Financial Coaching
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Jerry Buchko, MA, AFC®
Counselor, Coach, & Tutor of Personal Finance
● Prior to private practice, worked for almost 14 years in the employee assistance field
● Provided financial counseling to clients from a diverse range of life circumstances and experiences, including military service members and their families
● B.A. in psychology, an M.A. in counseling psychology, and an Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®)
● Active member within the eXtension Military Families Learning Network (MFLN) and Network Literacy Community of Practice
● Currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE)
● Currently serves as a Practitioner Consultant with the MFLN Personal Finance team
Question: Have you ever coached or received coaching?
What kind?
How?
Question: Have you ever coached or received coaching?
What kind?
How?
Question: What is coaching? How would you briefly describe it?
So what is financial coaching?
● Broad conceptual history of coaching; its emergence as a form of experiential learning
So what is financial coaching?
● Broad conceptual history of coaching; its emergence as a form of experiential learning
● Where financial coaching fits within an emerging framework for financial well-being & personal finance capacity
So what is financial coaching?
● Broad conceptual history of coaching; its emergence as a form of experiential learning
● Where financial coaching fits within an emerging framework for financial well-being & personal finance capacity
● How financial coaching differs from financial education & counseling
So what is financial coaching?
● Broad conceptual history of coaching; its emergence as a form of experiential learning
● Where financial coaching fits within an emerging framework for financial well-being & personal finance capacity
● How financial coaching differs from financial education & counseling
● Role & primary tasks of a financial coach
So what is financial coaching?
● Broad conceptual history of coaching; its emergence as a form of experiential learning
● Where financial coaching fits within an emerging framework for financial well-being & personal finance capacity
● How financial coaching differs from financial education & counseling
● Role & primary tasks of a financial coach
● Core elements of the coaching process
So what is financial coaching?
● Broad conceptual history of coaching; its emergence as a form of experiential learning
● Where financial coaching fits within an emerging framework for financial well-being & personal finance capacity
● How financial coaching differs from financial education & counseling
● Role & primary tasks of a financial coach
● Core elements of the coaching process
● Core techniques of coaching
Ways that people have learned and developed knowledge through a
process of thinking through what they were doing...
~ 1500s “Coach”
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Ways that people have learned and developed knowledge by thinking
through what they were doing...
~ 1500s “Coach” ~ 1800s
“Coaching”, university slang; the notion of a tutor “carrying” a student through an exam.
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Ways that people have learned and developed knowledge by thinking
through what they were doing...
~ 1500s “Coach” ~ 1800s
“Coaching”, university slang; the notion of a tutor “carrying” a student through an exam.
~ 1950s Humanistic psychology movement.
Broke away from the medical model; “clients” rather than “patients”.
Emergence of “coaching” techniques within various psychotherapy & mental health counseling approaches.
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Ways that people have learned and developed knowledge by thinking
through what they were doing...
Ways that people have learned and developed knowledge by thinking
through what they were doing...
~ 1980s Coaching in the corporate business world.~ 1990s Coaching expanded into different life areas, e.g. life, career, health, etc.
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~ 2000s Growth of research in coaching psychology.
Emergence of financial coaching.
Emergence of an evolving framework about financial well-being and financial capacity.
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Ways that people have learned and developed knowledge by thinking
through what they were doing...
~ 1980s Coaching in the corporate business world.~ 1990s Coaching expanded into different life areas, e.g. life, career, health, etc.
Source: http://goo.gl/8f1ZJ1
Where Financial Coaching Fits within an Emerging Framework for Financial Well-being & Personal Finance Capacity
2015 Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) research report about financial well-being.
How many of you have read it?
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (2015). Financial well-being: The goal of financial education > Reports > Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.consumerfinance.gov/reports/financial-well-being/
2015 Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) research report about financial well-being.
How many of you have read it? All of it?
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (2015). Financial well-being: The goal of financial education > Reports > Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.consumerfinance.gov/reports/financial-well-being/
2015 Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) research report about financial well-being.
