1.3 Early Sessions Flashcards
1.3 What is explored with client in the first coaching sessions?
Their vision, values, priorities, motivations.
Their understanding of their health/wellness.
1.3 Who is considered the expert for selecting a focus topic for coaching?
The client
The coach does not decide what is appropriate for the client to focus on.
The client is empowered to select an area that feels important, motivating, or timely to them. (The topic they feel the most energy around.)
1.3 What topics are usually covered in the first 1 to 2 coaching sessions?
Review assessment, discover strengths, priorities, readiness to change
Vision (motivators, values, strengths, supports, challenges, strategies)
Gaps between current and desired lifestyle and outcomes
Clients priorities for coaching focus
Long-term goals (3-month)
Short-term SMART goals (action experiments) and supports, resources
Client’s preferences for maintaining accountability
1.3.1 What are some benefits of a wellness assessment to the client?
Completing the wellness assessment stimulates:
- self-awareness
- insights
- priorities for coaching
It also gives clients a way to begin to tell their story and some clients may be more comfortable initially communicating in writing.
1.3.1 What are some benefits of the wellness assessment to coaches?
The wellness assessment provides information on the client’s
- strengths
- levels of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with their aspects health and well being
- readiness to change
1.3.1 Why is creating awareness considered an ICF core competency?
Awareness precedes action towards goals.
Progress depends on clients expanding their awareness of what is possible.
1.3.1 Assessments can help to create awareness of…?
Where the client is starting.
What well being includes.
Where they want to go.
1.3.1 Why is it important for clients to create awareness for themselves?
When
