LawandEthicsinCoaching:HowtoSolve-andAvoid-DifficultProblemsinYourPractice

"Thisbookprovidesaneasy–to–readintroductiontothecoreethicalandprofessionalissuesfacedbyallcoachesirrespectiveoflengthofcoachingexperience.Thecasestudiesandguidelinesinthisbookwillhelpcoachesconstructivelyreflectontheircoachingpractice,andwillhelpbuildthesolidethicalfoundationthatprofessionalcoachingpracticedemands.Averyusefultextforboththebeginningandexperiencedcoach."––AnthonyM.Grant,PhD,Director,CoachingPsychologyUnit,UniversityofSydney"PatWilliamsisquicklybecomingtheauthorityontheethicsofthecoachingprofession.Hebringshisfullintegrityandpassiontothiswonderfulbook.Donotoverlooktheimportanceofthisbooktoyoursuccess."––LauraBermanFortgang,MCC,pioneerinthecoachingfieldandauthorofTakeYourselftotheTopandNowWhat?90DaystoaNewLifeDirectionThefirstcomprehensivebookcoveringethicalandlegalguidelinesforpersonalandexecutivecoachesAscoachinggrowsintoauniqueandfullyestablishedprofession,coachesarealreadydiscoveringanddealingwiththespecialethicalandlegaldilemmasthatcanariseinthecoachingcontext.LawandEthicsinCoachingpresentsthefirstcomprehensivelookatethicalandlegalissuesincoaching.Fromcoach–clientconflictstoconflictsofinterest,fromassessmentstoinformedconsent,theauthorsdetailthebreadthofethicalquandariesincoachingandprovidehighlypracticaladviceforavoidingproblems––andforsolvingthem.Withcontributionsfromleadersinlaw,ethics,andcoaching,thetextincludescoverageof:?Theemergenceofthecoachingprofessionanditsintersectionwithethicsandlaw?Foundationsofethicsforprofessions?Makingethicalchoices?Getting,growing,andmeasuringcoachingability?Developingandmaintainingclienttrust?Multiple–rolerelationshipsincoaching?Ethicaluseofassessmentsincoaching?Legalissuesandsolutionsforcoaches?Theintersectionofcultureandethicsinorganizations?CoachingintothefutureFilledwithadynamicblendofcasestudies,discussionquestions,illuminatingquotes,andotherexamples,LawandEthicsinCoachingisbothatrailblazingprofessionalreferenceandanunparalleledtextbookforcoachingprograms.