Below is a summary of the ICF’s Code of Ethics, drawn directly from their official guidelines, and describes the expectations of how each member of the ICF community engages in coaching: - Setting the Standard: Acting ethically and responsibly in all professional interactions, ensuring integrity is at the core of their practice. - Continuous Growth: Pursuing ongoing learning, self-awareness, and self-improvement to stay at the forefront of the coaching profession. - Leading by Example: Upholding the highest standards, inspiring trust and respect in clients, peers, and the global coaching community. - Accountability: Taking full responsibility for their professional decisions and actions as a member of ICF. - Being Present: Fully engaging in every interaction, ensuring focus, care, and professionalism in each moment. - Celebrating Diversity: Embracing inclusion and valuing the perspectives and contributions of stakeholders from around the world. - Abiding by the Rules: Adhering to all applicable laws and regulations, wherever they practice.
In addition to their ethical principles, the ICF specifically outlines a set of values that each member of their federation are expected to honor in their professional relationships. The core values are: 1. Professionalism 2. Collaboration 3. Humanity 4. Equity
Upon receiving my accreditation from the ICF, I take The Pledge of Ethics that ensures my commitment to and upholding the ethical principles and core values the ICF sets forth for each of their members. - The Pledge states: “While fulfilling any role within the ICF ecosystem, I promise to uphold my ethical obligations by adhering to the ICF Code of Ethics in all my professional interactions. I commit to doing my best to represent the integrity and professional reputation of coaching and the ICF. I understand that ICF may, at its discretion and according to the ECR process, hold me accountable for violations of the ICF Code of Ethics. I further agree that my accountability to ICF may include sanctions for any violation, such as mandatory additional coach education, mentoring, supervision, or loss of my ICF membership and/ or ICF credentials.” To read more about the Code of Ethics, or to review the official Code of Ethics PDF document from the ICF, please visit their website using this link: https://coachingfederation.org/credentialing/coaching-ethics/icf-code-of-ethics/