Quagmires for clinical psychology and executive coaching? Ethical considerations and practice challenges

Bibliographic Data

ID8720716
AuthorsJudith Gebhardt (corresponding author), Judith Ann Gebhardt
Year2016
Volume71
Issue3
Pages216-235
Publication date2016-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/a0039806
PMID27042883
OpenAlexW2419951352
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited4

As the coaching field burgeons, both the mental health and coaching professionals, and their respective professions, face a myriad of potential quagmires, especially if the unique challenges encountered are ignored. After a short introduction and presentation on ethics and morals related to executive coaching and clinical therapy, a discussion follows on the lengthy and intimate relationship between executive coaching and psychology. Next are definitions and comparisons and 6 areas that are potential quagmires. This includes roles, skill sets/core competencies, education/training, licensing/credentialing-certification, governing bodies and confidentiality, and fees/reimbursement. Each section includes a discussion and several questions to highlight potentially problematic areas, practice challenges, and/or ethical issues, followed with brief responses. This paper concludes with the inquiry, "Where do we go from here

Certification · Coaching · Confidentiality · Core competency · Credentialing · Engineering ethics · Health care · Management · Medical education · Mental health · Political science · Presentation (obstetrics · Psychotherapist · Reimbursement · Coaching Methods and Impact · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Medicine · Psychology · Applied Psychology · Law

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