Values and Ethics in Coaching
- Ioanna Iordanou - Oxford Brookes University, UK
- Rachel Hawley - University of Lincoln, UK
- Christiana Iordanou - University of Lancaster, UK
The first complete guide to exploring values and ethics in coaching, this book will guide you through the responsibilities of coaching practice, and help you recognize and reconcile common ethical dilemmas and choices.
Part I explores the theory and research underpinning ethical coaching practice, and invites you to examine own personal and professional values.
Part II delves into the key ethical considerations in the coaching relationship, including contracting, confidentiality and understanding boundaries. It explores each issue in depth, and offers implications and suggestions for practice.
Part III examines individual professional contexts, including coaching in business, sports and healthcare with real life examples and reflections from practising coaches.
This book is vital reading for trainee and practitioner coaches, and those looking to introduce ethical coaching practice into a professional setting.
This is an important topic clearly presented with a number of specific contexts highlighted, which can provide a term of reference and reflection for other contexts where Coaching may be used.
An interesting journey into the ethics of coaching
The structure of this text provides a very accessible and clear overview of ethical considerations in context. Each chapter beings with clear aims, an overview, key words and questions. This structure presents opportunities for readers to reflect on their existing knowledge in order to position their learning for new information. There are also effective activities and suggestions for further reading to extend a student’s understanding of key values and ethics in coaching.
