Coaching Techniques & Methodologies Flashcards
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A coach uses a 'scaling question' such as 'On a scale of 1-10, how confident are you?' This technique primarily serves to:
Answer: Help the client externalize and reflect on their internal state with precision
Scaling questions help clients concretize abstract internal states, making them easier to explore and track without reducing the conversation to metrics alone.
When working with a client using narrative coaching, the coach would MOST likely:
Answer: Help the client re-author their story to open new possibilities
Narrative coaching, influenced by narrative therapy, focuses on helping clients examine and rewrite the stories they tell about themselves to create new possibilities.
An ICF coach working with a client on limiting beliefs would be MOST likely to use which approach?
Answer: Explore the belief with curiosity, asking when it formed and what it costs the client
ICF coaching explores limiting beliefs through curious, non-directive questioning, helping clients examine and potentially shift their own perspectives.
Which of the following is a key distinction between coaching and mentoring?
Answer: Mentoring involves sharing the mentor's experience and expertise, while coaching draws out the client's own wisdom
Mentors leverage their own experience and expertise to guide mentees, while coaches trust that the client holds their own answers and focus on drawing those out.
A coach asks a client 'What is the learning here?' after a setback. This technique is designed to:
Answer: Shift the client's perspective from failure to growth and discovery
Reframing setbacks as learning opportunities is a core coaching technique that supports a growth mindset and forward momentum.
In ontological coaching, language, emotions, and body are considered:
Answer: Three interconnected domains that together shape a person's way of being
Ontological coaching, developed by Fernando Flores and others, treats language, emotions, and body as three interdependent domains that constitute a person's way of being.
A coach summarizes the key themes of a session near the end. The PRIMARY purpose of this technique is to:
Answer: Help the client consolidate insights and reinforce learning before closing
End-of-session summaries help the client integrate what emerged during the session, making insights more memorable and actionable.