{"id":5283,"date":"2014-10-29T06:03:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T06:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=5283"},"modified":"2022-11-04T19:21:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T19:21:40","slug":"coaching-challenges-and-solutions-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/coaching-challenges-and-solutions-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching Challenges and Solutions 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ph14012538_w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ph14012538_w.jpg\" alt=\"Coaching Challenges and Solutions 8 \" width=\"178\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ph14012538_w.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ph14012538_w-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ph14012538_w-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a>What if someone wants to be the coach and they have no training?<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of years ago if someone wanted to be a doctor they started doctoring.\u00a0 In more recent history if someone wanted to be a therapist they simply started providing therapy.\u00a0 Even more recently HR and training professionals entered the field with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestcolleges.com\/research\/do-you-need-college-to-be-successful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">little to no training<\/a>.\u00a0 The same applies for attorneys and financial planners.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneycrashers.com\/jobs-require-no-experience\/\">Which of these professionals are you willing to hire now without them being trained?<\/a>\u00a0 What is different about coaching that this is a question? \u00a0The bottom line answer is that coaching is still new enough as a profession that people are unaware that it is a skilled profession that calls for training.<\/p>\n<p>Foundational Information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coaching is different than mentoring, managing, training, HR, consulting, and mental health.<\/li>\n<li>Coaching is a skilled profession with training a standards, Core Competencies, and ethics.<\/li>\n<li>Coaching is self-regulated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/coaching-professionals-and-icf\/\">International Coaching Federation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are the pros and cons of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/training-for-coaches\/\">untrained coach<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>What are the risks with an untrained coach?\u00a0 (For the coach, the client, and the sponsor?)<\/li>\n<li>What are the benefits of a trained coach?<\/li>\n<li>What are the training options?<\/li>\n<li>What are the reasons external training is a best practice for internal coaches?<\/li>\n<li>What approval of training programs matters?<\/li>\n<li>What are the considerations when selecting a training program?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/internal-opportunities-with-a-coaching-program\/\">coaching culture<\/a> and a coaching approach are helpful tools in all interactions.\u00a0 For a formal coaching relationship it makes sense to engage a trained coaching professional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if someone wants to be the coach and they have no training? 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