How many of you have read it? All of it?
● Review of research literature
● In-depth qualitative interviews of consumers & financial practitioners/service providers
● Consultation with a panel of leading academic and practitioner experts in the fields of consumer finance and financial capability
2. Research design and methods Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (2015). Financial well-being: The goal of financial education > Reports > Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.consumerfinance.gov/reports/financial-well-being/
Figure 2. What Influences Financial Well-Being. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (2015). Financial well-being: The goal of financial education > Reports > Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.consumerfinance.gov/reports/financial-well-being/
Contemporary, evolving framework for financial well-being and financial capacity
Contemporary, evolving framework for financial well-being and financial capacity
Figure 2. What Influences Financial Well-Being. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (2015). Financial well-being: The goal of financial education > Reports > Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.consumerfinance.gov/reports/financial-well-being/
3. Defining financial well-being Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (2015). Financial well-being: The goal of financial education > Reports > Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.consumerfinance.gov/reports/financial-well-being/
Definition of Financial Well-being:
○ Having control over day-to-day, month-to-month finances
Definition of Financial Well-being:
○ Having control over day-to-day, month-to-month finances
○ Having the capacity to absorb a financial shock
3. Defining financial well-being Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (2015). Financial well-being: The goal of financial education > Reports > Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.consumerfinance.gov/reports/financial-well-being/
Definition of Financial Well-being:
○ Having control over day-to-day, month-to-month finances
○ Having the capacity to absorb a financial shock
○ Being on track to meet your financial goals
3. Defining financial well-being Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (2015). Financial well-being: The goal of financial education > Reports > Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.consumerfinance.gov/reports/financial-well-being/
Definition of Financial Well-being:
○ Having control over day-to-day, month-to-month finances
○ Having the capacity to absorb a financial shock
○ Being on track to meet your financial goals
○ Having the financial freedom to make the choices that allow you to enjoy life
3. Defining financial well-being Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (2015). Financial well-being: The goal of financial education > Reports > Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.consumerfinance.gov/reports/financial-well-being/
Figure 1. Four Elements of Well-Being. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (2015). Financial well-being: The goal of financial education > Reports > Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.consumerfinance.gov/reports/financial-well-being/
How Financial Coaching Differs from Financial Education & Counseling
Figure 1. Distinctions among financial coaching, education, and counseling. Collins, J. and O'Rourke, C. (2012) "The Application of Coaching Techniques to Financial Issues," Journal of Financial Therapy: Vol. 3: Iss. 2, Article 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.4148/jft.v3i2.1659
Other characteristics of coaching orientation:
● Emphasizes well-being and performance improvement (rather than pathology)
Other characteristics of coaching orientation:
● Emphasizes well-being and performance improvement (rather than pathology)
● Emphasizes a greater focus on the present and future (rather than being grounded in the review and analysis of the past)
Role & Primary Tasks of a Financial Coach
Role: Facilitating client's ability to discern values, set goals, develop plans of action, and be accountable
Role: Facilitating client's ability to discern values, set goals, develop plans of action, and be accountable
● Supportive but not prescriptive
○ the coach is not instructing or telling clients what to do or providing solutions to their problems
Role: Facilitating client's ability to discern values, set goals, develop plans of action, and be accountable
● Supportive but not prescriptive
○ the coach is not instructing or telling clients what to do or providing solutions to their problems
○ instead is supporting clients in exploring their own thinking and understanding, values and goals, and helping them develop action plans
Role: Facilitating client's ability to discern values, set goals, develop plans of action, and be accountable
● Supportive but not prescriptive
○ the coach is not instructing or telling clients what to do or providing solutions to their problems
○ instead is supporting clients in exploring their own thinking and understanding, values and goals, and helping them develop action plans
○ holds clients accountable to their own stated values, goals, and plans
As a coach, you are essentially modelling a process of self-regulation and self-learning that the client begins to learn through the experience of the coaching interaction with you.
