IICHP: Code of Ethics
Code of Practice for Members
- To establish and maintain standards of competence and integrity amongst members.
- To respect the client’s model of the world and to avoid imposing the therapist’s values
on the client. - To maintain the confidentiality of the client at all times, except where doing so would
endanger the life or health of the client. - To accept that clients possess within themselves the resources needed for change.
- To take responsibility for maintaining a high standard of competence by pursuing on-going
training and courses of study and to maintain regular contact with colleagues and supervisors
for consultation. - To be aware of the limits of their own competence and skills and, where necessary, refer
clients to more suitably qualified persons. - To take care not to misrepresent their qualifications or level of competence.
- To refrain from practice if their judgement is impaired due to drugs, illness or stress.
- To establish a boundary between a therapeutic or working relationship and a personal
relationship and, where necessary, to make this boundary clear to the client. - To use hypnosis for therapeutic and/or training purposes only, and to disassociate
themselves from the use of hypnosis for entertainment.
