{"id":7573,"date":"2017-06-15T11:10:04","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T11:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=7573"},"modified":"2023-03-29T15:54:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T15:54:44","slug":"access-to-coaching-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/access-to-coaching-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Access to Coaching Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When notes are takin during coaching sessions, who has access to the notes?\u00a0 If the client is the one taking the notes, then the answer is very simple: the client has access.\u00a0 When a coach takes notes, the question becomes more significant and bigger.<\/p>\n

For example, some coaches provide the client with their notes and some coaches keep their notes to themselves.\u00a0 If the notes are taken by the coach, how does having them serve the client?\u00a0 The coach uses the notes to review and prepare for subsequent coaching sessions.\u00a0 Notes can be a checklist of actions that is used for accountability.\u00a0 Notes can provide information to track client outcomes.<\/p>\n

If a coach does provide a client with the notes, it is important to determine how the notes will be shared.\u00a0 In some cases, the coaching is face-to-face so the coach simply hands the notes to the client or makes a photocopy.\u00a0 As discussed in coach training, 80% of all coaching is done on the telephone or online.\u00a0 If coaching is done online or on the telephone, then emailing the notes is easy.\u00a0 It is very important to note that if the email address is owned by a company, then the email itself is owned by the company and the confidentiality is limited so discuss using a personal email address instead.\u00a0 There are technologies for storing or sharing documents online that serve as alternatives \u2013 review the protection of the technology.<\/p>\n

An additional consideration: if the coach uses a company-owned computer or a computer others have access to, then the confidentiality<\/a> of the notes is limited.\u00a0 Discuss this with clients; ideally the coach simply uses their own computer.<\/p>\n

During the coaching certification process, confidentiality is taught in the class on ethics.\u00a0 Discussion includes the importance of transparency<\/a> with clients about what notes are taken, who has access, how long the notes are kept, and where the information is kept.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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