What in the world does jazz have to do with coaching and coaching ethics? Well, quite a bit in fact. In this highly interactive and informative presentation, coaches will learn how to swing like a jazz musician before, during, and after their coaching sessions.
Topics covered in this session include learning WHAT and WHO are covered and not covered in the ICF Code of Ethics, Ethics, vs. Law, conflicts of interest, how ICF protects coaches, and what it means to be an ICF Professional Coach both inside and outside of the coaching engagement.
This presentation is highly interactive with experientials and reflections and small group interaction, using PPT slides to support visual learners, Zoom Chat for reflections and learning, mini case presentations with best practices, enact Ethical Bloopers screenplay with participants interrupting when hearing unethical bloopers and providing ethical alternatives, listen to classical jazz as a metaphor for understanding collaboration and partnership, breakout rooms to discuss ethical issues with real situations.
Earn 1.5 Core Competency CCEUs
Learning Objectives to explore the fundamentals of coaching ethics
1. Learn WHAT and WHO are covered and not covered in our Code of Ethics
2. Understand what it means to be an ICF Professional Coach
3. Use classical jazz to understand coaching collaboration and partnership (14x in competencies)
- Identify 6 essential elements for ethical space in a collaborative Coaching partnership
- Coaching mindset and ethics mindset (open, flexible, client centered)
4. Review 8 of the 28 Ethical Standards with 12 cases demonstrating application and Best Practices
5. Learn 7 ways ICF protects us
6. Provide resources: Books, articles, ways to participate in ICF ethics activities
Code of Ethics Overview: ICF Core Values
Coaching (Competency #2) and ethical mindsets: Essential elements for ethical collaborative space
Explore in breakout rooms 8 of the 28 Ethical Standards with 12 real cases that demonstrate the application of the standards and potential bloopers
Conflicts of interest (Section 1: Standards 6, 10), confidentiality (Section 1: Standard 5, 6, 19, 21, 22) unethical and ethical behavior in business, coaches’ behavior outside of the coaching engagement, recordkeeping
(Section 1: Standards 4, 5, 7), Dual Roles (Section I: Standard 6), (Section 1 #3)
About the Speaker: Teri-E Belf, MA, CAGS, MCC
Teri-E Belf, MA, CAGS, and the world’s 1st MCC, is an inspiring and purposeful coaching pioneer and leader with 35 years coaching and 25 years coaching education, training and mentoring. She founded and directs Success Unlimited Network® (SUN), with an ICF-accredited Coach Training and Certification Program rooted in life purpose and spirituality. Her books, including Coaching With Spirit, 40 articles/ebooks on Amazon, workshops and media appearances reveal her contagiously enthusiastic passion for coaching.
Her favorite part of coaching is helping people discover their life purpose and use it to zip line to essence. She was honored to receive the Global Coaching Leadership award at the World Coaching Congress in Mumbai (2013) and inducted into the ICF Circle of Distinction (2018). As a self-appointed “Global Coaching Ethics Ambassador” she loves sharing ethics anywhere and everywhere and has served on the Ethics Committee, the ICF Code Review Team, presented at the ICF CoP and ACTO Forums, several Global ICF chapters, and has attended almost every Ethics Water Cooler meeting.