Coaching Toolkit for Child Welfare

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Coaching Skills Assessment

The following tool was created by the North Carolina Division of
Social Services and the Family and Children’s Resource Program
(2008) as a way to assess coaching skills. This is a self-assessment;
simply answer the questions the way others would answer if they
were describing you. Enter the number that applies to each
statement. After completing the survey consider which skills may
have the greatest room for improvement.

Almost

Never

Not Very

Often Sometimes^ Often^

Almost

Always

1 2 3 4 5

How often do you make a conscious effort to: Scale

1 - 5

1. Trust other people’s competence?


2. Encourage others to believe they can accomplish their
   goals?


3. Help people consider the impact of their actions on
   others?


4. Help others envision what’s possible?


5. Help others solve problems for themselves?


6. Encourage others to implement their decisions and^