Coaching for Chronic Illness Essentials Program Final Assessment

Welcome to your Coaching for Chronic Illness Essentials Program Final Assessment

Instructions: This open-book assessment is a learning tool designed to help reinforce your understanding of coaching principles, strategies, and ethical standards for working with clients who live with chronic illness. Use your notes, participant workbook, and Modules recordings to complete the assessment.

Please Note: This assessment must be completed prior to Module 6 with a score of 70% or higher, or you may not be able to successfully graduate from the program.

Please contact admin@coachingforchronicillness.com if you encounter any issues or have any concerns.

1. 
What is an effective way to build trust and safety when forming a new group or team?

2. 
What is an indication that a client may need to be referred to other support professionals?

3. 
All of the following are some common legal exceptions to confidentiality except for:

4. 
What can a coach do to determine if coaching is the correct option for a potential client?

5. 
What are some key components of a coaching agreement?

6. 
Which of the following reflects an ethical coaching boundary?

7. 
What is a component of coaching preparation and development that a client might not see?

8. 
What are the multifaceted impacts of chronic illness?

9. 
What might clients be carrying in their invisible backpack?

10. 
The SMART framework is best used for:

11. 
What listening level involves a soft focus to be aware of the energy and environment around a coaching engagement?

12. 
Under which ICF Core Competency would a coach partner with the client to design goals, actions, and accountability measures that integrate and expand new learning?

13. 
The W in T-GROW stands for:

14. 
Someone with recent diagnosis may be experiencing:

15. 
What is the best example of a powerful open-ended question?

16. 
Long-term clients may need coaching around:

17. 
A coach should begin a new coaching relationship by:

18. 
Why is cultivating trust and safety especially important when coaching clients living with chronic illness?

19. 
What coaching tool helps clients explore shifts in identity and roles before and after a chronic illness diagnosis?

20. 
What areas can be affected by adaptation?

21. 
Demonstrates Ethical Practice in a core competency in the core area for Communicating Effectively

22. 
Misconception is a barrier to coaching readiness that can occur when a client views coaching as a substitute for other services or support functions.

23. 
A coach can ethically tell a client which medication they should consider.

24. 
All coaching conversations are confidential with no exceptions.

25. 
It is ethical to coach friends and family without disclosure.

26. 
Coaches are responsible for “fixing” the client’s situation.

27. 
The purpose of Empathy Mapping is allow the coach to better understand the client’s context.

28. 
Medical Systems Gaps represent a personal obstacle to self-management

29. 
Listening actively is more than hearing words.

30. 
Coaching goals should always be set by the coach.

31. 
Clients should be the ones to define what success looks like.

32. 
All clients with chronic illness experience the same emotional response stages.

33. 
Identity loss is rare in chronic illness.

34. 
The Energy Budget Worksheet is a coaching tool to support client adaptation.

35. 
Vulnerability is not necessary to cultivate trust and safety.

36. 
Emotional Toll of Adaptation

An emotional toll of adaptation can include  shifts and role disruptions.

37. 
Life Impacts of Chronic Illness

The four impacts of chronic illness include: physical, emotional, , and practical.

38. 
HIPPA and Coaching

HIPPA may apply if you are a healthcare provider offering coaching services.

39. 
Coaching Support

Coaching provides support for the  person, not just the illness or situation.

40. 
ICF Core Competency 2. Embodies a Coaching Mindset

ICF Core Competency 2. Embodies a coaching mindset is defined as, engages in ongoing  and professional learning and development as a coach.

41. 
Client Perspective

allows coaches to “see through the client’s eyes.”

42. 
Listening

The purpose of listening is to understand beyond the words spoken, tuning into emotion and meaning.

43. 
Goal Setting

Coaches help clients create and meaningful goals based on their current state and capacity.

44. 
SMART Goals

The acronym SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, , Relevant, and Time-bound.

45. 
Goal Setting

During goal setting, a coach should help ensure the goal is client-led and co-.

46. 
3 Coaching Rules

The three coaching rules for chronic illness goal-setting and action planning are: ; start small, win big; and empower the client’s pace.

47. 
Evoking Awareness

To evoke awareness, coaches should coach the who versus the what and the person not the .

48. 
Powerful Questions

Powerful questions are clear, , and designed to evoke discover, insight, and action.

49. 
ICF Core Competency

The ICF core competency that refers to creating a safe and supportive coaching environment is called .

50. 
Coaching Strategies

Coaching strategies should be  to match the client’s stage in their chronic illness journey.

Valerie Alawiye is a certified Professional, Mentor, and Grief Coach and founder of Coaching for Chronic Illness.

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