The Holistic Pulsing Guild of New Zealand (Inc)
The Holistic Pulsing practitioner or teacher agrees to:
- respect the dignity and worth of the client or student and their right to self-determination.
- provide adequate information for the client or student to make informed choices
- respect and maintain awareness of individual and cultural differences (including ethnicity, disability, gender, class, sexual orientation, age, religious or political beliefs).
- endeavour to keep the best interests of the client or student’s health and wellbeing a priority at all times, and if these are in conflict with their own ethics, make that explicit.
- be responsible for keeping the professional and ethical boundaries between practitioner and client or teacher and student clear and raising awareness of these issues with the client or student.
- maintain client confidentiality at all times unless legal duty of disclosure applies and to abide by the terms of any legal requirements and client codes of rights including the Health and Disability Commissioner Act (1994) (www.hdc.org.nz), The New Zealand Charter of Natural Health Practitioners (www.healthcharter.org.nz), the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act (2004), and the Privacy Act (1993) (www.moh.org.nz ) and OSH ( www.dol.govt.nz )
- work within the limits of their expertise, and make the appropriate referrals where they do not have the necessary expertise.
- be committed to their own personal and professional development and self-care through regular ongoing training, supervision and peer supervision.
- behave in a professional manner and uphold the professional integrity of Holistic Pulsing and the Holistic Pulsing Guild (NZ) Inc.
- in the event of a complaint, or unethical practice, refer the client to the complaints procedure of the Holistic Pulsing Guild, or the student to the complaints procedure of the educational institution concerned
- I agree to abide by the Holistic Pulsing Guild’s Code of Ethics.
(Ratified AGM 2007)
