sessions with your tutor as you need.
What happens if I don't complete on time?
Firstly, we understand that life happens. At the start of your course, you set your own target dates. If you get into any issues with timings, please reach out. The course is not an easy course, it is a level 5 qualification. However, we are here to help. You can also book 121 sessions with your tutor if you need additional support. If you need longer, let us know. Something to consider: you must submit a unit inside a 12 month period to remain active, or you will need to re-enrol. You must complete your course in full in a 3-year period or you will be de-registered from the awarding organisation.
Do I receive a certificate?
You will receive your ensorsed level 5 QLS certificate from the Skills and Education Group, the Ofqual Regulated awarding body, and an accredited certificate from the ACCPH. SEG QLS certificates take around 4 weeks after completion to arrive. Please note, we send certificates once all payments are settled if you have chosen to pay by installments.
What are the Entry Requirements?
We suggest the following:
- Substantial post-qualification experience in child/family coaching (or closely related field). One of our Level 5 or 6 programmes would be ideal.
- Regular engagement in supervision (as supervisee) and access to supervisees/trainees for assessed practice.
- Ability to undertake postgraduate-level study (Level 7).
What if I have more questions?
Please click on "Talk to Us!" at the top of this page and we will reach out to you!
