The Coach's Code of Conduct

• Your Coach will conduct themselves with dignity, honesty, integrity, and responsibility.
  

• Anything discussed with your Coach will remain confidential unless the participant gives permission in writing or they are bound by law to divulge.
  

• Coaches will not be judgmental or give unwelcome advice.

• Coaches will be clear about the boundary between coaching and other therapies, such as counseling.
  

• Coaches will not recommend a specific therapist unless qualified to do so.
  

• Coaches will not give misleading information about any type of therapy or coaching and its benefits.
  

• All coaching agreements should be easy to understand, with the expectations of both the Coach and Participant clearly stated.
  

• Coaches will not coach minors (under 18) without the parent’s written permission.
  

• Coaches will be willing to recommend other coaches if it is more appropriate for the client.
  

• Coaches have professional indemnity insurance in force.
  

• Whenever possible, coaches are encouraged to raise their coaching profile and correct any misconceptions about what coaching is and isn’t.

• Coaches will treat all clients in a way that respects people’s differences in relation to physical or mental disability, gender, age, race, religion, politics, and sexual orientation.