Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy are required to abide by the following code of ethics. This ethics code provides a common set of values upon which students, graduates, and instructors of Meristem Therapy Academy build their professional and scientific work and provide education to the general public. The code is intended to provide the general principles to cover most situations encountered by students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy. It has as its primary goal the welfare and protection of the individuals and groups with whom students, graduates, and instructors of Meristem Therapy Academy work. Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy aspire to the highest possible standards of conduct, respect and protect human and civil rights. They do not participate in or condone unfair discriminatory practices.

Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy shall strive to maintain the highest standards of competence in their work. Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy shall provide only those services and use only those techniques for which they are qualified by education, training or experience. They shall maintain knowledge of relevant scientific and professional information related to hypnosis and recognize the need for continuing education.

Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy seek to promote integrity in the teaching and practice of hypnotherapy. In these activities, students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy are honest, fair and respectful of the legal, civic, and moral rights of others. To the extent feasible, students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy attempt to clarify for relevant parties the roles they are performing and to function appropriately in accordance with those roles. Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy rely on scientific or professionally derived knowledge when making professional judgments or when engaging in professional endeavors. Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy shall always be truthful in their marketing and advertising and never speak negatively of other professionals.

Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy shall at all times make the physical and mental well-being of their clients a prime consideration. Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy shall not engage in verbal, physical, or sexual abuse of any client.

Students, graduates and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy arrange for appropriate consultations and referrals based on the best interest of the client with appropriate consent, and subject to other relevant considerations which include applicable laws and contractual obligations. When indicated and professionally appropriate, students, graduates and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy cooperate with other professionals from appropriately certified medical or mental health organizations in order to serve their client’s best interest.

As early as feasible in the professional therapeutic relationship, the students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy and client reach an agreement specifying the compensation and billing arrangements. Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy fee practices are consistent with the law. Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy do not misrepresent their fees.

Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy discuss with the client as early as feasible in the therapeutic relationship appropriate issues, such as the nature and anticipated course of therapy, fees, and confidentiality. Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy obtain appropriate informed consent for hypnotherapy or related procedures. The language is reasonably understandable to all participants. Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy will only provide services to those able to provide informed consent.

Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy have a primary obligation and take reasonable precautions to respect the confidential rights of those with whom they work or consult; recognizing that confidentiality may be established by law, institutional rules, professional or scientific relationships.

Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy do not abandon clients. A hypnotherapist may terminate a professional relationship when it becomes reasonably clear that the client: no longer needs the service; is not benefiting from the service, or is being harmed by continuing the service.

Students, graduates, and instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy do not abandon clients. A hypnotherapist may terminate a professional relationship when it becomes reasonably clear that the client: no longer needs the service; is not benefiting from the service, or is being harmed by continuing the service.

All graduates of the Meristem Therapy Academy who are operating a hypnotherapy business and all instructors of the Meristem Therapy Academy shall maintain certification and membership with a professional organization and perform a minimum of thirty (30) hours of continuing education each year.