Professional Practice and Ethics Flashcards
7 cards from real Macro Coach Certification practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.
Read the first 7 Professional Practice and Ethics flashcards as text
A macro coach discovers that a client has been misrepresenting their food logs. What is the most ethical first step?
Answer: Have a non-judgmental conversation exploring barriers to accurate tracking
Addressing discrepancies with empathy and curiosity preserves trust and uncovers underlying barriers more effectively than punitive responses.
Which of the following best describes 'scope of practice' for a macro coach?
Answer: Providing general nutrition education and individualized macro targets within non-medical guidelines
Macro coaches operate within non-medical nutrition education and general wellness, not diagnosis or medical treatment.
A client shares that they are struggling with binge-purge cycles. The ethically appropriate action is to:
Answer: Refer the client to a licensed mental health or eating disorder specialist
Eating disorder behaviors fall outside a macro coach's scope of practice and require referral to a qualified clinical professional.
When obtaining informed consent, a macro coach should ensure the client understands:
Answer: The coach's qualifications, services offered, limitations, and client rights
Informed consent requires full transparency about credentials, scope, what coaching does and does not include, and client autonomy.
A coach receives a gift from a client after a successful cut. Ethically, the coach should:
Answer: Accept it only if it does not create a sense of obligation or conflict of interest
Small tokens of appreciation may be acceptable provided they do not compromise objectivity or create undue obligation.
A macro coach who becomes aware that a colleague is providing false health claims to clients should:
Answer: Report the concern to the relevant certifying body or professional organization
Professional ethics codes typically obligate practitioners to report serious misconduct through appropriate organizational channels.
Which situation represents a dual relationship that a macro coach must carefully manage?
Answer: Coaching a close personal friend or family member
Coaching people with whom you have a personal relationship creates boundary complexities and potential conflicts of interest that require careful ethical consideration.
How this page was made: written with AI tools and published by Nathan Beja, founder of Practice Test Geeks, who is responsible for its content. We have not yet matched this exam's facts to an official source, so confirm fees, dates and rules with the exam body. Not reviewed by a subject-matter expert. Editorial policy