Core components of coaching

Question 1

Obj: Outline the core coaching competencies as defined by the International Coach Federation?

Answer 1

1. setting the foundation (ethical/professional guidelines and coaching agreement)
2. cocreating the client-coach relationship ( trust + presence)
3. Effective communciation (active listening + powerful direct questions)
4. facilitating learning and results ( create awareness, help plan goals and design actions, maintain accountability and track progress)

Question 2

obj: explain the importance of verbal and nonverbal communication in culitvating a safe and supportive coaching enviroment.

Answer 2

• Effective communcation= client talks themself into change based on their own visions and values
• Nonverbal
  1. active listening
  2. open body language
  3. mirror client emotional signals irh facial expressions
• Verbal
  1. open-ended questions and reflections help to identify client values and possibiliites

Question 3

Obj: employ effective strategies for establishing and maintaining a positive, productive client-coach relationship

Answer 3

• Key ingredient= rapport ( a relationship based on repsct, understanding and empathy)
• Caoch must believe the client is capable of change

1. Acceptance/unconditional positive regard- unwavering acceptance of client and their situation
2. autonomy- client can self-direct
3. affirmation- to aknowledge clients strengths verbally–> increased self-efficacy(belief in onw abilities)
4. empathy- active interest in clients perspective

Question 4

Obj: Outline barriers and facilitators of health behavior change

Answer 4

• Barriers
  1. lack of time
  2. lack of moitvation
  3. the poeple around client
  4. traveling
  5. lack knowledge and rescources
• Facilitators
  1. health literacy and health education (info avaialbility, community resources, skill buildup)
  2. making action plans enjoyable

Question 5

Q: Finding a clients “why” requires understanding their—–

Answer 5

Values

Question 6

Decribe the personality traits according to the 5 factor model

Answer 6

1. Openess to experience (creative, curious, imaginative)
2. Conscientiousness (perristance, discpline, consistent)
3. Extroversion (outgoing, social, articulate)
4. Agreeableness (humble, patient, sensitive)
5. Neuroticism (pessism, jealousy, fear, self-crtitical)

Question 7

Q: A health coach who is able to correctly identify emotions in clients demonstrates which componet of emotional intelligence?
a. social awareness
b. self-awarness
c.relationship-management
d. self-management

Answer 7

b. self-awarness

Question 8

Example of complex reflections

Answer 8

1. youre frustrated because you were counting on your sisters help to get a good workout

complex reflection: a guess at the underlying meaning of what the client said

Question 9

Example of straight relfection

Answer 9

1. no matter how little you eat, you cant lose wieght, so you feeel its not worth it to make any dietary changes

straight reflection: a simple or complex reflection in response to a clients sustain talk

Question 10

Examples of double-sided reflections

Answer 10

1. you are feeling stressed at work and you know the meditation breaks help

double sided: sustain talk “and” change talk

Question 11

Example of amplified reflections

Answer 11

1. “smoking makes me feel good”=== smoking feels healthy to you

Amplified reflections: overstated reflections that challenge the client to think more about a statemnt they said

Question 12

Define Emotional intelligence and its 4 domains

Answer 12

• Emotional intelligence- ability to recognize,interpet and manage emotions in oneself and in others

1. self-awarness- to identify own emotions and in others
2. self-managment- to use emotions to faciliate thinking
3. social awareness- to undertand emotions, emotional language and the signals conveyed (ie empathy)
4. relationship management- to manage others emotions to attain specific goals (ie team building)

Question 13

What are the 6 principles of adult learning and their coaching objectives?

Answer 13

1. Why do I need to know this? –> help client identify info gap
2. Self-directed learners–>engage client in picking a plan to close a learning gap
3. prior experiences explored before education–> elicit a clients prior experiences before providing education
4. likely to retain info when they are in ready to learn–> link learning to clients vision, goal, and/or action plans
5. Ready to learn when they need info to cope–> apply all pieces of info shared to relevant problme centered scenarios
6. Internal motiivation rather than external–> create learning opportunities to increase personal satisfaction

Question 14

Cognitive behvaioral therapy

Answer 14

• focuses on how thoughts and feelings influence behavior
• when used in coaching, aims to help client intentionally change the way they think about life events to facilitate behavior change