{"id":6678,"date":"2016-06-20T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=6678"},"modified":"2022-02-21T21:58:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T21:58:14","slug":"really-a-coach-without-specific-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/really-a-coach-without-specific-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Really? A ‘Coach’ Without Specific Training?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Really?<\/a>As new fields become professions they move from zero requirements to a defined amount of training along with ethical accountability.\u00a0 As a young profession coaching is now going through this stage.\u00a0 Currently, there are those who hang out their shingle as a coach without going through any kind of certified coach training program.\u00a0 There are clients who will hire them mainly due to a lack of knowledge about the coaching profession. \u00a0For both the untrained people calling themselves a coach and their clients, the lack of clarity about the coach\u2019s role and the role of the client is a slippery slope to consulting, advising or, in the worst case, acting as a therapist without a license.<\/p>\n

Coach training is critical to the success of both the coach and the client.\u00a0 With training, a coach has a clear understanding of the core competencies and ethical standards for a professional coach.\u00a0 Hopefully untrained people calling themselves a coach have good intentions; unfortunately, they do not know what they do not know.\u00a0 Boundaries are clearly identified for coaches regarding their behavior and work practices.\u00a0 The International Coaching Federation<\/a>, ICF, published comprehensive descriptions and explanations of 11 core competencies for coaches along with a comparison table on how the competencies are evaluated. In coach training certification is earned by learning and applying these competencies as demonstrated in assignments and practice coaching sessions. The ICF requires members to have 60 hours of training and to be accountable to the Code of Ethics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How does certified coach training benefit the coaching client?\u00a0 First, in coaching it is up to the clients to determine their own answers, create their own goals. and develop their own action plans.\u00a0 Because this is different than to what we are accustomed, without coach-specific training the client is impacted negatively\u00a0because they are limited instead of being empowered.<\/p>\n

Next, a coach asks powerful questions<\/a> to expand thinking, create awareness, and partner with their clients to develop strategies. \u00a0The client is empowered to decide what their goals are, prioritize, and design their plan to reach these goals.\u00a0 Clients achieve more, with longer lasting results, when they define what they want and how they are going to reach their goals.<\/p>\n

Because clients determine their own answers, client buy-in to the coaching process and their plan is strong.\u00a0 Ownership of both the process and the outcome is increased.\u00a0 This in turn means a higher level of success for clients. \u00a0True coaching creates a higher level of client satisfaction and enhanced results because clients are invested in their own answers and their own success.<\/p>\n

Our next blog will look at how certified coach training benefits the coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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