Chapter 1 Practice

Practice the key ideas from Chapter 1. The practice set below is not graded, and you can repeat it as often as you like. You will see the correct answers after you submit.

Select All That Apply

1. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY Select ALL roles that a Life Skills Coach may fulfill:

☐ a) Facilitator

☐ b) Skills Educator

☐ c) Resource Connector

☐ d) Clinical Therapist

☐ e) Accountability Partner

☐ f) Medical Diagnostician

2. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY Select ALL situations that require a Life Skills Coach to make a referral:

☐ a) Client needs legal advice about a contract

☐ b) Client wants help setting career goals

☐ c) Client discloses thoughts of self-harm

☐ d) Client presents with symptoms of major depression

☐ e) Client wants to improve time management

☐ f) Client is in immediate crisis

3. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY Select ALL elements that are part of the NCCB Code of Professional Conduct:

☐ a) Financial Advising

☐ b) Informed Consent

☐ c) Confidentiality

☐ d) Respect for Client Autonomy

☐ e) Competence and Scope of Practice

☐ f) Mandatory supervision by a licensed therapist

4. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY Select ALL elements that are part of a standard coaching session:

☐ a) Exploration and action

☐ b) Review of previous commitments

☐ c) Session focus

☐ d) Check-in

☐ e) Psychological assessment

☐ f) Wrap-up and commitments

5. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY Select ALL characteristics of the coaching mindset:

☐ a) Making decisions on behalf of the client

☐ b) Presence — full attention in the moment

☐ c) Expert advice based on the coach’s experience

☐ d) Belief in the client’s resourcefulness

☐ e) Curiosity over judgment

☐ f) Restraint — not jumping to solutions

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Scenario-Based Questions

Scenario 1 — The Interview Fear |
Marcus, 38, is re-entering the workforce after being laid off from a manufacturing job. He has been submitting job applications but consistently avoids preparing for interviews. When his coach asks about this, Marcus says: “If I don’t really try, then it’s not really a failure.” His coach notices this is an important insight.

1. What is the coach’s first priority in this situation — and why?

2. What one coaching question would be most effective to help Marcus explore the insight he just shared?

3. Should the coach offer job interview tips, or help Marcus explore what he just said? Explain your reasoning in terms of the coaching mindset.

Scenario 2 — The Blurred Boundary |
A coach has been working with a client for three months. The coach now learns that the client is a close friend of the coach’s spouse. The coach is wondering whether to continue the coaching relationship.

1. What ethical concern does this situation raise?

2. What term from Chapter 1 describes this type of situation?

3. What should the coach do, and how should the coach communicate this to the client?

Scenario 3 — The Scope of Practice Dilemma |
A client has been describing persistent sadness, difficulty concentrating, and a feeling that “nothing is worth doing” for the past several weeks. She says she does not believe she needs therapy and just wants to keep working on her career goals.

1. What is the coach observing in this client?

2. What are the coach’s ethical obligations in this situation?

3. Write two to three sentences you would say to this client to address her concerns while honoring your professional boundaries.

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