Introduction (full ethics document download at foot of this page)

 

The Society for Coaching Psychology (SCP) is committed to increasing scientific knowledge of coaching psychology and enhancing the professional practice of its members for the benefit of their coachees and client organisations. It strives to help members in developing informed ethical judgments and decision-making concerning their coaching psychology practice. 

 

The maintenance of the Society’s professionalism and its standards requires each member’s personal commitment and lifelong learning to:

 

• Practice ethically
• Encourage ethical behaviour
• Consult with others concerning ethical issues.

 

In their coaching psychology practice, members are required to consider their own professional competence, apply ethical principles, and maintain good coaching relationships with their coachees and other stakeholders. To guide members to apply ethical principles into practice, this Code consists of two parts:

 

• Code of Ethics
• Guide to Coaching Psychology Practice

 

The Code of Ethics sets out the core values and guiding principles to inform the professional practice of coaching psychologists.  The Guide to Coaching Psychology Practice aims to outline the expected standards of good practice that embody those principles. All members of SCP are obliged to be bound by this Code of Ethics and Practice.