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December 11 Chapter Webinar
The ICF Code of Ethics: What’s New, What’s Not, and How to Stay Grounded When It Gets Messy
Jim Smith, PCC

Do you know the key clauses of the ICF Code of Ethics? Do you know why we even have a code of ethics? If met with an ethical challenge, what would you do?

As ICF coaches, staying current on ethics is part of our ongoing professional development—and an important part of what distinguishes ICF-credentialed coaches. Our Core Competencies and Code of Ethics provide a shared foundation for how we show up, make decisions, and uphold professional standards.

In this interactive virtual session, Jim Smith, PCC, will help us explore the Code in a practical, interactive, and engaging way. Participants will:

• Identify key elements of the ICF Code of Ethics relevant to professional coaching practice.
• Apply ethical reasoning to common coaching dilemmas involving confidentiality, boundaries, conflicts of interest, and stakeholder relationships.
• Use the ICF Code of Ethics as a framework for making sound decisions when ethical situations are ambiguous or complex.

And if you’re facing an ethical question or challenge in your own coaching experience, bring it with you. The goal is not simply to know the Code, but to become more confident applying it.

CCEUs for this Program: 1.25 Core Competency credits

Jim Smith, PCC, is The Executive Happiness Coach®, a global executive coach, speaker, author, and troublemaker. His passion is to create a Happier world and workplace, one Leader at a time.

Over the past 27 years, he has coached leaders in 42 countries across six continents, with a particular focus on executive presence. He serves as a mentor coach and faculty member for coaching schools in the U.S., Singapore, and India, and holds certifications in ICF coaching, health and wellness coaching, team coaching, transformational movement, and mentor coaching.

Jim has a long history with ICF ethics. He was one of the original local chapter Ethics Liaisons to ICF Global in 2010 and has served as an ICF ethics trainer since 2013. Ethics can seem boring, and Jim likes to get people excited about it!

Before the session, we encourage you to take a few minutes to review these ICF resources, which provide a helpful foundation for the discussion and can help you identify questions or situations you may want to bring to the session.

https://coachingfederation.org/credentials-and-standards/core-competencies
https://coachingfederation.org/ethics/code-of-ethics
https://coachingfederation.org/resource/insights-and-considerations-for-ethics/