ICF is committed to providing our Members and Credential-holders with the support and resources you need to care for yourself and meet the needs of your clients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last updated: June 17, 2020, at 9:40 a.m. (New York)
We’ve gathered virtual resources in the ICF Learning Portal to assist you in supporting your coaching practice as well as supporting your clients.
The coronavirus global crisis has impacted all small businesses, and coaches are not immune to the vast changes that the pandemic has triggered. It’s having an impact on our businesses as well as our own and our client’s brains. And yet, there are things that coaches can be doing now and in the future, that will affect their overall well-being and business success. In this recorded webinar, ICF Advance Provocateur Ann Betz, PCC, and ICF Business Development Series host William Arruda will share strategies to help you keep your coaching practice moving forward.
World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Microsite
WHO COVID-19 Situation Reports
Mapping 2019-nCoV
Via Johns Hopkins University
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) COVID-19 Landing Page
Preventing the Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Homes and Residential Communities
Via U.S. CDC
Show Me the Science: How to Wash Your Hands
Via U.S. CDC
Feeling Anxiety About Coronavirus? A Psychologist Offers Tips to Stay Clearheaded
Via University of California San Francisco
Navigating a “Black Swan” Event – On or Off Wall Street
Via Thrive Global
Why Relational Connection is So Important During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Via SmartBrief
Live Online Meditation
Via Copper Beech Institute
COVID-19: Tips for Mindfulness and Coping with Anxiety
Via Mayo Clinic
Coaching in Times of Crisis
Via ICF Coaching World
Referring a Client to Therapy: A Set of Guidelines
When and How to Refer a Client to Therapy or Other Helping Professionals
During this crisis, many organizations are recommending that their employees work remotely and limit their person-to-person contact. ICF has partnered with author and coach Jennifer Britton, PCC, who specializes in remote work with teams, to create these short videos to help you transition from in-person to virtual coaching. You can also share many of the tips in these videos with your clients who may be experiencing a shift to remote work.
Explore what is different in the virtual space and how the ICF Core Competencies show up.
Learn 10 things you can do as you transition into the virtual coaching space.
Learn how to leverage the virtual space to create trust and connection with your clients.
Jennifer has also written a whitepaper on transitioning to remote work. Download the paper here.
How to Keep Uninvited Guests Out of Your Zoom Event
Via Zoom Blog
Supporting Clients Through Coronavirus-related Stress
Via ICF Coaching World
COVID-19 Implications for Business
Via McKinsey & Company
8 Questions Employers Should Ask About Coronavirus
Via Harvard Business Review
Lead Your Business Through the Coronavirus Crisis
Via Harvard Business Review
Coronavirus Could Force Teams to Work Remotely
Via Harvard Business Review
How to Reassure Your Team When the News is Scary
Via Harvard Business Review
COVID-19: Steps to Prepare a Remote Work Policy
Via HR Dive
That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief
Via Harvard Business Review
Coping with COVID-19 and Beyond: Leading Through the A.R.C. of Change
April 7 Webcast via Human Capital Institute
A Mindful Approach to Helping Your Team Through the Current Global Crisis
Via Headspace
Business Life After Corona: Gazing at the Horizon
Via Guldkanten
COVID-19 Resources
Via Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance
Global Dashboard on COVID-19 Government Policies
Via U.S. Chamber of Commerce
How to Communicate Your Coaching Story During COVID-19
Via ICF Coaching World
Are you an ICF-accredited training provider with questions about how to pivot from in-person to virtual training? The ICF Coach Training team has a list of accredited providers with extensive virtual training experience. These colleagues look forward to answering your questions and supporting you as you take your training online. Contact the ICF Coach Training team at support@coachingfederation.org to get connected!
We’ve also curated the following resources to support training providers during these unprecedented times.
Going Online in a Hurry: What to Do and Where to Start
Via The Chronicle of Higher Education
Advice for Instructors Teaching Online for the First Time
Via Inside Higher Ed
How to Be a Better Online Teacher
Via The Chronicle of Higher Education
What Online Teachers Have Learned from Teaching Online
Via Inside Higher Ed
Breakdowns Can Be Breakthrough Moments
Via ACTO
Issue Roundup: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Via American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
About COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Via Events Industry Council
TSE Special Report: COVID-19
Via Trade Show Executive
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