Aug 2024

FALSE CLAIM?: “Liana is a Fellow Of The Harvard Medical School Institute of Coaching“

INSTITUTE OF COACHING CLAIM SEE HERE

Terms and Conditions from the Institute Of Coaching

Highlights:

Refrain from claiming any endorsement or appearance that membership in the lOC creates any endorsement, connection or link to McLean Hospital or Harvard Medical School.

You may NOT say you are a member of Harvard’s Institute of Coaching

NOT claim direct affiliation with or statements you have any degrees from Harvard Medical School

 NOT knowingly make any public statement that is untrue or misleading or make false claim

Knowingly make any public statement that is untrue or misleading or make false claims in any written documents relating to the coaching profession or their credentials

It appears that Liane Wilson has taken out a membership at the Institute of Coaching in the spring of 2024 as she tries to sell her new Business Courses online.
For $75 per month, you can obtain an “FELLOW membership” online through the Institute of Coaching. “Anyone can sign up to be a Fellow member of the IOC,” and they will publish your profile without verification. Institute of Coaching Statment: “Currently, anyone can register to be a Fellow member of the IOC, they simply need to complete the membership dues. By the beginning of 2025, this will be changing and Fellow members will need to complete criteria to be considered a Fellow. Intermittently, however, we do have a code of conduct and commitment to wellbeing that each member must uphold”
When trying to contact the IOC, their number appears not in service. The mailing address is located at McLean Hospital, which houses the “Mail Stop 314.” Upon investigation, ONLY THE HOSPITAL is affiliated with Harvard as a teaching hospital. The hospital website states: “McLean Hospital is a leader in psychiatric care, research, and education and is the largest psychiatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.” (that seems to be where the affiliation ends.) The hospital’s mailing address may be the only connection to Harvard Medical School through its affiliation with the physical building. The Institute of Coaching Terms & Conditions strictly prohibits affiliation with Harvard Medical School. CALLS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR CONFIRMATION, AND THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY SUCH ORGANIZATION

Terms and Conditions Cont:

You may not use the Harvard shield anywhere, and you may not say you are a member of Harvard’s Institute of Coaching.