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Divorce Coaching Process and Techniques Flashcards

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  1. A coaching client's spouse contacts the coach asking about the client's plans. What should the coach do?

    Answer: Decline to share any information, keeping the client's confidentiality

    A coach's duty of confidentiality is owed to the client, and sharing information with the spouse breaches it.

  2. Which technique helps a client move from emotional reactivity to thoughtful response before sending a message to their ex?

    Answer: Pausing and applying a structured response method, such as BIFF (Brief, Informative, Friendly, Firm)

    Structured methods like BIFF help clients communicate calmly and reduce conflict escalation.

  3. A divorce coach notices their own strong feelings arising because a client's story mirrors the coach's own divorce. What is the best practice?

    Answer: Recognize the reaction, set it aside, and seek supervision or peer support if needed

    Self-management keeps the focus on the client and prevents the coach's history from biasing the work.

  4. What is the main benefit of the coach using silence during a session?

    Answer: It gives the client space to think, reflect, and reach deeper insights

    Purposeful silence lets clients process and often leads to important realizations.

  5. A client is about to start financial disclosure. Which coaching contribution is most appropriate?

    Answer: Help the client build an organized system and timeline for gathering financial documents

    Coaches support organization and follow-through, while financial and legal analysis belongs to qualified professionals.

  6. Which approach best fits a strengths-based divorce coaching technique?

    Answer: Helping the client identify past challenges they overcame and the strengths they used

    Strengths-based coaching builds confidence by drawing on the client's proven resources and resilience.

  7. When is it appropriate to conclude a divorce coaching engagement?

    Answer: When the client has met their agreed goals or the coaching no longer serves them

    Coaching ends when goals are met or the relationship stops benefiting the client, ideally with a planned closure.