Responsibilities of a Health Storey Coach: Legal and Ethical Considerations
Health Storey Coaches operate at the intersection of wellness and personal growth, and their responsibilities include:
- Confidentiality: Coaches must safeguard client information and communications ensuring trust and confidentiality with their clients.
- Informed Consent: Coaches in their coaching agreements, must obtain written consent from their clients and obtain a medical release declaring their baseline health before starting individual coaching sessions.
- Scope of Practice: Health Storey coaches must work within an expertise they wish to develop and avoid diagnoses or treatment of medical conditions which requires medical attention. Health Storey Coaches focus on injury recovery, illness recovery, wellness and healthy lifestyle and habit formation in addition to the detoxification of the body through long term healthy living. A Health Storey Coach focuses on improving the health baselines of their clients and assists them in achieving their health goals.
- Referrals: Health Storey Coaches recognize when a client needs medical attention and refers them to their chosen healthcare provider for further medical assistance. Health Storey coaches are allowed by law to receive referrals and pay a referral fee only if their clients have full knowledge of the arrangement before the Health Storey coaching sessions begin. If Health Storey USA refers clients to a Certified Health Storey USA coach, the fee will deducted from the client coaching payments.
- Continuous Education: Staying updated on industry standards, ethics, and coaching practices is essential for Health Storey health and life coaches. Coaches are required to complete 15 hours of continuing education which is offered by Health Storey USA through workshops and online monthly meetings.