The Code of Ethics,
National Guild of
Hypnotists
The National
Guild of Hypnotists requires its members to conform to the following
ethical
principles, and shall hold members accountable for any departure
from these
principles
A. Client
Welfare: Members shall
make the physical and mental well-being of
each client a prime
consideration.
B. Client
Safety: Members shall not
engage in verbal, physical or sexual
abuse of any
client.
C. Practice
Limits: Members shall use
hypnotism strictly within the limits of their
training and
competence and in conformity to the laws of their state.
D.
Advertising: Members shall
be truthful in their advertising.
E.
Credentials: Members shall always be honest about the nature of
their titles and degrees when referring to them to the general
public, the media, and within the confines of our profession.
F. Referred
Practice: Members shall
engage in hypnotic work with a client
regarding a medical
or mental disease only on written referral from an
appropriately
licensed medical or mental health professional, except when
otherwise provided
for by state law.
G.
Reasonable Practice:
Members shall withhold non-referred hypnotic
services if a
client’s behavior, appearance or statements would lead a
reasonable person
to believe that the client should be evaluated by a
licensed health
care professional. Members shall provide services to such
clients only after
evaluation and with the approval of the licensed health
care professional.
H.
Colleagues: Members shall
treat hypnotist colleagues without public
defamation.
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