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Category: U #4 – Cultivates Trust and Safety

Partners with the client to create a safe, supportive environment that allows the client to share freely. Maintains a relationship of mutual respect and trust.

Coaching emotions and feelings

September 14, 2020February 6, 2025 by Carly Anderson
Coaching emotions and feelings

Have you noticed that your emotions, and the emotions of others, are "raw" in 2020? I imagine you'd think that is a silly question. Yes, of course! That emotions are raw is no surprise as we are globally in circumstances that...

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Shifting three common training techniques to coaching approaches

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020 by Carly Anderson
Shifting three common training techniques to coaching approaches

Every coach training program has its “flavor” of what they teach coaching students. While the intention is good to use “tools and techniques” (I’ve shortened to T&Ts in this article) in support of client awareness, these are often used from...

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Types of trust in a coaching relationship

November 14, 2017February 6, 2025 by Carly Anderson
Types of trust in a coaching relationship

Note: This article has been updated in 2023. When we engage in coach training, we often hear the idea that our client has all the answers within them and our role is to help them get in touch with those...

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Speech is Silver and Silence is Golden

August 14, 2017February 5, 2025 by Carly Anderson
Speech is Silver and Silence is Golden

Note: This article has been updated in 2023. You may have heard the saying, “Silence is Golden.” When researched this saying, I found it is a part of a saying that goes, “Speech is silver and silence is golden.” In...

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Updated ICF Core Competency Model

  • U #1 – Demonstrates Ethical Practice
  • U #2 – Embodies a Coaching Mindset
  • U #3 – Establishes and Maintains Agreements
  • U #4 – Cultivates Trust and Safety
  • U #5 – Maintains Presence
  • U #6 – Listens Actively
  • U #7 – Evokes Awareness
  • U #8 – Facilitates Client Growth

ICF Core Competencies

  • #1 – Meeting Ethical Guidelines
  • #2 – Establishing the Coaching Agreement
  • #3 – Establishing Trust and Intimacy
  • #4 – Coaching Presence
  • #5 – Active Listening
  • #6 – Powerful Questioning
  • #7 – Direct Communication
  • #8 – Creating Awareness
  • #9 – Designing Actions
  • #10 – Planning and Goal Setting
  • #11 – Managing Progress and Accountability

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