How to Use AI Ethically and Responsibly as a Mentor Coach

Join the ICF Mentor Coaching Community of Practice and Susan Caesar, Kristin Kelly, Lerae Gidyk, MCC, and Carly Anderson, MCC, on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 11 a.m. (New York) for the webinar “Use AI Ethically in Mentor Coaching,” where you’ll explore ethical and responsible uses of artificial intelligence and gain practical insights for preserving confidentiality, transparency, human judgment, and connection in mentor coaching.

Who Is This For?

• Mentor coaches who want to better understand how to use AI ethically, responsibly, and transparently in mentor coaching. 
• Professional coaches who are looking to understand the ethical considerations and practical applications of AI-supported tools. 
• Coach educators and ICF assessors who want to explore how AI may influence coach development, feedback, learning, and professional standards. 
• Newer and experienced coaches who are looking for greater clarity around confidentiality, consent, transparency, and responsible AI use. 
• Internal and external coaches who want to participate in dialogue about the opportunities, limitations, and risks of AI in coaching. 

What You Will Learn:

• Explore emerging practices for using AI ethically and responsibly in mentor coaching and coach development. 
• Apply ethical considerations related to confidentiality, consent, transparency, data use, and professional responsibility when evaluating AI-supported tools. 
• Identify practical ways AI may support reflection, preparation, learning, feedback, and documentation while preserving human judgment and connection. 
• Evaluate when AI can support mentor coaching and when human presence, discernment, and partnership remain essential. 
• Determine what may need to be disclosed, clarified, or included in agreements when using AI-supported tools. 

Course Details

Artificial intelligence is already influencing the tools, workflows, recordings, transcripts, learning processes, and professional conversations that support coach development. For mentor coaches, these developments create opportunities to enhance learning and reflection while also raising important questions about ethics, confidentiality, consent, transparency, data use, and professional responsibility. 

In “Use AI Ethically in Mentor Coaching,” the ICF Mentor Coaching Community of Practice will bring together Susan Caesar, ICF Director of Artificial Intelligence; Kristin Kelly, ICF Director of Ethics, Compliance and Culture; and Mentor Coaching Community of Practice leaders Lerae Gidyk, MCC, and Carly Anderson, MCC, for an interactive conversation about the responsible use of artificial intelligence in mentor coaching. 

Rather than focusing on one specific AI platform or providing technical training, this session will examine the practical and ethical questions mentor coaches are encountering as AI becomes increasingly present in coaching and coach development. Participants will explore where AI-supported tools may be useful and where human judgment, presence, partnership, and discernment remain essential. 

The session will consider practical applications of AI for areas such as reflection, preparation, feedback, transcripts, documentation, pattern recognition, and learning. Participants will also examine important considerations before using these tools, including how confidential information is handled, when consent may be needed, what should be disclosed, and how transparent agreements can support trust and responsible practice. 

This Community of Practice session is intentionally designed as an interactive, community-driven learning experience. Questions gathered from mentor coaches in advance will help shape the conversation, giving ICF experts an opportunity to respond to the issues, concerns, and practical situations coaches are experiencing in their work. Participants will also be invited to contribute questions and reflections as the conversation develops. 

Throughout the session, participants will consider how AI can support learning and development without replacing the relational and human-centered qualities that are fundamental to mentor coaching. The discussion will connect responsible AI use with relevant ICF Core Competencies, including Demonstrates Ethical Practice, Embodies a Coaching Mindset, Establishes and Maintains Agreements, Cultivates Trust and Safety, Maintains Presence, Listens Actively, and Evokes Awareness.