The Code of Ethics,
Recommended Standards and
Recommended Terminology
for Hypnotic Practice
the National Guild of
Hypnotists
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The Code of Ethics
of the 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. 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.
F. 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.
G. Colleagues: Members shall treat
hypnotist colleagues without public
defamation.