Esi Colbert LLC Code of Ethics
Preamble
COACH ESI LLC is committed to maintaining and promoting excellence in coaching. Therefore, COACH ESI LLC expects all members and coaches adhere to the elements and principles of ethical conduct.
The Code of Ethics is designed to provide appropriate guidelines, accountability and enforceable standards of conduct for all COACH ESI LLC Members and Coaches, who commit to abiding by the following: Standards of Ethical Conduct
Professional Conduct at Large
As a coach, I:
1) Conduct myself in accordance with the COACH ESI LLC Code of Ethics in all interactions.
2) Commit to take the appropriate action with the coach and/or will contact COACH ESI LLC to address any ethics violation or possible breach as soon as I become aware, whether it involves me or others.
3) Refrain from unlawful discrimination in occupational activities, including age, race, gender orientation, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin or disability.
4) Make verbal and written statements that are true and accurate about what I offer as a coach, the coaching profession or COACH ESI LLC.
5) Accurately identify my coaching qualifications, expertise, experience, training, certifications and COACH ESI LLC Credentials.
6) Recognize and honor the efforts and contributions of others and only claim ownership of my own material. I understand that violating this standard may leave me subject to legal remedy by a third party.
7) Strive at all times to recognize my personal issues that may impair, conflict with or interfere with my coaching performance or my professional coaching relationships. I will promptly seek the relevant professional assistance and determine the action to be taken, including whether it is appropriate to suspend or terminate my coaching relationship(s) whenever the facts and circumstances necessitate.
8) Recognize that the Code of Ethics applies to my relationship with coaching clients.
9) Conduct and report research with competence, honesty and within recognized scientific standards and applicable subject guidelines. My research will be carried out with the necessary consent and approval of those involved, and with an approach that will protect participants from any potential harm. All research efforts will be performed in a manner that complies with all the applicable laws of the country in which the research is conducted.
10) Maintain, store and dispose of any records, including electronic files and communications, created during my coaching engagements in a manner that promotes confidentiality, security and privacy and complies with any applicable laws and agreements.
11) Use ESI COLBERT LLC Member contact information (email addresses, telephone numbers, and so on) only in the manner and to the extent authorized by the COACH ESI LLC.
Conflicts of Interest
As a coach, I:
1) Seek to be conscious of any conflict or potential conflict of interest, openly disclose any such conflict and offer to remove myself when a conflict arises.
2) Clarify roles for internal coaches, set boundaries and review with coaches’ conflicts of interest that may emerge between coaching and other role functions.
3) Disclose to my client(s) all anticipated compensation from third parties that I may receive for referrals of clients or pay to receive clients.
4) Honor an equitable coach/client relationship, regardless of the form of compensation.
Professional Conduct with Clients
As a coach, I:
1) Ethically speak what I know to be true to clients, prospective clients about the potential value of the coaching process or of me as a coach.
2) Carefully explain and strive to ensure that, prior to or at the initial meeting, my coaching client(s) understand the nature of coaching, the nature and limits of confidentiality, financial arrangements, and any other terms of the coaching agreement.
3) Have a clear coaching service agreement with my client(s) before beginning the coaching relationship and honor this agreement. The agreement shall include the roles, responsibilities and rights of all parties involved.
4) Hold responsibility for being aware of and setting clear, appropriate and culturally sensitive boundaries that govern interactions, physical or otherwise, I may have with my clients or sponsor(s).
5) Avoid any sexual or romantic relationship with current clients or sponsor(s) or students, mentees or supervisees. Further, I will be alert to the possibility of any potential sexual intimacy among the parties including my support staff and/or assistants and will take the appropriate action to address the issue or cancel the engagement in order to provide a safe environment overall.
6) Respect the client’s right to terminate the coaching relationship at any point during the process, subject to the provisions of the agreement. I shall remain alert to indications that there is a shift in the value received from the coaching relationship.
7) Encourage the client(s) to make a change if I believe the client would be better served by another coach or by another resource and suggest my client seek the services of other professionals when deemed necessary or appropriate.
Confidentiality/Privacy
As a coach, I:
1) Maintain the strictest levels of confidentiality with all client and sponsor information unless release is required by law.
3) Have a clear agreement about how coaching information will be exchanged among coach, client and sponsor.
3) Have a clear agreement when acting as a coach about the conditions under which confidentiality may not be maintained (e.g., illegal activity, pursuant to valid court order or subpoena; imminent or likely risk of danger to self or to others; etc) and make sure the client(s) knowingly agree in writing to that limit of confidentiality. Where I reasonably believe that because one of the above circumstances is applicable, I may need to inform appropriate authorities.
4) Require all those who work with me in support of my clients to adhere to the COACH ESI LLC Code of Ethics, Confidentiality and Privacy Standards, and any other sections of the Code of Ethics that might be applicable.
Continuing Development
As a coach, I:
1) Commit to the need for continued and ongoing development of my professional skills.
