ICI-Vision

The modelling of excellence in order to enhance interpersonal and intercultural communication.

To develop a community bringing coaching to the world and establish an international ethical standard in coaching.

We work together in the development of coaching.

ICI-Ethics Standard and ICI-Certification

The ICI-seal documents which the criteria for the ICI-Ethics Standard and the ICI-Certificiation guidelines have been met.

The ICI-Ethics Standard is based on the ICI-Principles and the ICI-Outcome.

ICI-Principles

The ICI is based on the major ideas of Coaching:

• Modelling: competence through experience

• effective, efficient and successful

• increasing options and flexibility

• Awareness leads to more choices

• constant development and improvement

• as simple as possible

 

ICI-Outcome

Members of the ICI:

• are sharing experiences among successful coaching institutes on an international level so that we can work together and learn from one another

• are supporting each other in order to use and teach coaching in an ethically and ecologically sound way within the framework of win-win-thinking

• are developing further coaching on the basis of being motivation and the freedom of options beginning at the seventh Graves-level (creating choices, systemic thinking)

• mutually acknowledge our coaching standard certifications

• are working together in establishing new certifications

In voting on a particular issue those members with the greatest experience in the pertinent area make the decisions while considering the voiced concerns of all other members. The process of voting on issues is guided by the major ideas of coaching, being motivation and the freedom of options beginning at the 7th Graves-level.

Code of Ethics

from the Member Institutes

of the International Association of Coaching-Institutes (ICI)

and its Trainers

This Code of Ethics is an expression for the mission of ICI and a personal commitment by the representatives of the ICI member institutes and its trainers. It is the basis of our understanding of high quality work and of interpersonal communication within as well as outside of ICI. We are committed to high ethical standards on the 7th Graves-level and to abiding by these standards in our efforts to further the well-being of all humanity and the maintenance of justice and peace worldwide.

Representatives of ICI member institutes and its trainers:

- commit to the protection of human dignity, based on the belief that all humans possess inalienable rights which are independent of personal capabilities.

- commit to consciously and ecologically use their knowledge in the best interest of all human beings, regardless of gender, color of the skin, religious beliefs or nationality.

- support human beings in their perception of personal responsibility and are at the same time aware of their responsibilities as trainers in regard to their participants.

- proactively react to false or misleading representations of coaching and/or of ICI, in order to ensure that coaching and/or ICI are represented fairly and accurately to the general public.

- are aware of their responsibility and use their credibility, status, academic title, membership or authority in order to make coaching known worldwide in a positive and respectable way.

- recognize and respect the unique personality and socio-biographical uniqueness of each human being. This includes the right of each person to self-determine his or her life while respecting the rights of others.

- view each person as a holistic being who integrates body, mind, spirit and they adapt their training methods accordingly.

- are actively engaged in the development of our society and our world and assume a special responsibility.

- are aware that they influence the attitudes and the personality development of their participants. In the context of their occupational actions, they encourage the questioning of altitudinal patterns and positions, further the feasibility of new views and effect the change of behavior.

- are committed to treating all personal information which is conveyed to them in the context of their occupational actions as confidential.

- are aware of societal developments. This awareness is reflected in their constant striving to keep their skills, knowledge, the methodical capabilities up to date and to thus ensure the highest standards as possible. They assume responsibility for their own continued training and supervision and regularly seek exchanges with colleagues.

- view their work in a larger context.

- use their work as a contribution to the development for a sustainable society.

- use methods which are in accord with the view of human beings expressed in Article 1.

- are not part of institutions or groups whose attitudes and beliefs run counter to the positions expressed in this Code of Ethics.

- refrain from all forms of repression of their participants. They treat all participants with respect and appreciation.

- commit to the principles of truth, clarity and confidentiality in their interactions with clients and participants.

- present their trainings in an accurate manner. This includes conveying one’s own methodical capabilities and declaring which methods one employs during the training.

- are aware self-critical of the limits of their own capabilities and do not offer any services that exceed their occupational competencies.

- attend all colleagues with respect and appreciation. If they criticize colleagues, they do so in a constructive and fair manner.

- abide by the societal rules and the ethical standards of the community in which they work.

- avoid misleading statements about their own occupational qualifications and intentions or their connections or membership in organizations.

The coaching institutes which are supported by experienced ICI member institutes by mentoring, supervision and coaching, as well as the Coach-Trainers and Coach-Master-Trainers who are featured on the ICI-website have also committed to abiding by this Code of Ethics.