Jennys Professional Ethics as a Life Coach
Principles of action
I will act as though the following are true:
There is no failure, only feedback.
The way to understanding is through action.
My clients have all the resources they need, or can find them
All behaviour is purposeful and is always the best that can be done with the resources available and could probably be better.
Life coaching is about creating greater choice and an improved reality for the client, congruent with their values and beliefs.
There is no failure, only feedback.
The way to understanding is through action.
My clients have all the resources they need, or can find them
All behaviour is purposeful and is always the best that can be done with the resources available and could probably be better.
Life coaching is about creating greater choice and an improved reality for the client, congruent with their values and beliefs.
Respect
I will:
Act out of respect for the dignity of every individual that I coach. I believe that everyone has basic human rights and responsibilities, regardless of their gender, race, colour, creed or physical/mental capacity.
Respect the worth and uniqueness of every person and their right to determine their own life whilst they respect the rights of others.
Never take advantage of clients, personally, sexually or financially.
Not seek to impose my own beliefs, values or views on a client.
Keep all material confidential except where authorised by the client, or the client appears to be endangering or about to endanger themselves or others, or required by the law.
Act out of respect for the dignity of every individual that I coach. I believe that everyone has basic human rights and responsibilities, regardless of their gender, race, colour, creed or physical/mental capacity.
Respect the worth and uniqueness of every person and their right to determine their own life whilst they respect the rights of others.
Never take advantage of clients, personally, sexually or financially.
Not seek to impose my own beliefs, values or views on a client.
Keep all material confidential except where authorised by the client, or the client appears to be endangering or about to endanger themselves or others, or required by the law.
Integrity
I will endeavour to honour agreements and keep promises consistently.
Honesty
I will operate within the limits of my skill-set and qualifications, and market/present myself, my credentials, qualifications and experience to the public in an honest way.
Reputation of Life Coaching
I will do nothing to harm the general understanding or acceptance of Life Coaching or bring it into disrepute, nor claim or imply outcomes for the process which I cannot congruently assert.
Social responsibility
I recognise that I have a responsibility to the wider community to work to improve life in general.
Competence
I will:
Do my best to remain aware of my skills and vigilant of my strengths and limitations, and work to improve my competence and keep up to date with developments in methodology.
Endeavour only to accept clients that I believe myself competent to coach and ensure that my personal problems do not adversely affect my work.
Seek permission from the client for peer group review if I have concern about the progress or outcome of my coaching.
Refer, or request that clients refer themselves, to another professional(s) such as a counsellor, therapist or doctor, when I know that the client has a problem for which such referral is necessary, desirable or more appropriate or that the client needs more support than is generally available within the life coaching remit.
Do my best to remain aware of my skills and vigilant of my strengths and limitations, and work to improve my competence and keep up to date with developments in methodology.
Endeavour only to accept clients that I believe myself competent to coach and ensure that my personal problems do not adversely affect my work.
Seek permission from the client for peer group review if I have concern about the progress or outcome of my coaching.
Refer, or request that clients refer themselves, to another professional(s) such as a counsellor, therapist or doctor, when I know that the client has a problem for which such referral is necessary, desirable or more appropriate or that the client needs more support than is generally available within the life coaching remit.