COACH ESI LLC is committed to maintaining and promoting excellence in coaching. Therefore, COACH ESI LLC expects all members and coaches adhere to the elements and principles of ethical conduct.
The Code of Ethics is designed to provide appropriate guidelines, accountability and enforceable standards of conduct for all COACH ESI LLC Members and Coaches, who commit to abiding by the following: Standards of Ethical Conduct
Professional Conduct at Large
As a coach, I:
1) Conduct myself in accordance with the COACH ESI LLC Code of Ethics in all interactions.
2) Commit to take the appropriate action with the coach and/or will contact COACH ESI LLC to address any ethics violation or possible breach as soon as I become aware, whether it involves me or others.
3) Refrain from unlawful discrimination in occupational activities, including age, race, gender orientation, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin or disability.
4) Make verbal and written statements that are true and accurate about what I offer as a coach, the coaching profession or COACH ESI LLC.
5) Accurately identify my coaching qualifications, expertise, experience, training, certifications and COACH ESI LLC Credentials.
6) Recognize and honor the efforts and contributions of others and only claim ownership of my own material. I understand that violating this standard may leave me subject to legal remedy by a third party.
7) Strive at all times to recognize my personal issues that may impair, conflict with or interfere with my coaching performance or my professional coaching relationships. I will promptly seek the relevant professional assistance and determine the action to be taken, including whether it is appropriate to suspend or terminate my coaching relationship(s) whenever the facts and circumstances necessitate.
8) Recognize that the Code of Ethics applies to my relationship with coaching clients.
9) Conduct and report research with competence, honesty and within recognized scientific standards and applicable subject guidelines. My research will be carried out with the necessary consent and approval of those involved, and with an approach that will protect participants from any potential harm. All research efforts will be performed in a manner that complies with all the applicable laws of the country in which the research is conducted.
10) Maintain, store and dispose of any records, including electronic files and communications, created during my coaching engagements in a manner that promotes confidentiality, security and privacy and complies with any applicable laws and agreements.
11) Use ESI COLBERT LLC Member contact information (email addresses, telephone numbers, and so on) only in the manner and to the extent authorized by the COACH ESI LLC.
Conflicts of Interest
As a coach, I:
1) Seek to be conscious of any conflict or potential conflict of interest, openly disclose any such conflict and offer to remove myself when a conflict arises.
2) Clarify roles for internal coaches, set boundaries and review with coaches’ conflicts of interest that may emerge between coaching and other role functions.
3) Disclose to my client(s) all anticipated compensation from third parties that I may receive for referrals of clients or pay to receive clients.
4) Honor an equitable coach/client relationship, regardless of the form of compensation.
Professional Conduct with Clients
As a coach, I:
1) Ethically speak what I know to be true to clients, prospective clients about the potential value of the coaching process or of me as a coach.
2) Carefully explain and strive to ensure that, prior to or at the initial meeting, my coaching client(s) understand the nature of coaching, the nature and limits of confidentiality, financial arrangements, and any other terms of the coaching agreement.
3) Have a clear coaching service agreement with my client(s) before beginning the coaching relationship and honor this agreement. The agreement shall include the roles, responsibilities and rights of all parties involved.
4) Hold responsibility for being aware of and setting clear, appropriate and culturally sensitive boundaries that govern interactions, physical or otherwise, I may have with my clients or sponsor(s).
5) Avoid any sexual or romantic relationship with current clients or sponsor(s) or students, mentees or supervisees. Further, I will be alert to the possibility of any potential sexual intimacy among the parties including my support staff and/or assistants and will take the appropriate action to address the issue or cancel the engagement in order to provide a safe environment overall.
6) Respect the client’s right to terminate the coaching relationship at any point during the process, subject to the provisions of the agreement. I shall remain alert to indications that there is a shift in the value received from the coaching relationship.
7) Encourage the client(s) to make a change if I believe the client would be better served by another coach or by another resource and suggest my client seek the services of other professionals when deemed necessary or appropriate.
Confidentiality/Privacy
As a coach, I:
1) Maintain the strictest levels of confidentiality with all client and sponsor information unless release is required by law.
3) Have a clear agreement about how coaching information will be exchanged among coach, client and sponsor.
3) Have a clear agreement when acting as a coach about the conditions under which confidentiality may not be maintained (e.g., illegal activity, pursuant to valid court order or subpoena; imminent or likely risk of danger to self or to others; etc) and make sure the client(s) knowingly agree in writing to that limit of confidentiality. Where I reasonably believe that because one of the above circumstances is applicable, I may need to inform appropriate authorities.
4) Require all those who work with me in support of my clients to adhere to the COACH ESI LLC Code of Ethics, Confidentiality and Privacy Standards, and any other sections of the Code of Ethics that might be applicable.
Continuing Development
As a coach, I:
1) Commit to the need for continued and ongoing development of my professional skills.
