ARC Code of Professional Practice

Members agree to comply with the legally binding code-regulation regime, known as ‘A National Code of Conduct for health care workers’ which applies to all health care workers who are not registered under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for health practitioners and to registered health care workers who offer health services not covered by their registration.

Members shall conduct their business in accordance with the ARC Inc. Code of Ethics, perform only those complementary Reiki services in which they have been properly trained and qualified.

Members shall not offer medical or psychological opinion, diagnosis or prescription of any kind unless they have been trained in the relevant discipline(s) and are qualified to provide such services.

Members shall advise clients that Reiki is a complementary therapy and recommend that clients seek treatment and/or continue with treatment by qualified practitioners for any medical condition. Members shall make appropriate referral of a client to suitably qualified health practitioners if required.

Members shall encourage clients to take active responsibility for their own health and well being.

Members shall not make negative remarks or implications about other health care practitioners, or other health care techniques and modalities, including conventional medicine.

Members shall provide a safe, clean working environment for Reiki treatments, shall not offer Reiki treatment to a client in locations or under conditions which may compromise or endanger themselves or the client and shall exercise discretion when offering Reiki in cases of emergency.

Members shall outline the process of Reiki treatment to clients and offer an explanation of the methods used, hand positions and any possible implications of Reiki therapy.

Members shall conduct business properly attired. Engagement in aggressive, overly friendly, untoward or unseemly behaviour is strictly forbidden.

Members shall routinely check with the client for any area of the body, which they do not want touched. As a firm rule, members shall never place hands on a client’s breast or genital areas or areas of the body to be avoided as indicated by the client.

If a member is working with a client of the opposite sex, the member shall exercise discretion in ensuring a third person is available, and present if required.

Members shall strictly observe client confidentiality.

Members shall develop & keep secure an appropriate system of Client’s Health History & Referrals Records and safeguard these records properly.

Members shall not manipulate clients and students by any means to capture their loyalty or dependency for the member’s own gain.

Members shall aim to provide a fair, honest and equitable service to the community in return for just recompense for the time, skill and knowledge offered. Services offered free to charitable organisations and just causes are encouraged.

Members shall adhere to the ARC Inc. Complaint Management & Reporting Process [CMRP] to document factually and clearly any incident and offer a complainant an opportunity to lodge it with ARC Inc.

Members shall display qualifications and their current ARC Inc. membership certificate at their place of practice. In addition, the Code of Ethics, the Code of Professional Practice and the Complaint Management & Reporting Process [CMRP] as well as Mikao Usui’s Original Reiki Precepts should be made available in a folder for clients to inspect.

When Reiki is given to or taught to children, a parent or advocate must be present at all times.

Members will not incorporate any other modalities into their Reiki treatment unless contracted by the client to do so.