Stacey Smit is a Certified Life Coach and works within the framework of the ICF Code of Ethics. A summary is below and a link to the International Coaching Federation page with their ethics code can be found at the bottom of this page.
Professionalism
A commitment to a coaching mindset and professional quality that encompasses responsibility, respect, integrity, competence, and excellence.
I demonstrate professionalism by:
- Ensuring my professional conduct is consistently aligned with the value of humanity and the coaching mindset competency in all my professional interactions.
- Being true and accurate in my statements.
- Committing to my life-long professional learning and personal development.
Supporting the ongoing personal and professional development of my clients, students, and ICF professionals. - Delivering on my commitments.
- Being aware of ethical dilemmas and issues and responding with adherence to the ICF Code of Ethics.
- Adding to the knowledge base and sharing expertise and skills as described in the ICF Core Competencies.
- Being resilient and confident when faced with challenges.
- Behaving with respect and transparency in all business dealings related to coaching.
- Making clear and accurate representations in all my professional interactions in relation to coaching.
- Committing to honesty, courage, consistency of action, ethical practice, and the highest standards for ICF and the coaching profession.
Collaboration
A commitment to developing social connection and community building.
I work collaboratively by:
- Making commitments and progress towards promoting professional coaching through fostering joint creativity and resourcefulness.
- Partnering with others, both within and across multiple social-identity groups.
- Being mindful and intentional in my own participation while working in any collective effort.
- Cooperating with other ICF professionals working with client(s) and sponsor(s).
- Partnering and communicating with related professions, associations, and people in other coaching organizations and professions.
Humanity
A commitment to being humane, kind, compassionate, and respectful towards others.
I demonstrate humanity by:
- Accepting that, as humans, I am not meant to be perfect, and with a coaching mindset, expressing imperfections is an opportunity for me to spread a culture of openness and self-acceptance.
- Knowing I always have more to learn and being open to other points of view.
- Creating authentic relationships that support honesty, transparency, and clarity.
- Continuously seeking and developing self-awareness.
- Being willing to acknowledge and own my mistakes.
- Accepting responsibility for my actions and learning from them.
- Being modest about my achievements.
- Avoiding any behaviors or communication that suggest superiority in any way.
- Committing to inclusivity, dignity, self-worth, and human rights
Equity
A commitment to using a coaching mindset to explore and understand the needs of others so I can practice equitable processes at all times that create equality for all.
I am equitable by:
- Recognizing and respecting all identity groups and their contributions.
- Treating everyone with the same dignity and sense of fairness.
- Bringing awareness to systemic patterns of conscious and unconscious biases in myself and in others.
- Exploring to understand and bring awareness to social diversity, systemic equality, and systemic oppression, and how they show up in the coaching profession.
- Maintaining equality and partnership in all my coach-client, trainer-student, mentor- coach, and supervisor-coach relationships.
Clients and people interested in seeking coaching from Stacey can read more about the ethical standards to which she commits at the International Coaching Federation (ICF) website.
