WELLCOACHES TRAINING EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why do we need coaches? - ANSWER-80% of Adults are not thriving (mentally)
Core Coaching Skills - ANSWER-Mindful listening
Open-ended inquiry
Perceptive reflection
What are the 6 different types of reflections? - ANSWER-Simple - mirroring
Double-sided - reflects pro's & con's (ambivalence)
Shifted-focus - shifts focus to another topic
Amplified - exaggerates to emphasise thinking
Summary - summarises a group of points
Empathy - connects with feelings & needs
What are the 8 "Being Skills" - ANSWER-Empathy
Affirmation
Zest
Playfulness
Authenticity
Courage
Calm
Warmth
What are the 5 Principles of Appreciative Inquiry? - ANSWER-Positive - Positive
actions & outcomes stem from positive energy & emotions
Constructionist - Positive energy & emotions stem from positive conversations &
interactions (or environments & relationships)
Simultaneity - Positive conversations & interactions stem from positive questions &
reflections
Anticipatory - Positive questions & reflections stem from positive anticipation of the
future
Poetic - Positive anticipation of the future stems from positive attention in the present
i.e. seeing beauty & meaning in all things.
What is the 5-D cycle of AI? - ANSWER-1. Define - Where do you want to grow
today?
2. Discover - Best experiences, core values, generative conditions, wishes
3 .Dream - What might be?
4. Design - How can it be? What plans can be made?
5. Destiny - What am I learning? Empower, Learn, Improvise.
What are the 4 principles of Motivational Interviewing? - ANSWER-1. Engaging - pro-
change talk is facilitated by a calm, safe, judgement-free relational space in which
people feel safe to explore thoughts, feelings, needs etc (rolling with resistance,
open-ended inquiries, perceptive reflections)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why do we need coaches? - ANSWER-80% of Adults are not thriving (mentally)
Core Coaching Skills - ANSWER-Mindful listening
Open-ended inquiry
Perceptive reflection
What are the 6 different types of reflections? - ANSWER-Simple - mirroring
Double-sided - reflects pro's & con's (ambivalence)
Shifted-focus - shifts focus to another topic
Amplified - exaggerates to emphasise thinking
Summary - summarises a group of points
Empathy - connects with feelings & needs
What are the 8 "Being Skills" - ANSWER-Empathy
Affirmation
Zest
Playfulness
Authenticity
Courage
Calm
Warmth
What are the 5 Principles of Appreciative Inquiry? - ANSWER-Positive - Positive
actions & outcomes stem from positive energy & emotions
Constructionist - Positive energy & emotions stem from positive conversations &
interactions (or environments & relationships)
Simultaneity - Positive conversations & interactions stem from positive questions &
reflections
Anticipatory - Positive questions & reflections stem from positive anticipation of the
future
Poetic - Positive anticipation of the future stems from positive attention in the present
i.e. seeing beauty & meaning in all things.
What is the 5-D cycle of AI? - ANSWER-1. Define - Where do you want to grow
today?
2. Discover - Best experiences, core values, generative conditions, wishes
3 .Dream - What might be?
4. Design - How can it be? What plans can be made?
5. Destiny - What am I learning? Empower, Learn, Improvise.
What are the 4 principles of Motivational Interviewing? - ANSWER-1. Engaging - pro-
change talk is facilitated by a calm, safe, judgement-free relational space in which
people feel safe to explore thoughts, feelings, needs etc (rolling with resistance,
open-ended inquiries, perceptive reflections)
