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Code of Conduct
 
1. Membership
  • Membership: Membership of the organisation is conditional upon adhering to the organisation’s codes of ethics, conduct and practice.
  • Student Healers: Student healers must be at least 18 years of age. Student healers will be assigned a mentor who will be a healer member of the organisation. Student healers will be expected to adhere to the training standards as set by the NFSH Charity Trust.
  • Healer Members: Healers members must be a minimum of 18 years of age. To be a healer member, Student healers will be expected to reach a level of understanding and development based on the standards required for healer member’s assessment as set by the NFSH Charity Trust.
  • Training: All healers are expected to continue their ongoing self-development. Healers will be required to keep their own self-development records1. From time to time healers will be requested to work as mentors in a supporting role to Student healers. Members will follow the Healing Training Syllabus2.
  • Certificates: Healers must make available in their place of work their appropriate certificates and qualifications.
  • Code of Ethics, Conduct and Practice: Access to copies of our Codes of Ethics, Conduct and Practice must be made available to patients or interested parties upon request.
  • Using Titles: Healers must not use titles or work descriptions to give the impression of medical or other qualifications, unless they possess those titles.

2. Healing Definitions

  • Contact Healing is spiritual healing carried out in the presence of the recipient who may be seated or lying in a horizontal position. The healer may lay hands on the recipient or the hands may be held off the body.

  • Distant Healing is spiritual healing which is given when the healer is not in the presence of the recipient. The healer seeks, by attunement and visualisation, to promote self-healing, and the well being of the recipient.

  • Spiritual Healing  is the healing of the sick in body, mind, emotion or spirit by such means as meditation, prayer (whether or not in the presence of the patient) and the laying-on of hands.

3.    General Standard for Healers

The Healing Environment

Healing Place: Healing can take place anywhere and healers should do their best to ensure the working conditions are suitable and conducive to a good atmosphere. The healing place should also meet with the local authority regulations.

Healer Evidence: Healers should at all times carry current evidence of membership and qualifications. Upon request they should show such evidence.

Relationship with patients

  • Consent: Healers only give healing with the patient’s consent.
  • Curing: Healers must not claim any ability to be able to cure.
  • Diagnosis: Healers must not make any diagnosis of an illness.
  • Intent: Healers must work with integrity, impartiality and respect for all. All professional relationships and interactions will be ethical and caring.
  • Professional Manner: Healers must not do anything that would discredit the organisation. Healers must behave in a professional manner with discretion, tact and courtesy at all times.
  • Beliefs: Healers should not, unless invited to do so, express their personal beliefs and views. Healers must respect the religious, spiritual and personal views of others.
  • Relationship: Healers must take responsibility for the relationship they have with their patients. Healers must ensure that the trust placed in them is upheld.
          Relationship with Self
  • Contact Healing: If the healers feels that he/she needs to touch the patient, they must have prior consent from the patient
  • Grounding: Healers should ensure that those who have received healing are well grounded and in a state of full consciousness before departure.
  • Confidentiality: Healers must not disclose any personal information learned during healing without the individual’s prior, signed, written agreement, unless required to do so by law.
  • Non Judgmental: Healers shall be without judgment concerning – age, class and background, colour, creed, disability, gender, marital status, race, or sexual orientation, and the way that the patients choose to live their lives and their choice of treatments.
  • Fitness to Heal: Healers must not give healing if they are not medically, emotionally or mentally fit to do so.
  • Your Limits: Healers must recognise their own limits physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
  • Responsibilities for Self-Development: Healers should recognize the value of healing from another healer. Healers must take responsibility for their own professional development. Healers should work towards increased self-awareness.
  • Behaviour: Healers’ behaviour must not include any action that can be construed as indecent assault or harassment.
  • Exceeding Capabilities: Healers must not give healing to a patient for conditions which exceed their capacity, training and competence. Where appropriate, the healer must seek referral to a suitable qualified practitioner.
  • Clothing of Patient: Healers must not request the removal of clothing except for coat and footwear.
  • Massage: Healers must not use manipulation or vigorous massage during spiritual healing. This does not preclude gentle massage of the neck and shoulders to assist relaxation.
  • Clairvoyance: Healers must not give any clairvoyant readings during a healing session.

Administration

 
Records: Healers should complete a patient record3 for each patient. Details should be recorded for each healing session on the patient’s session record4. Healers should record their visits to patient’s homes on the Healer Visit Diary5. The records should be factual and avoid opinion. The records should be kept for seven years (insurance requirement). The records should be stored in a secure place and must not be shown to any unauthorized person and should comply with the Data Protection Act.
  • Payment: All healing under the name of the organisation must be given free of charge.
  • Insurance: All Members must have adequate insurance and professional indemnity to practice.
  • Local Authority Regulations: Healers who are using their home as a place to give healing are advised to ensure that they are complying with local government regulations
  • Complaints: Healers are advised to respond to criticism and complaints promptly. All complaints must be handled in accordance with the organisation’s Complaints Procedure6.
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 Advertising

  • Dignified Tone: If Healers advertise, the content should be dignified in tone and shall not claim a cure, or mention any particular disease.
  • Testimonials: If testimonials are to be included they should be with the written permission of the patient. They are required to be authenticated and approved by the organisation.
  • Initials: Healers may use the initials MGTH or Member of Gentle Touch Healing after their names.
  • Visiting Cards: Healers can use visiting cards bearing the organisation’s logo and name.
  • Organisation’s Logo: The organisation’s logo can only be used to advertise events that are being officially organised on behalf of the organisation.

1 Appendix C       2 Appendix D       3 Appendix E       4 Appendix F   5     Appendix G       6 Appendix H

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