Ethics Handbook for Energy Healing Practitioners

by Feinstein PhD David

Overview

Ethical principles are far more than mere rules or regulations - they are maps for bringing out your best as a caregiver and healer. Responding to a lack of articulated or standardized ethical guidelines for energy healing practitioners, David Feinstein, PhD, and Donna Eden developed a professional curriculum that has become one of the country's most successful and effective energy medicine certification programs. Now, this comprehensive, case-oriented guide allows veterans of the field and newcomers alike to work through a wide range of ethical dilemmas before they arise, helping you to prevent professional errors that could hurt you, your clients, and your practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781604150834
Publisher:	Energy Psychology Press
Publication date:	04/30/2011
Pages:	300
Sales rank:	257,769
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

DAVID FEINSTEIN, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, has served on the faculties of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Antioch College, and the California School of Professional Psychology. He has contributed more than 80 articles to the professional literature and five of his eight books have won national awards, including the 2007 USA Book News Book of the Year in the Psychology/Mental Health Category (for Personal Mythology). David recived the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psycholgoy (ACEP) 2012 Outstanding Contribution Award. Click here to read the remarks from ACEP's Founding President, on presenting the award. He and his wife, Donna Eden, direct Innersource, a service organization that has been a pioneering force in energy medicine, energy psychology, and consciousness studies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 Ethical Dilemmas You May Face 1

Scope of Practice 1

Informed Consent 3

Conflicts of Interest 6

Confidentiality 7

Clients Who Are Self-Destructive 11

Clients Who Are Being Abused 13

Working with People You Do Not Like 14

Professional Boundaries 17

The Reliability of Nonconventional Sources of Information 22

Chapter 2 Highlights From the Ethics Code for Energy Healing Practitioners 25

Chapter 3 The Interactive Case Vignettes 29

Overview 29

Fifty Case Vignettes Involving Ethical Dilemmas 30

Six Steps for Thinking Through an Ethical Dilemma 39

Discussion of the Case Vignettes 40

Chapter 4 Ethics Code for Energy Healing Practitioners 137

I General Principles 137

II Personal Healing and Development 139

III Competence and Scope of Practice 140

IV Informed Consent 141

V The Healing Relationship 142

VI Confidentiality 145

VII Personal and Interpersonal Boundaries 147

VIII Record Keeping 150

IX Public Statements and Advertising 150

X Teaching and Presentations 152

XI The Resolution of Ethical Issues 153

Chapter 5 Ethical Guidelines in a Nutshell 155

Appendix A Sample Informed Consent Statements 157

Appendix B Sample Instructions for Submitting Ethics Complaints 185

Appendix C Sample Ethics Committee Procedures 189

Appendix D Representing Yourself as an Energy Psychology Practitioner 195

References 201