ICF Core competencies

Question 1

What are the 4 clusters of ICF coaching competencies?

Answer 1

1. Setting the Foundation
2. Co-creating the relationship
3. Communicating Effectively
4. Facilitating Learning and Results

Question 2

What are the 2 core competencies in the Setting the Foundation cluster?

Answer 2

1. Meeting ethical guidelines and professional standards
2. Establishing the coaching agreement

Question 3

What are the 2 core competencies in the Co-Creating the Relationship cluster?

Answer 3

1. Establishing trust and intimacy with the client
2. Coaching presence

Question 4

What are the 3 core competencies in the Communicating Effectively cluster?

Answer 4

1. Active listening
2. Powerful questioning
3. Direct Communication

Question 5

What are the 4 core competencies in the Facilitating Learning and Results cluster?

Answer 5

1. Creating awareness
2. Designing actions
3. Planning and goal setting
4. Managing progress and accountability

Question 6

Which core competency says…

Understanding of coaching ethics and standards and ability to apply then appropriately in all coaching situations.

Answer 6

Meeting ethical guidelines and professional standards

(Setting the Foundation, CC1)

Question 7

Which core competency says…

Ability to understand what is required in the specific coaching interaction and to come to agreement with the prospective and new client about the coaching process and relationship.

Answer 7

Establishing the coaching relationship

(Setting the Foundation, CC2)

Question 8

Which core competency says…

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

Answer 8

Establishing trust and intimacy with the client.

(Co-creating the relationship, CC3)

Question 9

Which competency says…

Ability to be fully conscious and create spontaneous relationship with the client, employing a style that is open, flexible and confident.

Answer 9

Coaching Presence

(Co-creating the relationship, CC4)

Question 10

Which core competency says…

Ability to focus completely on what the client is saying and is not saying, to understand the meaning of what is said in the context of the client’s desires, and to support client self-expression.

Answer 10

Active Listening

(Communicating Effectively, CC5)

Question 11

Which core competency says…

Ability to ask questions that reveal the information needed for maximum benefit to the coaching relationship and the client.

Answer 11

Powerful questioning

(Communicating Effectively, CC6)

Question 12

Which core competency says…

Ability to communicate effectvely during coaching sessions, and to use language that has the greatest positive impact on the client.

Answer 12

Direct Communication

(Communicating Effectively, CC7)

Question 13

Which competency says…

Ability to integrate and accurately evaluate multiple sources of information and to make interpretations that help the client to gain awareness and thereby achieve agreed-upon results.

Answer 13

Creating awareness

(Facilitating learning and results, CC8)

Question 14

Which competency says…

Ability to create with the client opportunities for ongoing learning, during coaching and in work/life situations, and for taking new actions that will most effectively lead to agreed upon coaching results.

Answer 14

Designing actions

(Facilitating learning and results, CC9)

Question 15

Which competency says…

Ability to develop and maintain an effective coaching plan with the client.

Answer 15

Planning and goal setting

(Facilitating learning and results, CC10)

Question 16

Which competency says…

Ability to hold attention on what is important for the client, and to leave responsibility with the client to take action.

Answer 16

Managing progress and accountability

(Facilitating learning and results, CC11)