Competency #4: Cultivates Trust and Safety

<p>DEFINITION: Partners with the client to create a safe, supportive environment that allows the</p><p>client to share freely. Maintains a relationship of mutual respect and trust.</p><ol> <li>Seeks to understand the client within their context which may include their identity, environment, experiences, values and beliefs </li> <li>Demonstrates respect for the client’s identity, perceptions, style and language and adapts one's coaching to the client </li> <li>Acknowledges and respects the client's unique talents, insights and work in the coaching process </li> <li>Shows support, empathy and concern for the client </li> <li>Acknowledges and supports the client’s expression of feelings, perceptions, concerns, beliefs and suggestions </li> <li>Demonstrates openness and transparency as a way to display vulnerability and build trust with the client</li> </ol><p>WATCH: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/osama-al-mosa-25a0075/">Osama Al-Mosa, MCC</a> <br>READ: <a href="https://youtu.be/rBHxy_zh1Rg">ICF Core Competency 4: Cultivates Trust and Safety</a></p><ul> <li>The focus is more on safety -- psychological safety</li> <li>The relationship doesn’t have a negative impact on self-image, no judgment, risk free. Psychological safety.</li> <li>Trust: the coach is going to do things in my best interest. </li> <li>Ultimate atmosphere for the client, allows going inward. </li> <li>Coach becomes a partner - <em>What is a partner?</em> </li> <li>Coach “doesn’t have a stake in the game” – is this true? </li> <li>Demonstrated well, you can understand the client in their own context</li> </ul><p><strong><em>Questions:</em></strong></p><ul> <li>What ways do you earn trust with your clients?</li> <li>How do you build [psychological] safety? </li> <li>What tips do you have for doing this quickly? </li> <li>Have you ever had to re-establish safety and trust? If so, how?</li> <li>How is this a core piece of coaching? </li> <li>The tension between curiosity vs. questioning to make a point</li> <li>What ways do you stay curious