{"id":3503,"date":"2012-07-30T06:03:57","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T06:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=3503"},"modified":"2022-09-18T14:48:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T14:48:40","slug":"coaching-and-mental-health-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/coaching-and-mental-health-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching and Mental Health Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What happens if a coach spends time delving in to the past?\u00a0 What happens if a coach starts diagnosing a mental health issue?\u00a0 What happens if a coach starts giving advice on how to handle situations?\u00a0 It is a slippery slope in to practicing mental health without the proper licensure or certification.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coaching.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coaching<\/a> is very specifically not the practice of mental health.<\/p>\n<p>What is the difference between mental health and coaching?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A mental health professional is trained to diagnose.\u00a0 A mental health professional works to understand what happened so it can be resolved.\u00a0 A mental health professional gives advice.\u00a0 Some mental health professionals give prescriptions.<\/li>\n<li>A coach focuses on the future.\u00a0 A coach asks questions about what the client wants it to become.\u00a0 A coach empowers the client to explore their options.\u00a0 A coach asks the client questions so that the client develops their plan of action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What happens when a coach thinks their coaching client has mental health issues?\u00a0 If a coach simply says, \u201cYou need to go see a mental health professional\u201d this could be deemed as diagnosing and giving advice.\u00a0 Instead, a coach might say, \u201cI am hearing something I am not qualified to address.\u00a0 I keep a list of resources that are helpful.\u00a0 Would you like a copy of my list?\u201d\u00a0 It is very important that the list have at least three of each type of the different professionals that may benefit a client.\u00a0 Alternatively, a coach might ask a client which additional professionals would benefit them (the coaching client).<\/p>\n<p>Is it possible or appropriate to continue coaching if a client has mental health issues?\u00a0 Sometimes it makes sense for the coach and the mental health professional to ask the client for written permission to talk and coordinate services.\u00a0 Sometimes it makes sense to suspend coaching.\u00a0 Sometimes it is appropriate to continue coaching.\u00a0 A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findacertifiedcoach.com\/\">coach<\/a> must be aware of how to best serve the client and the approach is situational.<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on working with a coaching client who is dealing with mental health issues?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens if a coach spends time delving in to the past?\u00a0 What happens if a coach starts diagnosing a mental health issue?\u00a0 What happens &hellip; 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