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THIS IS THE FULL BREAKDOWN OF THE INITIAL VOTE ON SPECIFIC CLAUSES OF THE DRAFT CODE OF ETHICS.

PARTICIPANTS HAVE DECIDED:

1) TO REMOVE THE CLAUSE RECOMMENDING WRITTEN CONTRACTS AS BEST PRACTICE IN HYPNOTHERAPY BY A NARROW MAJORITY (54%)

2) THAT THE CLAUSE REQUIRING HYPNOTHERAPISTS NOT TO OFFER ADVICE CONTRARY TO THAT GIVEN BY MEDICAL ADVISORS GO FORWARD BY A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY (70%)

3)  TO ACCEPT RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROPER USAGE OF SPECIAL TITLES BY A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY (93% THE TITLE "DR"; 83% other titles.)

ACCORDINGLY THE VOTE IS NOW CLOSED AND THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE CODE OF ETHICS WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR VOTING IN ITS ENTIRETY SHORTLY.

 

1. Clause 4 currently reads as follows: explain fully to clients in advance of any treatment: the fee levels, precise terms of payment and any charges which might be imposed for non-attendance or cancelled appointments, and wherever relevant, confidentiality issues (see clauses 11, 17, 18 & 20 below). N.B. written material, in the form of a contract, is considered industry best practice as this is less likely to give grounds for misunderstanding should any dispute between client and therapist subsequently develop. However, participants are divided over whether a written contract should be considered "best practice." In your opinion, should the reference to a written contract be RETAINED or REMOVED from a future Code of Ethics?
    Number of Response(s) Response Ratio
RETAIN the clause on written contracts 1423 44%  
REMOVE the clause on written contracts 1747 54%  
No Responses 66 1%  
Total 3236 100%  
         
         
2. Clause 9 currently reads as follows: confirm that they will never knowingly offer advice to a client which either conflicts with or is contrary to that given by the client's registered medical advisor/s. N.B. If the therapist has doubts or concerns with regards to a client's prescribed medication, they should, always with their client's permission, contact the medical advisor personally. In reading the above clause, which describes your relationship with your client's medical advisor(s) do you believe that it should be added to the Code or an alternative clause be debated which allows hypnotherapists to contradict the advice of their clients' medical advisor(s)?
    Number of Response(s) Response Ratio
ADD clause 9 as it stands 2265 70%  
offer an alternative 873 27%  
No Responses 98 1%  
Total 3236 100%  
         
         
3. Clause 32 The Title "Dr" Title: "Dr" Practitioners should avoid the possibility of misdirecting their clients in using the title "Dr". Misdirecting a client falls into three categories: a) Medical Misdirection - where the client is led to believe, by commission or omission, intended or inadvertent, that the therapist is a licensed medical practitioner when this is not the case. b) Misdirection by Relevance - where the client is led to believe, by commission or omission, intended or inadvertent, that the therapist's title is directly relevant to the practice of their therapy, when it is not (e.g. the doctorate is in an unrelated subject) c) Misdirection by Quality - where the client is led to believe, by commission or omission, intended or inadvertent, that the therapist's title fulfils the requirements of widely recognized common UK standards for doctorates in Chartered Universities or Government licensed awarding bodies (e.g. a "life experience" doctorate or foreign award whose accreditation standards are questionable.) Practitioners should, therefore, only use the title "Dr" if they are medically licensed in the UK or their title is both UK issued and accredited and in a subject relevant to hypnotherapy (e.g. counselling or psychology). All practitioners using this title should explain in their advertising literature and to their clients, the nature and subject of the title and the awarding body, and non-medical "Drs" should declare that they are not medical practitioners in their advertising literature and to their clients. Is the Code right to apply the above guidelines to the title "Dr"?
    Number of Response(s) Response Ratio
YES - the guidelines in Clause 32 are acceptable 3009 93%  
NO - the guidelines in Clause 32 are unnaceptable 194 6%  
No Responses 33 <1%  
Total 3236 100%  
         
         
4. Clause 32 (Notes for Guidance on Restrictive Titles) Title: "Professor" This should be used in the UK only when the therapist holds a UK based Professorial Chair, and the use of the title should be fully explained to the client. Title: "Reverend" This should be used in the UK only when the therapist is offering therapy in a religious context, and the use of this title should be fully explained to the client Title: "Consultant Hypnotherapist" This should not be used Is the Code right to apply the above guidelines to the titles "Professor", "Reverend" and "Consultant Hypnotherapist?"
    Number of Response(s) Response Ratio
YES - the guidelines in Clause 32 are acceptable 2685 83%  
NO - the guidelines in Clause 32 are not acceptable 517 16%  
No Responses 34 <1%  
Total 3236 100%  
         

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