Free ACC Practice Questions

Question 1

During a session, a client tells their coach about a plan to falsify expense reports at work. The coaching agreement stated that confidentiality would be maintained. What is the BEST action for the coach to take?

Accepted Answer

Address it with the client, as illegal activity is a stated confidentiality exception

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Maintain confidentiality, because the agreement promised it without exception

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Report the client to their employer, since the sponsor is funding the coaching

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Continue with the presenting topic and document the disclosure for later

Question 2

How long MUST an ICF Professional retain records created during professional interactions with a client?

Accepted Answer

For the period required by applicable laws and agreements

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A minimum of seven years after the final session

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A minimum of three years after termination

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Only while the client is active, then destroyed

Question 3

An internal coach is assigned to coach an employee who reports to the coach's close personal friend. What is the BEST action for the coach to take?

Accepted Answer

Manage the conflict through the coaching agreement and ongoing dialogue

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Accept the engagement without comment, since no conflict has actually occurred yet

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Decline immediately, as internal coaches may not coach within their own organization

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Proceed, but privately avoid any topic that involves the friend

Question 4

A coach refers a client to a leadership assessment firm that pays the coach a commission for each referral. Under the ICF Code of Ethics, the coach must:

Accepted Answer

Disclose to the client the potential receipt of compensation

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Decline the commission, as payment for a referral is prohibited outright

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Accept it, but reduce the client's coaching fee by the same amount

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Notify ICF of the arrangement before making the referral

Question 5

A coach becomes aware that a colleague who is also an ICF Professional may have breached the ICF Code of Ethics. What should the coach do FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Respectfully raise the matter with those involved before escalating

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File a formal ICF Ethical Conduct Review complaint

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Notify the colleague's clients so they can make an informed decision

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Take no action unless the breach affects the coach's own clients

Question 6

A coach is delivering a pro bono engagement to build coaching hours toward a credential. Regarding the standard of coaching this client receives, the ICF Code of Ethics requires the coach to:

Accepted Answer

Assure consistent quality regardless of the amount or form of compensation

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State in the agreement that pro bono work is best-effort rather than full service

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Deliver a reduced scope proportionate to the pro bono arrangement

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Give scheduling priority to paying clients when conflicts arise

Question 7

According to the ICF definition, coaching is BEST described as:

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Partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process

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Guiding clients to proven solutions through the coach's professional expertise

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Supporting clients to resolve past experiences that limit present performance

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A structured cycle of assessment, feedback, and development planning

Question 8

A client hires a coach specifically because the coach spent fifteen years in the client's industry. In the first session, the client asks the coach to recommend which of two strategies to pursue. What is the BEST action for the coach to take?

Accepted Answer

Clarify the distinction between coaching and consulting, then partner with the client

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Give the recommendation, since the client chose the coach for this expertise

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Offer it only after the client has first attempted to answer the question

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Send a written comparison of both strategies after the session

Question 9

Which statement BEST distinguishes coaching from mentoring?

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A mentor shares personal experience; a coach treats the client as the expert

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Coaching addresses professional goals, while mentoring addresses personal goals

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Coaching is a paid engagement, while mentoring is provided without charge

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Coaching requires a license to practice, while mentoring does not

Question 10

Over several sessions, a client repeatedly returns to unresolved grief from a past bereavement and cannot move toward the goals in their coaching plan. What is the BEST action for the coach to take?

Accepted Answer

Share the observation and explore a referral with the client

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Name the condition so the client understands why coaching has stalled

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Keep coaching, since revisiting the past is a normal part of change

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End the engagement and tell the sponsor the client was not ready

Free ACC Practice Questions

Domain 1: Coaching Ethics 30% of exam

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