International Coach Federation

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International Coach Federation
legal form Non-profit organization
Seat Lexington
founding 1995

place Lexington, Kentucky
executive Director Dave Wondra
Members over 25,500 (as of March 2015)
Website www.coachfederation.org

The International Coach Federation, Inc., (ICF) is an international coaching - Association and with more than 25,500 members of the world's largest coaching organization. The ICF is committed to the professionalization of coaching worldwide , accredits training courses for coaching and certifies coaches.

Goals and Activities

The ICF is committed to professionalizing coaching. The ICF sets minimum requirements for potential members with regard to proven training and experience, provides binding ethical guidelines for its members , defines the core competencies of a coach and carries out certifications. According to the company, the ICF certification, which has been carried out since 1998, is the most widespread international coaching certification and at the same time the only one recognized worldwide. The certification does not require membership.

The ICF defines coaching as a “partnership and stimulating process that creatively supports people and organizations in increasing their personal and professional potential.” Coaching clients are seen as experts in their own lives. ICF coaches work on the basis of the conviction that the client has enough resources to achieve his goals independently .

Certifications

There are currently almost 15,000 ICF-certified coaches (as of March 2015).

The ICF conducts certification on three levels: Associate Practitioner , Professional Practitioner and Master Practitioner . For each certification level it is specified how each of the eleven ICF core competencies of a coach has to be recognizable in the skills and coaching behavior of the candidate. The levels differ in the criteria relating to the minimum number of hours of recognized training, mentoring by other coaches and personal experience as a coach (with regard to experience, if necessary, differentiated according to paid and pro bono hours) and the minimum number of clients and the type of Exam and the amount of the exam fee.

Association membership

The ICF has over 25,500 members worldwide (as of March 2015).

The prerequisite for an individual to become a member is that they are certified by the ICF or have completed or are currently completing 60 ICF-recognized coaching training hours. In addition, professional activity and experience as a coach play a role; if necessary, a personal interview will take place prior to admission.

Mutual coaching program

In 2005, in cooperation with the members of the Brisbane ICF Chapter in Australia, a program for mutual coaching was initiated ( Peer Coaching , also called Reciprocal Peer Coaching and initially Contra coaching ), in which coaches and coachees are mediated via the ReciproCoach platform . This mutual coaching works like a swap group : for the coaching services provided, the coach is given the opportunity to receive corresponding services from another coach himself. The ICF coordinates the process, mediates the participants among themselves and evaluates their feedback. This service was initially free of charge for ICF members, but now the ICF charges all participants for it.

Code of Conduct

The ICF and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) agreed in June 2011 on the “Code of Conduct for Coaching and Mentoring”, a joint code of conduct for practicing coaches and mentors and their respective industry associations. The code serves the self-regulation ( voluntary commitment ) of the branch and includes guidelines for the establishment of professional and ethical standards for professional practice. It was submitted in July 2011 as a “Professional Charter for Coaching and Mentoring” to the European database for self-regulation and co-regulation initiatives operated by the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee . The code is the first such initiative at European level. It has since been signed by two other coaching associations: the Association for Coaching (July 2012) and the Association Française de Coaching (January 2013).

The framework set by the code places demands on the professionalism and quality of a coach and should at the same time preserve the variety of methods. From the perspective of ICF Germany, the code with the specified requirements makes it easier for coaching clients, whether in companies or in their private lives, to choose professionally working coaches.

Guidelines for coaches and mentors

The guidelines define precise requirements for coaches and mentors in terms of competence and training, continuous professional development and ethical standards for professional practice.

Guidelines for Professional Associations

The guidelines for professional associations include requirements regarding

  • ensuring that ethical standards are binding for all members,
  • the establishment of disciplinary and complaint procedures for ethical questions and possible cases of conflict and
  • the establishment of an independent body to monitor and sanction violations of the code of conduct.

Attached to the code of conduct are the versions of the competence frameworks of both associations valid at the time of the decision (the eight categories of competencies for coaches and mentors from the point of view of the EMCC and the eleven ICF core competencies of coaches from the point of view of the ICF) as well as their respective ethical guidelines.

history

The ICF was founded in 1995 by Thomas Leonard in the USA. Originally the ICF was mainly focused on North America. According to its own information, it is the largest non-profit association of professional coaches with more than 25,500 members in 128 countries (as of March 2015).

Leonard later founded CoachVille and another coaching association, the International Association of Coaches (IAC).

Structure of the association

The ICF is run by an elected board. For 2015, Dave Wondra is the President and Chief Executive Officer of ICF.

The ICF has numerous regional sections, called chapters ; some of them hold events in several cities.

