BCC BCC Coaching Models & Frameworks 3

Question 1

Which coaching framework is most directly associated with positive psychology and strengths-based development?

Accepted Answer

Appreciative Inquiry coaching

Answer

Appreciative Inquiry focuses on identifying and amplifying what already works well, grounded in positive psychology principles.

Question 2

In the ICF coaching competency framework, 'maintaining presence' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Being fully conscious and engaged with the client in the moment

Answer

Maintaining presence means the coach is fully attentive, open, and responsive to what emerges in the coaching session.

Question 3

The 'double-loop learning' concept used in coaching and organizational development means:

Accepted Answer

Questioning and changing the underlying assumptions that drive behavior, not just the behavior itself

Answer

Double-loop learning, from Argyris and Schön, addresses the governing values and mental models behind actions, not just the actions themselves.

Question 4

Which element distinguishes a coaching framework from a coaching model?

Accepted Answer

A framework provides overarching principles while a model offers a specific step-by-step process

Answer

Frameworks offer broad philosophical or structural guidance, whereas models (like GROW) provide concrete procedural steps.

Question 5

In ontological coaching, the primary focus of change is on which domain?

Accepted Answer

The client's way of being — including language, emotions, and body — rather than only behavior

Answer

Ontological coaching works at the level of being by examining how language, mood, and physicality shape a client's reality and possibilities.

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