Principles of professional ethics and standards of conduct for complementary therapy<\/strong><\/h1><\/div>Complementary therapists respect the principles of professional ethics and standards of conduct detailed below in their work:<\/p>\n
Autonomy<\/b>
\nThey respect and support the right to self-determination, personal responsibility, dignity and integrity of the client.<\/p>\n
Providing a benefit
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\nThey act to the best of their knowledge and belief to stimulate the client’s physical, mental and social resources and to support them in their personal healing process.<\/p>\n
Prevention of harm
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\nThey avoid actions that could harm the client’s physical and mental health. They recommend that they consult a doctor or other specialists when indicated.<\/p>\n
Equal treatment
<\/b>
\nThey treat all people in the same way, regardless of their origin, sex, social background, religion, nationality and political conviction.<\/p>\n
Proportionality
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\nThey act and decide, within the scope of the client’s possibilities and limits, as the situation requires.<\/p>\n
Responsibility<\/b>
\nThey assume responsibility towards:<\/p>\n\n- the client<\/li>\n
- service providers and their registration bodies<\/li>\n
- the profession and their colleagues<\/li>\n
- the public and the healthcare system<\/li>\n
- themselves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Professional competence and limitations<\/b><\/p>\n\n- They work diligently, effectively and cost-effectively, according to professional standards, and only use treatment methods for which they have acquired the necessary skills.<\/li>\n
- They analyse their activity and make use of intervision and supervision.<\/li>\n
- They continuously develop the quality of their work and engage in further training.<\/li>\n
- They document their activity according to professional standards.<\/li>\n
- They respect their professional and personal limits and their resources. They do not make medical diagnoses, they work without piercing the skin and they do not dispense any medication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Relationship of trust with the client<\/b><\/p>\n\n- They offer a confidential space characterised by empathy and openness where change processes can take place.<\/li>\n
- They ensure that the client receives all relevant information for the therapy in good time: programme, method and fees.<\/li>\n
- They request explicit consent for their activity in the sense of ‘informed consent’.<\/li>\n
- They guarantee strict confidentiality and comply with data protection provisions and professional secrecy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Public interventions<\/b><\/p>\n\n- They do not make promises of healing.<\/li>\n
- They take into account that their public interventions have an impact on the profession and influence public health behaviour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Collaboration within the healthcare system<\/b><\/p>\n\n- They work respectfully with the client’s reference persons, with their colleagues and with other professional groups.<\/li>\n
- They do not interfere with other therapies.<\/li>\n
- They draw up treatment protocols as required and issue correct invoices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Complementary therapists respect the principles of professional ethics and standards of conduct detailed below in their work:<\/p>\n
Autonomy<\/b>
\nThey respect and support the right to self-determination, personal responsibility, dignity and integrity of the client.<\/p>\n
Providing a benefit
<\/b>
\nThey act to the best of their knowledge and belief to stimulate the client’s physical, mental and social resources and to support them in their personal healing process.<\/p>\n
Prevention of harm
<\/b>
\nThey avoid actions that could harm the client’s physical and mental health. They recommend that they consult a doctor or other specialists when indicated.<\/p>\n
Equal treatment
<\/b>
\nThey treat all people in the same way, regardless of their origin, sex, social background, religion, nationality and political conviction.<\/p>\n
Proportionality
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\nThey act and decide, within the scope of the client’s possibilities and limits, as the situation requires.<\/p>\n
Responsibility<\/b> Professional competence and limitations<\/b><\/p>\n Relationship of trust with the client<\/b><\/p>\n Public interventions<\/b><\/p>\n Collaboration within the healthcare system<\/b><\/p>\n
\nThey assume responsibility towards:<\/p>\n\n
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