International Coaching Federation
About ICF and the Definition of Coaching
Elias Scultori, MCC, speaks about the ICF and the ICF’s definition of coaching
ICF Sets The Standards For Our Profession
The ICF provides you and schools like us professional standards to operate by. The following links will take you to the cornerstone documents of that guidance.
- Ethical Standards
- ICF Core Values
- Diversity & Inclusion
- ICF Core Competencies
- Minimum Skills Requirements for ACC Credential
- Minimum Skills Requirements for PCC Credential (PCC Markers)
- Minimum Skills Requirements for MCC Credential
- Standards for Credential
- Credentialing Process
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ICF Core Values
Professionalism
We commit to a coaching mindset and professional quality that encompasses responsibility, respect, integrity, competence, and excellence.
Collaboration
We commit to develop social connections and community building.
Humanity
We commit to being humane, kind, compassionate, and respectful toward others.
Equity
We commit to use a coaching mindset to explore and understand the needs of others so we can practice equitable processes at all times that create equality for all.
The Pledge of Ethics of the ICF Professional
While fulfilling any role within the ICF ecosystem, I promise to uphold my ethical obligations by adhering to the ICF Code of Ethics in all my professional interactions. I commit to doing my best to represent the integrity and professional reputation of coaching and the ICF.
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Next, Go to Reveal Competency #1 - Demonstrates Ethical Practice.
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