Increase your ethics, success, clientele and income all in one book! Written by Lyn Kelley, Ph.D., MFT, Certified Professional Coach, this book provides a concise ethical guideline for Life, Personal, Career, Business Coaches and Consultants. How to protect yourself from liability issues, answers to all your most frequently asked questions, specific coaching competencies from ICF and IAC, sample intake and informed consent forms, sample contracts. What you MUST know about providing coaching by phone and Internet. How mental health professionals can protect themselves from liability, especially if they combine therapy and coaching. Here's what you'll learn: What is Coaching Why Coaching is in Demand How I Became a Coach Trainer What is coaching? How is coaching different from psychotherapy? What type of clients are best suited for coaching? Am I required to be certified to do coaching? Will there be certification requirements in the future? If it's not required, why should I become certified? What are the ethical & legal guidelines for coaching? What makes me "competent" to do coaching? Can I do coaching over the phone or Internet? Can I do coaching and/or consulting for businesses and corporations? Will my professional liability insurance cover me as a coach? Sleep Well At Night With a Good Informed Consent IAC Ethical Principles ICF Code of Ethics Coaching Competencies IAC 15 Coaching Proficiencies ICF Coaching Core Competencies Everything You Need to Know About Confidentiality Your Best Protection Against Liability State Boards and Professional Associations Guidelines How to Ensure Phone Confidentiality How to Ensure Online Confidentiality Coaching vs Psychotherapy Pros and Cons of Virtual Coaching Informed Consent and HIPAA Informed Consent Why do I need it in writing? When should I do it? What information is required? How do I handle confidentiality issues? What to Include in Your Informed Consent Sample Coaching Intake and Informed Consent Form Sample Virtual Coaching Intake and Informed Consent Form Sample Business/Corporate Coaching Contract Ethics for Corporate and Business Coaching Why Corporate Coaching is Increasing 2012 ICF Global Coaching Study Project Teams How Corporations Use Coaches Performance -- Productivity - Profit Why Smart People do Dumb Things Creating Mission Statements The "Big Hairy Audacious Goal" (B.H.A.G.) Handling Change Values and Personal Growth Motivation and Empowerment How to Foster Creativity Diversity and Sensitivity Ethics of Testing Keep Your Fees and Your Value High Resources This book is very informative, concise and comprehensive. It covers all the necessary ethics for coaching and starting a coaching practice. It also includes all the basic competencies and masteries of coaching and gives you a great head-start in coaching. Readers especially appreciate the sample intake forms and contracts!