NBHWC CODE OF ETHICS: DEFINITIONS EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NBHWC
Correct Answer: National Board of Health & Wellness Coaching
is committed to maintaining and promoting excellence in coaching.
Therefore, NBHWC expects all credentialed health and wellness coaches (coaches, coach
faculty and mentors, and students) to adhere to the elements and principles of ethical
conduct: to be competent and integrate NBHWC Health and Wellness Coach Competencies
effectively in their work.
NBHWC Code of Ethics
Correct Answer: Is designed to provide appropriate guidelines, accountability and
enforceable standards of conduct for all NBHWC Credential- holders. In line with the
NBHWC definition of coaching, all NBHWC Credential-holders commit to abiding by the
following Code of Ethics.
Health and Wellness Coaching
Correct Answer: Health and Wellness Coaches partner with clients seeking self-directed,
lasting changes, aligned with their values, which promote health and wellness and, thereby,
enhance well- being.
In the course of their work health and wellness coaches display unconditional positive
regard for their clients and a belief in their capacity for change, and honoring that each
client is an expert on his or her life, while ensuring that all interactions are respectful and
non-judgmental.
NBHWC Coach
Correct Answer: A health and wellness coach certified by the NBHWC (after the National
Certification Examination is available); and who thereby agrees to practice within the
NBHWC Health and Wellness Coach Scope of Practice and Competencies and who pledges
accountability to the NBHWC Code of Ethics.
Professional Coaching Relationship
