{"id":9354,"date":"2021-11-08T09:03:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T09:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=9354"},"modified":"2022-08-17T18:56:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T18:56:26","slug":"coaching-competencies-5-and-6-speak-to-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/coaching-competencies-5-and-6-speak-to-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching Competencies 5 and 6 Speak to Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Competency 5. Maintains Presence says, \u201cis fully conscious and present with the client, employing a style that is open, flexible, grounded, and confident.\u201d\u00a0 The openness and flexibility call on us to adjust to diverse clients.\u00a0 5.1 says we are to remain focused, observant, empathetic, and responsive which requires understanding the client and the influence of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/a-coaching-culture-enhances-lives\/\">culture<\/a> and experiences.\u00a0 5.2 says to demonstrate curiosity which supports learning about the client.\u00a0 5.4 says to demonstrate confidence working with strong emotions which means adapting to the client.\u00a0 5.5 is a favorite \u2013 it says, \u201cis comfortable working in a space of not knowing.\u201d\u00a0 In addition to this being about the client discovering their own solutions it is also about humility in terms of understanding the client. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9355 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Coaching-Competencies-5-and-6-Speak-to-Diversity-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Coaching Competencies 5 and 6 Speak to Diversity\" width=\"286\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Coaching-Competencies-5-and-6-Speak-to-Diversity-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Coaching-Competencies-5-and-6-Speak-to-Diversity-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Coaching-Competencies-5-and-6-Speak-to-Diversity-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Coaching-Competencies-5-and-6-Speak-to-Diversity-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Coaching-Competencies-5-and-6-Speak-to-Diversity-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Coaching-Competencies-5-and-6-Speak-to-Diversity-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Coaching-Competencies-5-and-6-Speak-to-Diversity-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Coaching-Competencies-5-and-6-Speak-to-Diversity-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Coaching-Competencies-5-and-6-Speak-to-Diversity-800x530.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Coaching-Competencies-5-and-6-Speak-to-Diversity-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Coaching-Competencies-5-and-6-Speak-to-Diversity-520x345.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/core-competencies\">Competency<\/a> 6 is Listens Actively. \u00a0\u00a0The definition is \u201cfocuses on what the client is and is not saying to fully understand what is being communicated in the context of clients systems and to support client self-expression.\u201d \u00a0The context of their systems speaks to their culture, environment, and experiences. \u00a0Their context influences how they say things as well as what do they do not say. The coach uses awareness to support their clients\u2019 self-expression and explore further.<\/p>\n<p>Competency 6.1 says \u201cconsiders the client&#8217;s context, identity, environment, experiences, values, and beliefs to enhance understanding of what the client is communicating.\u201d\u00a0 This speaks to knowing the client so we can consider context.\u00a0 The coach must learn about the context, the identity, the environment, experiences, values, and beliefs in support of clarity and awareness for the client while also enhancing understanding.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you check out other pages here at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/\">Center for Coaching Certification<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Come back for more in the next blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Competency 5. 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