Generic Model of Self-RegulationGrant, A. (2009). The Evidence for Coaching. Invited paper; Harvard University Coaching and Positive Psychology Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Instituteofcoaching.org, Resources. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.instituteofcoaching.org/index.cfm?page=resources
For example...
Client Driven, Collaborative Relationship & Communication:
● Establish & maintain trust, and a safe coaching environment
● Active Listening○ Verbal○ Non-verbal
● Critical/Perceptive/Thoughtful Questioning
○ Open-ended○ Closed-ended○ Probing/Exploratory○ Clarifying○ Exception Seeking○ Scaling
● Direct Communication○ Clear feedback○ Clear presentation of
objectives, agenda, & purpose
○ Appropriate & respectful
Client Driven, Collaborative Relationship & Communication:
● Establish & maintain trust, and a safe coaching environment
● Active Listening○ Verbal○ Non-verbal
● Critical/Perceptive/Thoughtful Questioning
○ Open-ended○ Closed-ended○ Probing/Exploratory○ Clarifying○ Exception Seeking○ Scaling
● Direct Communication○ Clear feedback○ Clear presentation of
objectives, agenda, & purpose
○ Appropriate & respectful
Assessment: ● Determining the appropriateness of coaching to
meet client’s needs.● Managing Progress & Accountability/Follow
Through● Maintain perspective of the big picture and the
current context for moving forward
Client Driven, Collaborative Relationship & Communication:
● Establish & maintain trust, and a safe coaching environment
● Active Listening○ Verbal○ Non-verbal
● Critical/Perceptive/Thoughtful Questioning
○ Open-ended○ Closed-ended○ Probing/Exploratory○ Clarifying○ Exception Seeking○ Scaling
● Direct Communication○ Clear feedback○ Clear presentation of
objectives, agenda, & purpose
○ Appropriate & respectful
Assessment: ● Determining the appropriateness of coaching to
meet client’s needs.● Managing Progress & Accountability/Follow
Through● Maintain perspective of the big picture and the
current context for moving forward
Establishing Values & Goals:
● Will inform the exploration of options.
Client Driven, Collaborative Relationship & Communication:
● Establish & maintain trust, and a safe coaching environment
● Active Listening○ Verbal○ Non-verbal
● Critical/Perceptive/Thoughtful Questioning
○ Open-ended○ Closed-ended○ Probing/Exploratory○ Clarifying○ Exception Seeking○ Scaling
● Direct Communication○ Clear feedback○ Clear presentation of
objectives, agenda, & purpose
○ Appropriate & respectful
Assessment: ● Determining the appropriateness of coaching to
meet client’s needs.● Managing Progress & Accountability/Follow
Through● Maintain perspective of the big picture and the
current context for moving forward
Establishing Values & Goals:
● Will inform the exploration of options.
Exploration & Expanding of Possibilities & Options:● Will inform the establishment of the action plan.
Client Driven, Collaborative Relationship & Communication:
● Establish & maintain trust, and a safe coaching environment
● Active Listening○ Verbal○ Non-verbal
● Critical/Perceptive/Thoughtful Questioning
○ Open-ended○ Closed-ended○ Probing/Exploratory○ Clarifying○ Exception Seeking○ Scaling
● Direct Communication○ Clear feedback○ Clear presentation of
objectives, agenda, & purpose
○ Appropriate & respectful
Assessment: ● Determining the appropriateness of coaching to
meet client’s needs.● Managing Progress & Accountability/Follow
Through● Maintain perspective of the big picture and the
current context for moving forward
Establishing Values & Goals:
● Will inform the exploration of options.
Action:
● Develop action plan
● SMART goals/results
● Specific steps that client will take towards goals.
● Prioritizing steps, and adjust as needed
● Identify & access learning resources
Exploration & Expanding of Possibilities & Options:● Will inform the establishment of the action plan.
