Can I Use Coaching Techniques And Still Be An Effective Professional Career Counselor?
” My answer is yes. I have found career counseling and career coaching to have more similarities than differences. The common foundations of both professional counseling and good coaching include: • The use of active listening • Maintaining a trusting and confidential relationship • Adhering to a code of ethics • Focus on the client’s values (not imposing yours’ on the client) • Understanding that the client has the answer (the coach has the questions) • The use of appropriate assessment instruments (those you are qualified to use) • Use of a problem solving approach • Use of phone and Internet when necessary • See the client/counselor-coach relationship as collaborative • Ability to recognize and refer out mental health problems Coaching has become very visible in recent years and is often criticized (rightly) by professional counselors because it is seldom regulated and has few prerequisites for entry. But, as a professional career counselor I find it appropriate and invaluable to ad
