Client-Centered Coaching & Goal Setting Flashcards
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Which scenario best illustrates the coaching principle of 'holding the client's agenda'?
Answer: The coach follows the client's direction even when a different topic seems more pressing to the coach
Holding the client's agenda means the coach resists inserting their own priorities and trusts the client to know what matters most.
A holistic coaching competency called 'presence' most directly supports goal setting by:
Answer: Allowing the coach to be fully attuned in the moment, picking up on subtle cues that inform the client's true goals
Coach presence enables deep listening that detects underlying desires and obstacles not captured by the client's words alone.
What is the risk of a coach co-creating goals that are too challenging for the client's current capacity?
Answer: The client may experience repeated failure, eroding self-efficacy and motivation
Goals beyond current capacity without adequate scaffolding can undermine confidence and reduce the client's belief in their ability to succeed.
In holistic coaching, a 'values clarification' exercise is used primarily to:
Answer: Ensure goals are rooted in what genuinely matters to the client, increasing intrinsic motivation
Values clarification anchors goal setting in personal meaning, which is the strongest predictor of sustained commitment.
A client successfully reaches their goal but reports feeling empty afterward. A holistic coach's best response is to:
Answer: Explore whether the goal was a means to a deeper need that has yet to be addressed
Post-goal emptiness often signals the client was pursuing a surface goal rather than the deeper need underneath it, which coaching can explore.
Which technique helps a client vividly imagine goal achievement to strengthen motivation and commitment?
Answer: Visualization or mental rehearsal
Visualization activates the same neural pathways as actual performance, building confidence and emotional connection to the goal.
When a client says 'I can't do this,' a client-centered coach best responds by:
Answer: Exploring what 'can't' means to the client and what is underneath that belief
Exploring the client's language and the belief behind 'can't' surfaces limiting assumptions that, once examined, often lose their hold.