Advanced Professional Practice Flashcards
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A coach working toward PCC credential renewal is selecting a Mentor Coach. What is a key ICF requirement for the Mentor Coach?
Answer: The Mentor Coach must hold an active ICF credential at PCC or MCC level
ICF specifies that Mentor Coaches for credential renewal must hold a current ICF credential at or above the level being renewed.
Which of the following best describes the ICF's definition of 'the coaching relationship' as distinct from therapy?
Answer: Coaching partners with clients to maximize personal and professional potential, focusing on the present and future
ICF defines coaching as a thought-provoking, creative process that maximizes potential, is non-diagnostic, and is future-focused rather than trauma- or disorder-focused.
A coach is 30 minutes into a session and realizes the client's stated goal is outside their coaching competence. What is the most appropriate action?
Answer: Acknowledge the limitation transparently and refer the client to a more suitable resource
ICF ethics require coaches to recognize the limits of their competence and refer clients when those limits are reached.
In the ICF Core Competency framework updated in 2019, how many core competencies are there?
Answer: 8
The 2019 updated ICF Core Competency model contains 8 competencies grouped under four domains.
A coach notices strong emotion arising in themselves during a client's story. According to advanced coaching practice, what is the preferred response?
Answer: Use the emotion as data, staying present, and potentially sharing it if it serves the client
Advanced coaches learn to use their own internal experience as useful information while exercising judgment about if and how to share it in service of the client.
Which scenario best illustrates a breach of ICF confidentiality ethics?
Answer: Disclosing client information to a third-party sponsor without the client's informed consent
Disclosing client information to a sponsor without the client's explicit, informed consent is a direct violation of ICF confidentiality standards.
What is the primary purpose of the ICF's Continuing Coach Education (CCE) requirement for credential renewal?
Answer: To verify coaches maintain and deepen their competence through ongoing professional learning
CCE requirements ensure credentialed coaches continue developing their skills and knowledge, maintaining the quality standards the credential represents.