Experience Coaching
Experience Coaching is our key strategic focus area by which we seek to create Coaching Awareness and thereby GROW Coaching. Our Experience Coaching initiatives allow for people from all walks of life to experience the power of Coaching through a free of cost Coaching experience with a professional ICF coach.
You can also find Experience Coaching resources, read inspiring stories of clients who have experienced coaching, provided by ICF here
If you want to get started on Coaching, and seeking to work with a professional Coach from our Chapter who holds an ICF credential, look no further. Use our ICF Chennai Chapter Credentialed Coach Finder service below. ICF Credential-holders are part of a self-regulating group of elite coaches who provide accountability to clients and the coaching profession as a whole. They pursue and complete rigorous education and practice requirements that provide unquestioned legitimacy to their commitment to excellence in coaching.
Using the CCF service, you may identify and reach out directly to the coach(es) of your choice based on their information like credential level, coaching speciality, experience etc.
Note: The terms of engagement between the client & the coach is left to their mutual discretion, and the Chapter will not be involved with the same.
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Team Coaching Competencies
Ethical coaching is the top priority for the ICF. The ICF Code of Ethics is designed to provide appropriate guidelines, accountability and enforceable standards of conduct for all ICF Members and ICF Credential-holders.
Ethics
ICF has taken the lead in developing a definition and philosophy of coaching and establishing ethical standards among its members. ICF sets professional coaching standards while also giving consumers a venue to file ethics complaints.
Code of Ethics
The ICF Code of Ethics describes the ICF core values, and ethical principles and ethical standards of behavior for all ICF Professionals. ICF implemented the current version of the Code in January 2020.
Credentials Updates
The ICF Chennai Charter Chapter continues to strengthen its commitment to coaching excellence by supporting and celebrating coaches at all credentialing levels (ACC, PCC, MCC).
We’ve launched a “Credentialed Coach Finder” service on the Chapter’s website making it easy for potential clients, organizations, and partners to connect with credentialed coaches in the Chennai region.
Monthly features such as “Celebrating Credentials” highlight and recognize chapter members & associates who earned their ACC, PCC, or MCC in the previous month — fostering visibility and inspiring others on their credentialing journeys.
Member-benefits tied to credentialing: Chapter events, learning & development webinars, workshops, & mentor coaching opportunities are structured to support both those seeking credentials and those renewing them.
Enrollment options & associate/member status reflect credentialing status:
Pro bono coaching
Pro bono coaching is when a coach conducts a session with the client either free or at a much lower cost. Pro bono comes from the Latin term pro bono public, meaning ‘for the public good.’ All services that are provided by professionals at a lower cost or for free are considered pro bono. Many professionals offer their pro bono services to non-profit organizations, such as educational institutions, healthcare facilities, foundations, charities, etc. Some also provide pro bono services to individuals who are unable to pay for the same. While pro bono is mostly associated with legal services, the same approach in coaching is a practice common among new coaches.we also welcome requests from individuals who wish to have a probono coaching session with one of our Chapter coaches.
To avail of one, write to contact@icfchennai.com
Increasing Eligible Number of Pro Bono Hours
ICF now allows more Pro Bono coaching hours to be counted toward the total required client coaching experience for ACC, PCC, and MCC credential applications.We are increasing the proportion of eligible pro bono coaching hours by 20%.