ICF Germany

ICF Germany has existed since 2001 and currently has around 350 members.

ICF Germany understands the code of conduct of the ICF and EMCC "also as an invitation to other professional coaching associations in Germany to join the voluntary self-regulation and to make their members responsible to the same extent as the ICF and the EMCC do."

ICF Foundation

The ICF Foundation is a separate foundation from the ICF . It serves the purpose of setting up and maintaining volunteer work with pro bono coaching offers by professional coaches, the promotion of research and studies on coaching, the granting of scholarships and other purposes. Retroactive to March 21, 2005, the ICF Foundation was recognized as tax exempt in the United States. In May 2007 the ICF Foundation carried out telephone coaching on behalf of a humanitarian organization; the proceeds from this activity went to the ICF Foundation. In January 2008, the Presidium was given the task of setting up a foundation council .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bylaws - About - ICF. (No longer available online.) In: coachfederation.org. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016 ; accessed on May 28, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / coachfederation.org
  2. ↑ Values ​​and Ethics. ICF Germany, accessed March 29, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Sunny Stout-Rostron: Business Coaching International: Transforming Individuals and Organizations. Karnac Books, December 31, 2009, accessed December 2, 2013 . Pages 69-70, ISBN 978-1-78049-371-8
  4. ↑ Certifications from the ICF. (No longer available online.) ICF Germany, archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; Retrieved December 2, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.coachfederation.de
  5. ↑ a b certification. (No longer available online.) ICF Germany, archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; Retrieved December 2, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.coachfederation.de
  6. ↑ a b c d e f g homepage. ICF Germany, accessed December 2, 2013 .
  7. ↑ Core competencies table. (No longer available online.) ICF, archived from the original on June 23, 2015 ; accessed on December 2, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.coachfederation.org
  8. ↑ Individual credentialing. ICF, accessed December 2, 2013 .
  9. ↑ Membership eligibility requirements. (No longer available online.) ICF, archived from the original on June 23, 2015 ; accessed on February 12, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.coachfederation.org
  10. ^ Renew membership. (No longer available online.) ICF, archived from the original on June 23, 2015 ; accessed on December 2, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.coachfederation.org
  11. ↑ Coaching from coach to coach: Who or what is ReciproCoach? ICF, accessed May 24, 2014 .
  12. ↑ Code of Conduct for Coaching and Mentoring. (PDF) (No longer available online.) ICF Switzerland, June 2011, formerly in the original ; accessed on December 2, 2013 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.coachfederation.ch  
  13. ↑ Newsletter of the ICF. (PDF) In: No. 04/2011. ICF Germany, 2011, accessed December 2, 2013 .
  14. ^ A b Professional Charter for Coaching and Mentoring. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: European database on self- and co-regulation initiatives. European Economic and Social Committee , archived from the original on April 8, 2014 ; accessed on December 2, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.eesc.europa.eu
  15. ^ Coaching moves to self-regulate. (PDF) July 5, 2013, accessed on December 2, 2013 .
  16. ↑ European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and International Coach Federation (ICF) and others, The Professional Charter for Coaching and Mentoring, June 2011 ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Database for self- and co-regulation initiatives (submitted September 8, 2011, last amended January 7, 2013), accessed September 24, 2013  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.eesc.europa.eu
  17. ↑ a b EU officially recognizes joint ICF and EMCC code of conduct. (PDF) In: Press release. ICF Germany, accessed December 2, 2013 .
  18. ^ History. (No longer available online.) ICF, archived from the original on June 23, 2015 ; accessed on November 24, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.coachfederation.org
  19. ↑ “The organization was initially geared toward North America but now has members in more than 100 countries.” FAQs. (No longer available online.) ICF, archived from the original on March 28, 2015 ; accessed on December 2, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.coachfederation.org
  20. ↑ Gesa Krämer, Kirsten Nazarkiewicz: Handbook Intercultural Coaching: Concepts, Methods, Competencies of Culture-Reflective Support . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2012, ISBN 978-3-525-40340-2 , p. 30 ( online ).
  21. ^ "ICF is a nonprofit membership organization led by a member-elected Board of Directors that oversees the organization's affairs. Paid staff members follow the leadership's direction and carry out their day-to-day work. " FAQs. (No longer available online.) ICF, archived from the original on March 28, 2015 ; accessed on December 2, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.coachfederation.org
  22. ↑ 2013 ICF Board of Directors. ICF, accessed November 10, 2013 .
  23. ↑ Find a chapter. ICF, accessed December 2, 2013 .
  24. ^ About ICF Foundation. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; accessed on December 2, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / foundation.coachfederation.org