AIHN Code of Conduct | Australian Inner Healing Network

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As a member of AIHN I agree to:

Offer a non-judgmental service which is free from discrimination and which honours and respects the client regardless of race, gender, religious beliefs, or sexual orientation.
Establish a helping relationship which seeks to empower the client and reduce the power imbalance.
Be committed to ongoing personal development and training.
Ensure that the client understands the purpose, process and boundaries of the service offered.
Understand the limits of your expertise and make referrals when appropriate.
Facilitators must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the client does not suffer physical, emotional, or psychological harm during ministry sessions or as an outcome of the sessions.
Facilitators must not exploit their clients financially, sexually, emotionally or in any other way.
Facilitators will refrain from making any suggestion as to what they think the client may have experienced.
Facilitators will not lead the client or make suggestions about what they may be feeling or experiencing during the session.
Facilitators will not pressure the client in any way or push them to get a particular outcome.
Free choice is honoured and always encouraged.
Facilitators will refrain from giving opinions as to whether client memories are accurate or not.
Facilitators will ensure they are aware of mandatory reporting guidelines for their state and will abide by them.
Facilitators will not make any diagnosis of or suggestions of diagnosis of the client’s mental or physical health conditions.
Facilitators must endeavour to provide privacy for ministry sessions. The sessions should not be overheard, recorded, or observed by anyone other than the minister without informed consent from the client. Normally, any recording would be discussed prior to the session.
Care must be taken that sessions are not interrupted.
Facilitators do not usually give advice of any kind.
Facilitators should gain the client’s permission before speaking with any professional or pastoral workers regarding the client’s situation.
Facilitators should consider the wellbeing of the client when asked to minister to someone with whom they have a dual relationship. The potential implications should be discussed with the client prior to agreeing to ministry.
Facilitators are responsible for working in ways that respect and promote the client’s ability to make decisions in the light of his/her own beliefs, values, and context.
The client will be made aware of the level of and any limits to the confidentiality offered in the event of exceptional circumstances.
Exceptional circumstances to confidentiality would include if the facilitator had good grounds for believing that serious harm may occur to the client or to other people. In such circumstances, the decision to break confidentiality should be discussed with the client and should only be made after consultation with the facilitator’s supervisor or person to whom the facilitator is accountable to.
Any disclosure of confidential information should be limited to relevant information and conveyed to only the appropriate people.
Client records and notes should be kept secure and confidential.
Any testimonies or case studies using case material must disguise the client’s identity and where possible, client consent should be obtained.
Facilitators will not film ministry sessions and put in the public domain without first obtaining written consent from the client.
Facilitators should set and maintain clear boundaries during the sessions and the nature of the ministry relationship should be clearly communicated. I.e.: The distinction between pastoral care, friendship and the ministry relationship should be clearly defined.
I will submit to disciplinary steps if I am found to violate these commitments or act in an otherwise inappropriate or illegal manner while a member of the Australian Inner Healing Network.