Know Yourself

ASSOCIATION OF SPECIALISED KINESIOLOGISTS South Africa

As a Specialised Kinesiologist, I am governed by the appropriate statutory legislation and regulations;

In addition to this, and in the conduct of my business, I commit to the following principles:

• I always maintain the highest standard of professional conduct towards both the client and to society;
• I am fair and truthful with my clients and will uphold professional client-confidentiality;
• I observe, describe, suggest and treat according to my training and ongoing research;

I do not medically diagnose, prescribe or treat unless licensed to do so;

• I recognise and respect the validity of other methods of treatment and the ethical priority of referring appropriately;
• I continuously seek to improve my knowledge and skills, in support of my client's wellbeing and my own professional competence;
• I use muscle testing/monitoring for biofeedback purposes to identify imbalances and appropriate balancing corrections;
• I undertake to throughout the session, confirm this biofeedback process with my client, ensuring full client participation and choice;
• I recognise that Kinesiology is not a tool for precognition;

THE COUNCIL OF COUNSELLORS in South Africa

The Counsellor shall:

• Retain a high level of competence in the interests of the profession and the p[public in general
• Be aware of the influence of personal morals, ethics, values and norms on the quality of service.
• Ensure that public statements are directed at the provision of information in an attempt to assist individuals to make informed decisions in general. Such statements shall be accurate, qualified and objective.
• Guarantee the confidentiality of personal information acquired during counselling or instruction and regard all disclosures as privileged
• Respect colleagues and individuals in the professional and counselling sphere. Conflicts in direction, evaluation, training procedures and loyalty shall be clearly defined to encourage freedom of participation
• Acknowledge the requirements, competence and responsibilities of colleagues and other professional organisations.
• Undertake research while protecting and recognising the welfare, dignity and respect of the participant
• Terminate counselling as soon as it becomes apparent that no professional contribution can be made as a consequence of a lack of special knowledge or personal limitations
• Refer a client to a designated specialist in circumstances which reasonably require such referral
• Decline further counselling where a client refuses to recognise a reasonable referral for specialist attention

"It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has."
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Hippocrates (460-377BC)