• I will conduct my practice of Therapeutic Touch™ in accordance with the generally accepted principles of Therapeutic Touch as developed by Dolores Krieger, PhD, RN and Dora Kunz, and the Guidelines of The Therapeutic Touch Network of Ontario.
  
• In advance of Therapeutic Touch sessions, I will make clear to the client any fees which I will charge for my service.
  
• I will ensure that all interpersonal transactions between the client and me are non-exploitive and essential to her/his care.
  
• I will refrain from selling any product or other service to the client, when referred by The Therapeutic Touch Network of Ontario Referral Service.
  
• I acknowledge that Therapeutic Touch may increase the rapport between the client and myself therefore I will keep all information in strict confidence.
  
• In accordance with PIPEDA: I will keep all client information in a safe, secure, private location. I will not share any information without written consent from the client. When client information is no longer needed, it will be shredded and destroyed.
  
• Unless they are directly involved in the Therapeutic Touch session, I will not take another person with me to a session.
  
• I will not use Therapeutic Touch as a basis for psychotherapy, spiritual or other counselling, unless I have the training and qualifications to do so, as well as permission of the client.
  
• I will focus on the needs of the client and will refrain from discussing my personal issues with the client.
  
• I will regularly evaluate my strengths, limitations and levels of effectiveness.
  
• I will strive for self-improvement and seek to enhance my abilities by means of further education and training.
  
• In any Therapeutic Touch session, I will maintain the highest integrity, keeping the interest of the client foremost, and I will conduct all sessions in a manner that upholds the reputation of Therapeutic Touch throughout the world.
  
• I will not hold The Therapeutic Touch Network of Ontario responsible for any consequences resulting from my practice of Therapeutic Touch.
  
• I understand that, should The Therapeutic Touch Network of Ontario receive any complaints about my sessions, or my conduct, I will be notified of that complaint. If, after due process of investigation, a mutually acceptable resolution of any associated problems cannot be achieved, the TTNO has the right to withdraw my name from the list of members of The Therapeutic Touch Network of Ontario.
  
  To be signed by all members of the TTNO. 

FOR TEACHERS ONLY

I have read and agree to abide by the "Code of Ethics for Therapeutic Touch Teachers" as printed on page 9 in the current edition of The Therapeutic Touch Network of Ontario’s Teachers Curriculum and Guidelines .   To be signed by the Recognized Teacher.

To download a copy of the TTNO Statement of Ethics, click here.

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