The Ethical Coaches' Handbook, A Guide to Developing Ethical Maturity in Practice

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What does it mean to be ethical as a coach? Just how ethical are you? How does ethics influence your coaching and how do you know if you are engaging in ethical practice? This important and eye-opening volume provides critical insight from the thought leaders in coaching across a full range of ethical issues. Presented in four parts, this new handbook works to guide the reader towards ethical maturity to strengthen their practice, though examination of theory and thought provoking practice examples. Part 1, Foundations of Ethics in Coaching, provides a detailed overview of the basic principles of ethical coaching. Part 2, Ethics in Coaching Practice, details specific examples of where you will need to think ethically and be guided by good ethics within your practice. Part 3, Pushing the Boundaries of Ethical Thinking in Coaching, dives deeper into topics such as race, managing mental health, the environment and marketing. Part 4 consists of twelve case studies which encourage you to think about putting the theory of the book into practice. The Ethical Coaches’ Handbook will provide ideal support to students, practitioners and coach educators looking to deepen, broaden and enhance their ethical coaching practice. Cover Endorsement Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of illustrations List of Contributors Acknowledgements Foreword SECTION 1: Foundations of ethics in coaching 1. Ethical coaching and its relationships 2. What is ethics, and how does it apply to coaching? 3. Ethics and professional coaching bodies 4. Exploring ethical codes 5. Ethical decision-making frameworks 6. What might be an evidence base for coaching – ethical issues 7. Legal considerations of ethical decision making in coaching. SECTION 2: Ethics in coaching practice 8. The psychological contract in coaching 9. Supervision ethics 10. Ethics in team coaching 11. Ethical issues in note taking and record keeping in coaching 12. Ethics in using psychometrics in coaching 13. Ethics in mental health and suicide management in coaching 14. Ethics of multi-party contracting in coaching 15. Ethics in transnational assignments in coaching SECTION 3: Pushing the boundaries of conventional ethical thinking in coaching 16. Positive ethical practice for coaching excellence and wellbeing 17. Ethics in education and the development of coaches 18. Ethics, wisdom and adult development in coaching 19. Ethics and culture in coaching – moving beyond a universal Western ethical code 20. Race: Ethical Perspectives on Equity-Based Coaching 21. An ethical exit strategy for dealing with incapacity and unexpected death 22. Ethics and the ecological environment in coaching: Searching for a new paradigm 23. Ethics and the digital environment in coaching 24. Ethical considerations for the use of multisource feedback in coaching 25. Choose me! Ethics in the promotion of coaching SECTION 4: Case studies 26. A series of 12 case studies for coach reflection and discussion Case Study 1: Intimacy in the Coaching Engagement Case Study 2: Ethical dilemmas faced by postgraduate level teachers of coaching Case Study 3: Coaching: Developmental tool or organisational status quo? Case Study 4: Where are the loyalties in the executive coaching relationship? Case Study 5: Influence of the boss in a hierarchical culture Case Study 6: Ethical Challenges Across Cultures in Team Coaching Case Study 7: Ethical Dilemmas with Recording Coaching Sessions Case Study 8: Ethics and the Internal Coach Case Study 9: Emotional Entanglement in the Coaching Engagement Case Study 10: Widening the lens of the RECording button Case Study 11: Coach Qualification Representation Case Study 12: Diversity Blind Spots, Token Inclusion and Unspoken Biases in a Coaching Panel Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Index