About the Piece of Work

SFiO reviews ‘pieces of work’ rather than individuals. This respects the idea that every case is different and avoids specifying a syllabus or methodology, etc.

What can I submit as a piece of work?

Criteria for a piece of work are:

• It is predominantly solution focused (i.e., other models may have been used, but only as a sub-component).
• It is in the context of organisations, or the work of individuals in organisations
• It is no less than 9 hours of face to face time with the client(s)

Examples of suitable pieces representing SF organisational work are:

• Team coaching
• 3 sets of 3 hours of coaching with individuals from the same customer organisation
• Coaching engagements with one client over multiple sessions with different topics
• A change management project with a large group facilitation
• Team development/training
• Facilitation, supervision
• Workshops
• Trainings with SF elements (which show an SF teaching and learning philosophy, but teaching people SF itself is not the core objective eg leadership, personal effectiveness, etc)
• Consultancy (external and internal) conducted in organisational settings, including planning, line management, coaching assignments

Examples of unsuitable pieces are:

• A single coaching session, supervision or facilitation session
• An SF component of a larger project
• A project that uses another approach (e.g., NLP, systemic consultancy, etc.) with some elements of SF
• Technical training in which the teaching of subject matter is the core activity
• Work that is not in an organisational context eg a project about supervision of therapists

How the description of the “piece of work” should be structured:

The process should be outlined with a clear beginning, middle and end. The documentation should make it possible for the reviewer to identify clues of SF work.

Ideas for the beginning:

• The context and background
• The client briefing and how the final proposal was negotiated and approved
• Preparation and planning for the approved work by the candidate and the client.

Ideas for the middle:

• How the work was conducted respecting the uniqueness of the situation. (Structure, process, emergence and developments)
• Clear examples of practice and responsiveness throughout the implementation.

Ideas for the end:

• The outcomes and what happened regarding the request and achievement of the client’s goal as well as other results.
• Perspectives and reflections from the candidate and the client.
• Evaluations of the project by the client and, ideally, the participants

Who can be a candidate?

Any SFiO Contributor can apply for a review of a piece of SF work.

Please download the documentation to apply for a review of a Piece of Work here.