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Professional & Ethical Behavior

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As a Leader/Teacher and as a Coach/Counselor you should have professional behavior and appearance. You should dress appropriately and display good communication skills. All work, careers, and professions have a system of ethics that is the basis of their work. Metaphysical work includes Holistic Life Coaching, Spiritual Counseling, Energy healing, Paranormal Research. By having a code of ethics and following it, you will create credibility and a “Do No Harm” and “Do Right.” If you are ethical, your work will be ethical. Ethics are a system of morally correct behaviors and principles. Ethics vary from culture to culture; thus, you can mold them to your specific Metaphysical work. I have included a Universal Code of Ethics, to follow so that together we can create a peaceful environment. 

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  1. Proper Perspective: As a coach/counselor you are a guide and facilitator there to help people. You should never expect your clients to adhere to every word you say, or make decisions based solely on your advice. Your coaching/counseling should never be presented as a substitute for the professional fields of mental health, medicine, law, or financial planning. Do not give recommendations or advice outside your expertise. It is essential to assess the state of mind of a client who may be depressed or upset and, if necessary, refer them to a medical or mental health professional, crisis hotline, abuse shelter, etc.

  2. Avoid Conflicts of Interest & Over-Familiarity: As a Holistic Life Coach, Energy Facilitator, Spiritual Counselor, one must be careful of conflicts of interest and becoming overly familiar with clients. Transference or countertransference can occur if a coach/counselor become overly familiar with the client. The website https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/transference says that, “…transference in therapy happens when a patient attaches anger, hostility, love, adoration, or a host of other possible feelings onto their therapist or doctor.” Transference has several aspects to it but generally means that a client may “transfer” feelings normally associated with a parent or loved one onto the counselor/coach. One area to be mindful of is, sexual impropriety on the part of the coach/counselor and client. Life Coaches, Spiritual Counselors should maintain a strict code against intimate relationships with clients. 

  3. “A meaningful life is not being rich, being popular, being highly educated or being perfect. It’s about being real, being humble, being able to share ourselves and touch the lives of others.” Power of Positivity.com 

  4. Do No Harm: Do not use your skills and abilities for harm, ego, or personal power. Do the right thing.

  5. Respect Boundaries: Do not use your skills and abilities on another person without their permission, do not invade another person’s boundaries. Respect their privacy. Always maintain full client confidentiality.

  6. Do Not Judge Others: Be open to all people and all belief systems. Do not harbor prejudice against people because of their ethnicity, gender, color, religious beliefs, or gender preference.

  7. Do Not Discriminate in any way. Respect your fellow student and their differences. â€‹â€‹

  8. Lifelong learning: Any code of ethics should always contain an appreciation for and commitment to continuing education and life-long learning. Many people, unfortunately, do not like to learn new things, because it is too much “work.” Instead, they wander aimlessly through life never achieving their full potential. This group also includes some in the metaphysical field, believe it or not. Any true professional knows the value of continuing education and invests in themselves regularly.

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