{"id":3178,"date":"2012-01-11T06:03:54","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T06:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=3178"},"modified":"2022-09-18T15:52:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T15:52:06","slug":"icf-member-coach-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/icf-member-coach-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"ICF Member Coach Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Professionals in most industries have membership organizations that provide information, continuing education<\/a> opportunities, networking with colleagues, and more.\u00a0 This is true in coaching too.\u00a0 While there are many groups for coaches, the leading professional membership organization is the International Coaching Federation<\/a>, the ICF.\u00a0 The ICF approves coach specific training programs including the one offered at the Center for Coaching Certification<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As an industry it is important that we have a cohesive, collaborative focus on professionalism.\u00a0 It seems coaching is moving toward regulation so the question is, will the industry self-regulate or will government regulate it?\u00a0 Either way, what does that mean for coaches and for their clients?<\/p>\n

Look at the examples of other professions: mental health faced this years ago, as did financial planning and more recently image consulting.\u00a0 The ICF is at the forefront for self-regulation and if the industry does become regulated by government the ICF is going to be a key resource.\u00a0 Based on what has occurred in other professions, membership in the ICF to support one strong voice makes sense.<\/p>\n

By working together as professionals, we benefit the industry and the people we serve.\u00a0 Defining coaching, having a Code of Ethics<\/a>, standards for training, and publishing the Core Competencies provides a process and guide for coaches while educating the people we serve in a way that is easy to understand and supports effective coaching.\u00a0 Membership in the ICF is a step forward as a profession and industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Professionals in most industries have membership organizations that provide information, continuing education opportunities, networking with colleagues, and more.\u00a0 This is true in coaching too.\u00a0 While … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[59,48,85,50,86,62,49,80],"class_list":["post-3178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","tag-business-2","tag-coach","tag-coach-training","tag-coaching","tag-coaching-certification","tag-coaching-client-base","tag-code-of-ethics","tag-core-competency","latest_post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n