Ethical & Professional Practice in Coaching

Career Level: Basic-, intermediate-, and advanced-level career services and university relations and recruiting professionals
Competency: Coaching
Fee: $250 (member); $375 (nonmember);

Summary
Participants will understand the importance of building a relationship of trust in the coaching partnership. They will explore what is a commitment and confidentiality on the coach’s side as well as gain an understanding of ethics and responsibility of the practice

Course Content Areas:
- Confidentiality and building trust in the coaching partnership;
- Ethics in coaching: practice liability and releasing of information;
- How to obtain agreement on the parameters of confidentiality in coaching;
- Dual relationship issues that could influence the coaching process;
- Understanding of coachee agreement on the nature and limits of coaching;
- How to obtain agreement on the process of confidentiality in coaching;
- Process to inform coachee about legal dimensions of the coaching relationship;
- Agreeing to accessibility protocols;
- How to acquire authorization for release of coachee information;
- Practice liability risk management; and
- Informing coachees of ethical standards of coaching
Following this program, you will be able to:
- Understand the importance of trust, confidentiality, and parameters of a coaching relationship;
- Explore the concepts of ethics and responsibility of the practice of coaching; and
- Gain a firm understanding of how coaches manage their practice on a team, or independently, keeping in mind the significance of coaching protocols, confidentiality, and scope of practice.
Presenters

Meg Flournoy, Director, Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
Meg Flournoy is sector director, global and health, for the Career Management Center at The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Flournoy is an experienced career services professional providing guidance to graduate business students and alumni from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University interested in general management and global opportunities. She has experience with global career business development, the healthcare industry, coaching, and advising. Flournoy developed coaching skills through positions at the University of Maryland, University College, Muhlenberg College, and Lafayette College. Over the past 15 years, she has worked with undergraduate liberal arts students, engineering students, and evening graduate school students. She has also worked with divisions of companies on the topics of staff development, self-assessment, and team building. Flournoy holds a master's degree in counseling psychology from Lehigh University, and a bachelor's degree in political science from Susquehanna University. Flournoy is past president of the Susquehanna University alumni association.