ICF Core Competency 8. Facilitates Client Growth [2025 Update]

Welcome back, coaches! In this final episode of our ICF Core Competencies 2025 Update series, host Brighton West is joined by Master Certified Coach Sophia Casey to break down Core Competency #8: Facilitates Client Growth. If you’re committed to advancing your coaching skills or preparing for ICF credentialing, you won’t want to miss these vital insights into what’s new — and what’s essential — about this core skill.

🎉 In this video, Sophia explains how the updated competency puts a stronger focus on helping clients integrate learning and sustain growth beyond each individual session. She also shares the important language shift from "celebrates" to "acknowledges" client progress for greater global inclusivity and sustainability of change.

You’ll learn what these changes mean for your day-to-day practice, spot common mistakes coaches make, and hear Sophia’s memorable metaphor about developing as a coach at each credential level (ACC, PCC, MCC). Whether you’re just starting out or working at a master level, Sophia shares tips to keep your coaching client-centered, curious, and sustainable.

📚 Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
00:31 – Overview of Core Competency 8. Facilitates Client Growth
01:05 – What's New in 2025
02:23 – Core Competency #8 in Day-to-Day Coaching
03:15 – What It Looks Like When Core Competency 8 Is Done Well
04:19 – What It Looks Like When Core Competency 8 Is Not Done Well
07:09 – Closing Thoughts

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