The New Mentor Coaching
Preparing for Mentor Coaching
Understanding the New Requirements, Reducing the Anxiety, and Choosing the Right Path Forward
Host: Veronica Scarpellino
CCEU’s: TBC
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Mentor Coaching is one of the profession’s most important developmental experiences, both required for many ICF credentialing pathways and valued by many coaches as an investment in their ongoing professional development.
As the profession enters a new era, Mentor Coaching is undergoing its most significant evolution in years, leaving many coaches wondering what has changed, what applies to them, and how to prepare for the next step in their credentialing
journey.
journey.
Whether you’re pursuing your first credential, advancing to the next level, or simply trying to understand the new landscape, this interactive session will help separate the signal from the noise.
Together, we’ll explore:
● What mentor coaching is and why it plays such an important role in professional development.
● What the mentor coaching experience actually feels like, including common concerns and misconceptions.
● Why the standards are changing and what those changes are intended to accomplish.
● The practical changes coaches should know as they prepare for credentialing.
● How to evaluate your options and choose the mentor coaching pathway that best fits your goals.
● What mentor coaching is and why it plays such an important role in professional development.
● What the mentor coaching experience actually feels like, including common concerns and misconceptions.
● Why the standards are changing and what those changes are intended to accomplish.
● The practical changes coaches should know as they prepare for credentialing.
● How to evaluate your options and choose the mentor coaching pathway that best fits your goals.
Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of the evolving mentor coaching landscape, greater confidence about what to expect, and practical guidance for taking their next step.
Veronica Scarpellino, PCC, BCC, is an executive coach, mentor coach, and founder of Goldfinch Leadership LLC. She is the architect of Creative Intelligence (CQ), an ICF-approved certification for coaches and human development professionals, and author of Second Draft: Rewrite Your Midlife Career with Creative Intelligence. As she prepares to earn the new Mentor Coach Specialist (MCS) designation, Veronica has been deeply immersed in the evolving mentor coaching standards and is passionate about helping coaches navigate the changes with greater clarity and confidence.