Coaching Mindset and Ethical Guidelines Flashcards
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A coach is transitioning a long-term client to a new coach due to scope of practice concerns. What does an ethical transition process look like?
Answer: Discussing the situation transparently with the client, collaboratively planning the transition, and providing appropriate referrals.
Ethical termination or transition involves transparent communication, collaborative planning, and ensuring the client has appropriate resources going forward.
Which scenario represents an ACC coach stepping outside their scope of practice?
Answer: Using cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to help a client reframe past trauma.
Applying therapeutic modalities like CBT to treat trauma falls outside the scope of coaching and into the domain of licensed mental health practice.
An ACC coach receives a gift of significant monetary value from a grateful client at the end of the engagement. What is the most ethically sound response?
Answer: Decline and explain that accepting significant gifts can compromise professional integrity.
Accepting gifts of significant value can create real or perceived conflicts of interest and compromise professional integrity, even after the engagement ends.
The ICF Ethical Conduct Review process exists primarily to:
Answer: Investigate and resolve complaints about potential violations of the ICF Code of Ethics.
The ICF Ethical Conduct Review process is the formal mechanism for investigating and resolving complaints about potential Code of Ethics violations.
A coach notices they are feeling burned out and less present during client sessions. What does the ICF Code of Ethics require them to do?
Answer: Take action to address their own wellbeing to ensure clients receive quality coaching.
The ICF Code of Ethics requires coaches to attend to their own mental and physical health to ensure they can provide quality coaching to clients.
When a coach practices 'non-attachment to outcome,' they are demonstrating which key element of the coaching mindset?
Answer: Trust in the client's own process and belief that the client will determine the right outcome for themselves.
Non-attachment to outcome means trusting the client's process and resisting the urge to steer the client toward outcomes the coach prefers.
A coach is about to begin working with a client who is the direct competitor of another current client. What is the ethical obligation?
Answer: Disclose the potential conflict of interest to both clients and obtain informed consent from each before proceeding.
Coaches must proactively disclose conflicts of interest to all affected parties and obtain informed consent before proceeding with any engagement.