Summary

Summary:

Welcome to Module 4! As you saw in the video, the last module in the program again shifts towards more coaching. Will refresh and deepen certain coaching markers to help us deliver great coaching to our clients. We will also make sure that our delivery fulfills ICF ACC requirements at the same time.

In Module 4, every lesson session will begin with a short warm-up, followed by a coaching session, lasting ~30 min. We will then debrief in breakouts and the entire group as part of group mentor coaching.

Please note that coaching sessions in Module 4 do not follow required content and learning structures. The focus elements in the first 5 lessons (i.e. here on Ethics and Mindset) are to refresh knowledge elements and to focus observation.

Enjoy!

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Table of Contents

Lesson 4.1

1. Minimum Skills Requirements

3. The OSKAR Model

2. How NOT to coach

3. How we use Coaching Markers – Video

Reference and Next Steps

1. Session Recordings

2. Post your REFLECTIONS

3. Mark this Lesson as COMPLETE +Do the QUIZ

Lesson 4.1 Content

1. Minimum Skills Requirements

Ethical Practice

We mentioned before that ethical practice does not have separate, dedicated ICF coaching markers. Therefore, we approach this competency differently: For this competency, we typically do not point out when it is present and visible in a conversation. Instead, we focus on when it is absent and missing, as this is surprisingly easy to spot.

The minimum skills requirements are therefore clear and defined in the Code of Ethics that we discussed in Lesson 2.2.

  • Conduct coaching that is guided by ethical reflection, education, and decision-making
  • Adjudicating and preserving ICF coach standards

Link: ICF Code of Ethics

Coaching Mindset

The minimum skills requirements for the Coaching Mindset are equally broad and simple

  • Stay in the Coaching Mindset
  • Use the method of inquiry
  • Focus on helping the client get from their current present to a more desire future
  • Partner with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.

Presence of the coaching mindset can be visible through many markers in the coaching skillset. We see it as an overall disposition towards the client.

As a Coach, we believe that

  • our client is unique
  • they are resourceful
  • that they can develop solutions and ideas if we just give them the chance

2. How NOT to coach

Ethical Practice

A coach will breach ethical practice and fail this competency, if

  • they focus primarily on telling the client what to do or how to do it (i.e. they are in consulting mode)
  • the conversation is based primarily in the past, particularly the emotional past (therapeutic mode).
  • the coach engages in areas that are outside their own expertise. The client should have been recommended to a specialist.
  • the coach does not declare a conflict of interest

Coaching Mindset

  • the interaction shows that the coach does not believe in the client’s resourcefulness and ability to develop insights and solutions
  • the conversation is based primarily in the past and does not help the client explore what they actually want.
  • the interaction lacks general skill display for a coach, i.e. does not qualify as a focused and dedicated coaching conversation.

 

3. How we use Coaching Markers – Video

Coaching Markers – How we use them effectively in observing coaching

In the video below, we explain in more detail how we use ICF Coaching markers to observe the presence of behaviors that indicate coaching competencies. Enjoy!