Client Driven, Collaborative Relationship & Communication:
● Establish & maintain trust, and a safe coaching environment
● Active Listening○ Verbal○ Non-verbal
● Critical/Perceptive/Thoughtful Questioning
○ Open-ended○ Closed-ended○ Probing/Exploratory○ Clarifying○ Exception Seeking○ Scaling
● Direct Communication○ Clear feedback○ Clear presentation of
objectives, agenda, & purpose
○ Appropriate & respectful
Assessment: ● Determining the appropriateness of coaching to
meet client’s needs.● Managing Progress & Accountability/Follow
Through● Maintain perspective of the big picture and the
current context for moving forward
Establishing Values & Goals:
● Will inform the exploration of options.
Action:
● Develop action plan
● SMART goals/results
● Specific steps that client will take towards goals.
● Prioritizing steps, and adjust as needed
● Identify & access learning resources
Exploration & Expanding of Possibilities & Options:● Will inform the establishment of the action plan.
In what settings could we use a financial coaching approach?
In what settings could we use a financial coaching approach?
When and how might we be able to use aspects of the coaching approach and particular techniques?
Coaching Key Takeaways
● A form of experiential learning
● About helping clients explore their own thinking and understanding, values and goals, and helping them develop action plans
● Rests on a foundation of a client driven, collaborative relationship
● Models a process of self-learning through
○ assessment
○ discerning values & goals
○ exploring possibilities
○ taking action
○ further assessment & accountability.
Citations:
● Collins, J. and O'Rourke, C. (2012) "The Application of Coaching Techniques to Financial Issues," Journal of Financial Therapy: Vol. 3: Iss. 2, Article 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.4148/jft.v3i2.1659
● Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (2015).Financial well-being: The goal of financial education > Reports > Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.consumerfinance.gov/reports/financial-well-being/
● Grant, A. (2009). The Evidence for Coaching. Invited paper; Harvard University Coaching and Positive Psychology Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Instituteofcoaching.org, Resources. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.instituteofcoaching.org/index.cfm?page=resources
Citations:
● Oxforddictionaries.com, (2015). Coach: definition of coach in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US). Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/coach
● Wikipedia, (2015). Experiential learning. Retrieved 9 April 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiential_learning
● Wikipedia, (2015). Humanistic psychology. Retrieved 14 April 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanistic_psychology
Additional Reading:
● Armypubs.army.mil, (2015). Chapter 2. Counseling Fundamentals. ATP 6-22.1 The Counseling Process. ATP - Army Doctrine and Training Publications. Retrieved 18 May 2015, from http://armypubs.army.mil/doctrine/DR_pubs/dr_a/pdf/atp6_22x1.pdf
● Collins, J. (2014). Financial Coaching, An Asset Building Strategy. A brief written and published collaboratively with the Asset Funders Network and the Center for Financial Security. Retrieved 20 April 2015, from http://assetfunders.org/images/pages/AFN_FinacialCoaching(WEB_version).pdf
Additional Reading:
● Collins, J., Olive, P., and O’Rourke, C. (2013). “Financial Coaching’s Potential for Enhancing Family Financial Security.” The Journal of Extension, 51(1). Retrieved 16 April 2015, from http://www.joe.org/joe/2013february/a8.php
● Coachfederation.org, (2015). Core Competencies - Individual Credentialing - ICF. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.coachfederation.org/credential/landing.cfm?ItemNumber=2206&navItemNumber=576
● Instituteofcoaching.org, (2015). Resources. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.instituteofcoaching.org/index.cfm?page=resources
● Lee, M. (2013). Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. Socialwork.oxfordre.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015, from http://socialwork.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.001.0001/acrefore-9780199975839-e-1039
Additional Reading:
● Psychology.org.au, (2015). Australian Psychological Society : Coaching psychology: How did we get here and where are we going? . Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://www.psychology.org.au/publications/inpsych/coaching/
● University of Wisconsin-Extension, (2015). Financial Coaching Strategies. Retrieved 19 May 2015, from http://fyi.uwex.edu/financialcoaching/
● Wikipedia, (2015). Health coaching. Retrieved 31 March 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_coaching
● Wikipedia, (2015). Solution focused brief therapy. Retrieved 1 May 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solution_focused_brief_therapy
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