Empower Your Professional Growth
ICF Communities of Practice (CPs) keep you relevant, connected, and continuously evolving as a professional coach. These online groups foster discussions on best practices, emerging trends, and tools that enhance professional development.
Specialized Learning and Skill Development: Align your CP participation with your expertise to sharpen your skills and focus on specific areas of coaching.
Continuing Coach Education (CCE) Credits: CPs are a win-win: Learn from top experts in the field while earning CCE credits towards the renewal of your ICF credential.
Global Networking Opportunities: By engaging with a diverse global network of like-minded coaches, you can build valuable professional relationships and expand your influence — not to mention find a supportive community where you belong.
Best Practices and Innovative Ideas: CPs encourage knowledge sharing! Discover innovative coaching tools and strategies used by peers, share your own, and contribute to the profession’s growth.
Ways to Engage With CPs
CPs allow you to pursue your passions in ways that suit you best. Each CP focuses on a specific area or specialization within the coaching profession so you can dive deeper into the types of coaching that interest you most. Plus, there are different ways to interact with CPs, based upon your personal preferences and ICF member status.
Our current CPs are:
- Career Coaching
- Coaching Science
- Coaching Supervision
- Ethics
- Executive and Leadership Coaching
- Health and Wellness Coaching
- Internal Coaching
- Life Vision and Enhancement Coaching
- Team and Group Coaching
Attend Webinars and Learning Opportunities
Participate in live, quarterly webinars and other learning opportunities, or catch the on-demand recordings at your convenience. Anyone can attend a CP webinar, but ICF members enjoy free access, while non-members pay per session. With this benefit, your membership practically pays for itself!
Join the Conversation
You don’t have to wait every few months to tap into the collective knowledge of each CP. Enriching discussions are happening daily on ICF Engage, our exclusive online community for ICF members. Don’t miss out on these valuable conversations and networking opportunities! Join ICF today to unlock full access and elevate your CP experience!
Stay Connected
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ICF members, look for upcoming sessions in every Member Update. Non-members can sign up for monthly updates through our interest form.
Featured CP Opportunities
Shaping Dialogue: The Language Game of Coaching
Join the Executive and Leadership Community of Practice and Haesun Moon, Ph.D., for a practical and interactive session on how the “rules” of coaching conversations shape our roles as coaches and leaders. Discover how these rules can create space for growth and expanded personhood through hands-on activities and explore how roles and rules adapt across contexts. This session invites you to rethink how we relate, connect, and grow in coaching and leadership practice.
Wellbeing in the Workplace
Join the Health and Wellness Coaching Community of Practice for an insightful session on workplace well-being. Led by Mona Seleim, ACC, this webinar explores data analytics from Great Place to Work to measure and improve employee well-being. Learn actionable strategies to create a thriving work environment and enhance organizational success.
Internal Coaching Experiences Panel
Join the Internal Coaching Experiences Panel to explore career paths in internal coaching and gain expert insights into the benefits and challenges of coaching within organizations. Led by industry professionals, this session provides valuable strategies for navigating internal coaching roles, enhancing leadership development, and fostering a coaching culture within corporate settings.
Facilitators of Insight: The Role of Our CP Co-Leaders
Each CP is guided by dedicated volunteer co-leaders who inspire and empower the group to learn and grow together. These passionate individuals facilitate enriching discussions and curate the insights, ideas, and emerging trends that shape our coaching landscape. Their leadership not only enhances our collective knowledge but also fosters a vibrant environment for us all.