Integrative Hypnotherapy ®

AEPH - EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF HYPNOSIS PRACTITIONERS


Article 1
The hypnosis practitioner preserves the privacy of the persons who consult him/her by guaranteeing the respect of professional secrecy, including between colleagues. He takes all necessary precautions to preserve the anonymity of persons who consult him or who have consulted him. This obligation also applies in the context of supervision. If therapeutic reasons require collaboration with a person providing care to the patient, the hypnosis practitioner may only share the information at his disposal with the patient's consent.
Article 2
The hypnosis practitioner is responsible for his or her own qualifications which define his or her own limits, taking into account his or her training, and refuses any intervention when he or she knows he or she does not have the necessary skills.
Article 3
The hypnosis practitioner shall not claim powers or training that he does not have. He shall be careful in his commitments. He shall not make promises he cannot keep. He will abstain from any false publicity.
Article 4
The hypnosis practitioner keeps his theoretical and practical knowledge regularly updated through continuous training and supervision.
Article 5
The hypnosis practitioner has at his disposal, at the place of his professional practice, a suitable installation and appropriate premises to allow the respect of professional secrecy.
Article 7
Under the pretext of advancing science, the practitioner of hypnosis can in no case prevail over the interest of the patient and his treatment.
Article 8
The hypnosis practitioner refuses any request from a third party who seeks an illicit or immoral advantage or who uses abusive authority in the use of his services.
Article 9
In the event that the hypnosis practitioner is obliged to stop his or her intervention, he or she shall take the appropriate measures to ensure the continuity of his or her professional action by a colleague, with the agreement of the persons concerned and provided that this new intervention is justified and ethically possible.
Article 10
The hypnosis practitioner must refrain from any sexual or aggressive relationship with his patient/client and must not take advantage of his vulnerability for pleasure, interest or financial gain. He will always treat him with respect and dignity. No abuse can be justified by the patient's/client's complacency, even if active.
Article 11
The title "psychotherapist" will be used in accordance with the law protecting its use according to government guidelines.
Article 12
The hypnosis practitioner undertakes to respect the rules of this code. In case of breach of the ethical rules, the board of directors of the A.E.P.H. will pronounce the definitive exclusion of the member from the association.


Miscellaneous:
IMPORTANT
The practice of hypnosis does not in any way replace medicine. All pathologies that are medical in nature must be followed up by a physician. For example, we do not work on a migraine without a prior medical examination. In the same way, no medication should be modified or stopped without medical advice.
I am not a doctor, nor a psychiatrist, nor a psychologist, nor a psychotherapist... I do not make any diagnosis.