NVC Professional Standards & Ethics 5

Question 1

How should a trainer handle using exercises or materials created by another NVC trainer?

Accepted Answer

Give appropriate credit and respect any terms the creator has set

Answer

Attribution honors the contributions of others and reflects honesty within the NVC community.

Question 2

A participant becomes highly distressed and dissociative during an intense role-play. What should the trainer do first?

Accepted Answer

Pause the exercise, attend to the participant's safety and grounding, and check what they need

Answer

Participant safety comes before completing an exercise, and trainers attend to immediate wellbeing first.

Question 3

What is the ethical concern with a trainer using participants' vulnerable sharing to build their own reputation online?

Accepted Answer

It risks exploiting participants' trust and violating confidentiality agreements

Answer

Participants share with an expectation of safety, so using their stories without consent exploits that trust.

Question 4

Which best describes how NVC trainers approach accountability when harm occurs in a training community?

Accepted Answer

Through restorative processes that seek understanding, mourning, and repair of trust

Answer

NVC supports restorative approaches that address impact and needs rather than punishment or avoidance.

Question 5

A trainer feels exhausted and resentful after back-to-back workshops but keeps accepting more. What NVC-aligned step supports professional integrity?

Accepted Answer

Notice the unmet needs for rest and balance and make choices to care for them

Answer

Self-care and honest yeses prevent burnout and resentment, which would undermine the quality and authenticity of training.

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