Code of Conduct

I undertake to :

• provide service to clients solely in those areas in which I am competent to do so and for which I carry relevant professional indemnity insurance
• remain aware of my own limitations and wherever appropriate, be prepared to refer a client to another practitioner (regardless of discipline) who might be expected to offer suitable treatment
• ensure that wherever a client is seeking assistance for the relief of physical symptoms, unless having already done so, that the client be advised to contact a registered Medical Practitioner
• accept that any client referred to me by a registered Medical Practitioner (or other relevant agency) remains the clinical responsibility of the Medical Practitioner (or agency) and therefore to agree to keep that Medical Practitioner (or agency) suitably informed of the client’s progress
• maintain strict confidentiality within the client/therapist relationship, always provided that such confidentiality is neither inconsistent with the safety of the client’s family members or other members of the public nor in contravention of the laws of the land
• ensure that client notes and records be kept secure and confidential and that the use of computer records remains within the terms of the Data Protection Act
• terminate treatment at the earliest moment consistent with the good care of the client
• not permit considerations of religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, politics or social standing to adversely influence client treatment
• disclose full details of all relevant memberships, training, experience, qualifications and appropriate avenues of complaint to clients, upon request
• present all services and products in an unambiguous manner (to include any limitations and realistic outcomes of treatment) and ensure that the client retains complete control over the decision to purchase such services or products