BBSH FR 24-25 School Catalog - Flipbook - Page 9
Principles
of Practice
Fo r B r e n n a n H e a l i ng S c i e n c e Pr ac t i t i o n e r s
Adopted by the Faculty of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing —March 3, 2003
Preamble
Intention, Integrity, and Professional Responsibility
These Principles of Practice are intended to aid the
healing work of the Brennan Healing Science Practitioner
(“BHS Practitioner”), and to assist the public in selecting a
healer with whom to create a rewarding healing relationship.
As a graduate of either the four-year Bachelor of Science
Degree or Professional Studies Diploma Programs of the
Barbara Brennan School of Healing (“BBSH”), the BHS
Practitioner has completed an intensive study and practice of
personal transformation, energy awareness and High Sense
Perception, hands-on healing techniques, professional practice,
creative arts, integrative care, and awareness of the connections
between mind, body and emotions.
The BHS Practitioner’s primary objective is to support each
client in his or her unique healing journey with competence,
integrity, and compassion. The BHS Practitioner’s commitment
is to create a safe, empathic, and life-affirming container to
best facilitate the client’s healing and transformational process.
In the broader context of community and world service, the
BHS Practitioner applies his or her knowledge and training
in support of the evolution of the human spirit.
In any given client session, the BHS Practitioner may
employ varied techniques and incorporate elements of
multiple modalities depending on the unique circumstances
and needs of each client, and on the qualifications and skills
of the BHS Practitioner. No set of rules can fully anticipate
or regulate the variety of situations that the BHS Practitioner
may face. The following Principles of Practice instead address
important aspects of the BHS Practitioner’s intentionality and
consciousness that the BHS Practitioner honestly monitors
and clarifies during the course of the client relationship,
both generally and in the moment.
1. The BHS Practitioner commits to use his or her training,
skills, and intention in service of the health, welfare, and
spiritual healing of the client.
2. The BHS Practitioner provides those services commensurate
with his or her training and competence, and refers the
client to other healers and care providers in other
disciplines as appropriate and necessary.
3. The BHS Practitioner keeps current and competent in his
or her field(s) of practice, through supervision, consultations,
and continuing education.
4. The BHS Practitioner does not offer, promise, or provide
medical diagnoses or prescriptions (unless otherwise
licensed to do so), and does not promise medical cures
or recoveries.
Client Communication and Professional Boundaries
5. The BHS Practitioner clearly, accurately, and truthfully
communicates to the client, prior to commencement of
services, the general nature of the services that may be
provided, fees and billing practices, and other policies
and procedures of the BHS Practitioner. The BHS Practitioner
also obtains the client’s consent to these services, or as
appropriate the consent of the client’s legal guardian,
prior to service.
6. The BHS Practitioner maintains professional boundaries with
the client. The BHS Practitioner is sensitive to real and
ascribed differences in awareness and power between the
BHS Practitioner and the client, and does not exploit such
differences or perceptions during or after the professional
relationship for the personal gratification or benefit of the
BHS Practitioner. The BHS Practitioner supports the client
in avoiding or resolving dependency on the BHS Practitioner.
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