Client Assessment & Goal Setting Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of establishing a baseline during client assessment?
Answer: To give the client a reference point for measuring progress over time
A baseline gives the client a concrete starting point against which they can measure their own growth and progress.
A client sets a goal that seems very easy to achieve in one session. How should an ICF-aligned coach respond?
Answer: Explore whether the stated goal reflects the client's true desired outcome
Coaches explore whether easy goals reflect the client's full agenda or mask deeper aspirations, without imposing their own standards.
Which of the following best describes a 'stretch goal' in an ICF coaching context?
Answer: A goal that challenges the client just beyond their current comfort zone
Stretch goals challenge clients to grow beyond current limitations while remaining personally meaningful and achievable.
When a client presents multiple competing goals, what should the ICF-aligned coach do first?
Answer: Ask the client to explore connections between the goals and determine their own priority
Coaches help clients explore their own priorities rather than imposing an order, respecting the client's self-determination.
What role does accountability play in the ICF goal-setting process?
Answer: Coaches and clients agree on how the client wants to be supported in following through
ICF coaching respects client autonomy by co-designing accountability structures according to what the client finds most supportive.
Which scenario represents an appropriate use of a formal assessment tool in ICF coaching?
Answer: A coach shares assessment results as one data point for the client to self-interpret and use
Assessment tools are most appropriately used to generate client self-awareness, not to prescribe behavior or make coaching decisions.
A client's goal involves a major career transition. What assessment area is most critical to explore early?
Answer: The client's values, strengths, and vision for their future identity
Career transitions require deep exploration of values, strengths, and desired identity to ensure the goal is authentically the client's own.