META-COACHING Higher Standards—More Rigorous Assessments

In spite of the fact that during the past year, both Cheryl Lucas and I have written repeatedly about the relationship between the ICF and the MCF, we are still getting questions about the ICF. Mostly, Meta-Coaches are asking: Should I get ICF credentials? What is the process for getting ICF credentials? Is the MCF associated with the ICF?

I’m not going to answer any of those questions here. If you are interested, there are articles on www.meta-coaching.org and in your ACMC Training Manual. Yes, that’s right! Just get out your Training Manual and you will find a two-page article written in 2004 by Michelle Duval on this subject and if you have a more current manual, an article that’s been updated on that subject. Michelle not only did that, but she devoted a lot of time to detailing every hour of Module III, Coaching Mastery, and how the coach-specific learnings relate to ICF credentials.