What should be acknowledged a few sessions before planned end of engagement?

What should be acknowledged a few sessions before planned end of engagement?

• A. End the engagement abruptly.
• B. Ignore the end and extend the engagement.
• C. Set a mid-point review.
• D. Name that the engagement is approaching its close so the client can prepare.

Answer: (D)

Acknowledging that the engagement is approaching its close a few sessions before the planned end helps create a purposeful, client-centered transition. By naming the approaching close, you give the client time to reflect on progress, consolidate strategies, and plan how to maintain gains after coaching ends. This fosters autonomy, reduces the chance of an abrupt disengagement, and allows you to finalize the coaching with a clear maintenance plan, potential future check-ins, and a recap of goal outcomes. Ending abruptly skips closure and leaves the client without a prepared path to sustain changes. Extending without a clear plan can erode autonomy and momentum. A mid-point review is valuable for tracking progress, but it doesn’t specifically address preparation for the end.

Acknowledging that the engagement is approaching its close a few sessions before the planned end helps create a purposeful, client-centered transition. By naming the approaching close, you give the client time to reflect on progress, consolidate strategies, and plan how to maintain gains after coaching ends. This fosters autonomy, reduces the chance of an abrupt disengagement, and allows you to finalize the coaching with a clear maintenance plan, potential future check-ins, and a recap of goal outcomes.

Ending abruptly skips closure and leaves the client without a prepared path to sustain changes. Extending without a clear plan can erode autonomy and momentum. A mid-point review is valuable for tracking progress, but it doesn’t specifically address preparation for the end.