Results Accelerator™ Certification Exam

RACP Certification Exam

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Welcome to the certification examination for the Results Accelerator™ Certification Program.

To pass the exam, you must attain a score of 80% or more.

Should your score not meet the requirements, you may re-take the examination.

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1. Why was the name of the coaching experience changed from The PaperRoom to The Results Accelerator? (Check all that apply)

Prospective clients expressed confusion about what The PaperRoom would do for them

Clients commented that paper seemed archaic in today's world

For the sake of change

Because of copyright issues

There was some confusion with interior decorating services

In focus groups, clients said the experience helped them quickly get the results they wanted

2. Which of the following is true about the foundational model behind the Results Accelerator? (Check all that apply)

Our identity and values operate behind the scenes affecting how we create results

It is best to start with the desired result in mind

Goals can be thought of as the same as results

Automatically dismissing some options may mean you do not achieve your result

When you are operating automatically you lose intentional choice

Some thoughts and behaviors are known to us and others are invisible

All of the above

3. The Progress Path of Change model illustrates that changing thoughts or habits is an easy, smooth process.

True

False

4. It is incorrect to refer to the transition from Q1 to Q2 as “Mid-Life Crisis".

True

False

5. Which of the following are part of the Three Lines of Defense against change? (Check all that apply)

It tries to stay invisible

It works against us

It makes it uncomfortable to change

It gives us false hope

It tells us stories to dissuade us

All of the above

None of the above

6. "Silent Partners" refers to the idea that because some thinking and behaviors become automatic and unconscious they can be helpful to us in helping us create results.

True

False

7. The Driving Metaphor is about how trying to make a change drives you crazy.

True

False

8. Which of the following are true about capturing the Goals Panel. (Check all that apply)

The Long Term goals describe the client's desired life 20 years from now

The Short Term Goals describe only professional goals to be accomplished in the next 18 months

Short Term Goals should include only goals that have not yet been started or, if started, it is uncertain how they will be accomplished

Now goals can be thought of as "three wishes" of things you want right now

Short Term Goals should be specific and include a date of completion

All of the above

9. On the Parents section of the Origins Panel, include your parents' traits and qualities as you would see them today.

True

False

10. Which of the following are good practices when identifying the client's Third Person? (Check all that apply)

Regardless of how vehement the client is about their identified Third Person, ask the traits/qualities of that person and check against your perceptions

Emphasize an adult with whom the client had a positive relationship

Beware of client's selection of an adult who was important or significant but not positive

If the client cannot identify someone from early childhood, move a little later in their life until you find one

While a personal relationship is strongly preferred, you can use a public figure they admire if they cannot identify someone from their past

Always go with the first person who comes to mind

If several are identified, ask and observe about how the client felt with each one and choose the strongest positive reaction

11. In the Me section, you can ask two ways, "How would your parent or Third Person have described your traits or qualities as they would have seen them back then?" or "How did you feel about yourself when you were with your parent or Third Person?"

True

False

12. Which of the following are true when capturing the Top Ten panel?

Capture all items in the left column (Top Ten) first before capturing the right hand column (Why Important?)

Listen carefully to the client's choice of words and capture them exactly

Clients who want to give fewer than ten items should be encouraged to persist until they identify ten items

Clients with more than ten items should be asked to make choices and limit it to ten items

Invert the colors of writing and dividing lines from one column to the other

Write in complete full sentences rather than phrases reflecting the "gist" of their Why Important description

Encourage the client to go into a detailed story about any of their Top Ten experiences

13. When using hardcopy versions of the Patterns panel underline in the client's color between entries.

True

False

14. The Parents section of the Origins panel provides insight into the source of perceptions, beliefs, habits, expectations and assumptions the client may have that affect their present day coaching objectives.

True

False

15. The Me section of the Origins panel gives insight into the messages the client received about himself/herself from three important influences.

True

False

16. In the Me section of Origins, the items with one star are ones we only occasionally believe about ourselves.

True

False

17. In the Feedback Discussion about the Top Ten panel, you have a choice of using the thematic method or metaphorical method of discussing the panel with the client.

True

False

18. We define Core Needs as the experiences we need to have from time to time that give us positive energy or positive feelings about ourselves.

True

False

19. To identify the client's Core Needs, you ask "What need or needs in you do you think that item fulfilled?" about each Top Ten item on the Top Ten panel.

True

False

20. A good way to think about the Core Needs are that they are "fuel tanks" that help us operate

True

False

21. When discussing the Who column of the Patterns panel, you identify the best and worst bosses and review what made them good or bad for the client

True

False

22. At the close of the Feedback Discussion, you should ask the client for their observations of what they see when they look across the panels.

True

False

23. Which of the following should you do as you complete the Results Accelerator coaching experience with the client? (Check all that apply)

Take photos of the panels

Caution the client about not making any sudden changes

Encourage the client to continue to view and reflect on their panels

Confirm or make follow-up appointment(s)

Offer the client Explorations journaling assignments if you think the client would benefit from them

Roll up the hardcopy panels or send the pdf panels to the client unless you prefer to retain them on the client's behalf

24. The Results Accelerator can be added to virtually any leadership program to add additional self-understanding.

True

False

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