MY COACHING CODE OF ETHICS
I, Cheryl A. Reiff, am a graduate of HealthCoachTraining.
I subscribe to the following standards and code;
and I have signed the ethics pledge.
I subscribe to the following standards and code;
and I have signed the ethics pledge.
COACHING CODE OF ETHICS
Standards, Practices and Ethics Pledge
The HCT Philosophy: HCT adheres to a form of coaching that honors the client as the expert in his (her) personal and/or professional life and believes that every client has natural gifts and talents that allow him to solve most if not all of his problems. Standing on this foundation, the coach's responsibility is to:
HCT Definition of Coaching: Professional coaching is an ongoing partnership that helps clients produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. Through the process of coaching, clients deepen their learning, improve their performance, and enhance their quality of life.
In each meeting, the client and coach choose the focus of conversation, while the coach listens and contributes observations and questions. This interaction creates clarity and moves the client into action.
Coaching accelerates the client's progress by providing greater focus and awareness of choice. Coaching concentrates on where clients are today and what they are willing to do to get where they want to be tomorrow.
HCT Pledge of Ethics: As a professional coach, I acknowledge and honor my ethical obligations to clients and colleagues. I pledge to conduct myself responsibly with the highest degree of integrity and accountability. I strive to do no harm to myself, to those I serve or to the coaching profession.
HCT Standards of Conduct:
Standards, Practices and Ethics Pledge
The HCT Philosophy: HCT adheres to a form of coaching that honors the client as the expert in his (her) personal and/or professional life and believes that every client has natural gifts and talents that allow him to solve most if not all of his problems. Standing on this foundation, the coach's responsibility is to:
- Discover, clarify, and align with what the client wants to achieve
- Encourage client self-discovery
- Elicit client-generated solutions and strategies
- Hold the client as responsible and accountable
HCT Definition of Coaching: Professional coaching is an ongoing partnership that helps clients produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. Through the process of coaching, clients deepen their learning, improve their performance, and enhance their quality of life.
In each meeting, the client and coach choose the focus of conversation, while the coach listens and contributes observations and questions. This interaction creates clarity and moves the client into action.
Coaching accelerates the client's progress by providing greater focus and awareness of choice. Coaching concentrates on where clients are today and what they are willing to do to get where they want to be tomorrow.
HCT Pledge of Ethics: As a professional coach, I acknowledge and honor my ethical obligations to clients and colleagues. I pledge to conduct myself responsibly with the highest degree of integrity and accountability. I strive to do no harm to myself, to those I serve or to the coaching profession.
HCT Standards of Conduct:
- I will treat all clients with dignity as free and equal human beings.
- I will conduct myself in a manner that brings credit to myself, others and the coaching profession.
- I will identify my level of competence to the best of my ability and I will not misrepresent my qualifications, expertise, or experience as a professional coach.
- I will, at the beginning of any coaching relationship, communicate clearly the terms of our agreement and the expectations of both parties.
- I will not claim or imply outcomes that I cannot guarantee.
- I will never attempt to diagnose, treat, make claims, prevent or cure any disease or condition with regard to Health Coaching. I will advise my clients that Health Coaching is not intended to substitute for the advice, treatment and/or diagnosis of a qualified, licensed health care professional.
- I will respect the confidentiality of client’s information except as released by the client or as required by law.
- I will obtain permission from each client before releasing his/her name as a reference.
- I will recommend different coaches and/or different resources when the client’s situation requires this.
- I will avoid conflicts of interest and will give notice of potential conflicts. I will directly address the potential conflict if I enter into a working relationship with a client in addition to a coaching relationship and will specifically agree with the client on how to avoid or manage any such conflict.
- I will respect the commercial aspects of agreements I make with the coaching client and the organization that compensates me, if separate. I will only make agreements that respect all parties and I will honor my agreements.
- I will not offer professional information or advice I know to be confidential, misleading, or for which the accuracy is beyond my competence to assess.
- I will endeavor to enhance public understanding and acceptance of professional coaching.
- I will freely share my skills and practices with other interested coaches in the profession for the purpose of increasing our mutual level of knowledge and competence.
- I will give full acknowledgment to the work and contributions of others.
- I will respect copyrights, trademarks and intellectual property rights and comply with laws and my agreements concerning these rights.
- I will use the HCT definition of coaching as a basis of my coaching practice.
- I will inform my clients of my agreement to follow the Standards of Conduct of HCT.
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A Division of Hilton Johnson Productions, Inc.
224 Commercial Blvd #304, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, FL 33308
Phone: 954-491-8996 Fax: 954-491-7647
Email: info@healthcoachingtraining.com Website: http://www.healthcoachtraining.com