Puget Sound Coaches Association

ICF Core Competency #3 · Establishing Trust and Intimacy with the Client

Ability to create a safe, supportive environment that produces ongoing mutual respect and trust.

  1. Shows genuine concern for the client's welfare and future,
  2. Continuously demonstrates personal integrity, honesty and sincerity,
  3. Establishes clear agreements and keeps promises,
  4. Demonstrates respect for client's perceptions, learning style, personal being,
  5. Provides ongoing support for and champions new behaviors and actions, including those involving risk taking and fear of failure,
  6. Asks permission to coach client in sensitive, new areas.

NOTE: Each competency listed has a definition and related behaviors. Behaviors are classified as either those that should always be present and visible in any coaching interaction (in regular font), or those that are called for in certain coaching situations and, therefore, not always visible in any one coaching interaction (in italics).

 

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