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Professional Standards & Ethics Flashcards

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  1. A coaching client asks you to falsify progress reports submitted to their employer who is funding the coaching. What is the ethically correct response?

    Answer: Refuse and explain that falsifying reports violates professional integrity

    Falsifying documents violates core ethics codes around honesty and integrity, regardless of who funds the coaching.

  2. Under ICF ethical standards, what must a coach do before beginning a coaching engagement with a new client?

    Answer: Establish and clarify a coaching agreement covering roles, expectations, and confidentiality

    The ICF requires coaches to establish a clear coaching agreement that defines the relationship, expectations, and boundaries before work begins.

  3. A CLC coach discovers mid-engagement that their client is dealing with severe clinical depression. What is the most ethically appropriate action?

    Answer: Refer the client to a licensed mental health professional while clarifying coaching's scope

    Ethical coaches recognize the boundaries between coaching and therapy and refer clients to appropriate professionals when clinical issues arise.

  4. Which scenario best illustrates a boundary violation in a coaching relationship?

    Answer: Developing a romantic relationship with a current coaching client

    A romantic relationship with a current client constitutes a serious boundary violation that compromises professional objectivity and exploits the power dynamic.

  5. A coach is approached by two competing businesses in the same industry. Ethically, what must the coach address?

    Answer: Disclose the potential conflict of interest to both parties and obtain informed consent or decline one

    Serving competing clients creates a conflict of interest that must be transparently disclosed and resolved with informed consent from all parties.

  6. What does 'professional competence' require of a Certified Leadership Coach according to ethical standards?

    Answer: Ongoing education, supervision, and practicing only within areas of demonstrated skill

    Professional competence requires continuous learning, supervision, and ensuring coaching practice aligns with the coach's actual skill level.

  7. A client shares information during coaching that suggests they may be engaged in financial fraud harming third parties. What is the ethical tension the coach faces?

    Answer: Between maintaining client confidentiality and preventing harm to others

    Coaches must navigate the tension between their confidentiality obligation to the client and their ethical duty when third-party harm is involved.