Ethics & Integrity

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The purpose for this information to be compiled, taught 
and presented here is to help empower, educate and support
both professional practitioners & consumers/clients.

Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. Please consult your attorney for your specific information needed.

This video interview doesn't need to cause fear.
It is presented here to encourage you with 
helpful information so we can all move forward
with integrity. Video to follow with links and more.​

​Here's some of the questions we covered in the video.

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1. What requirements are needed to be a legal energy practitioner in the United States? 

2. If no accredited training has been done, are people still able to legally operate as a business?

3. What does it mean to have a license to touch?

4. Where would practitioners find ethics information for energy healing as a business?

5. What’s the best way to know the legal requirements state by state? 

6. What forms of legal protection do you recommend for professional practitioners?

7. How can a consumer know of a professional practitioner is legit?

8. Do you have any tips for a consumer on how to find a good practitioner for them?

9. What are the laws around making claims, cures, diagnosing, prescribing, etc.

10. What is important for people to understand around the use of the term “mental health?”

Betsy Lehrfeld, Attorney

Betsy Lehrfeld Attorney at Law Swankin and Turner Law Firm Washington, DC
Betsy E. Lehrfeld, a principal in the firm, focuses on insurance investment and regulatory issues, health care, health-specialty certification, and commercial, contract, corporate and tax matters for businesses and nonprofit organizations.
She has appeared before the Food and Drug Administration and has served as general counsel to Consumers United Insurance Company, the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and the Consumer Health Foundation (formerly Group Health Association, Inc.). A graduate of the University
​of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), she currently serves as executive director of the the National Institute for Science, Law, and Public Policy. 

Dr. Melinda Connor, Professor

Melinda H. Connor, DD., Ph.D., AMP, FAM, EHP-C Director of Research Akamai University, Hilo Hawaii, USA Dr. Melinda H. Connor, D.D., PH.D., AMP, FAM, EHP-C, holds degrees from Harvard University, Wellesley College, University of San Francisco, American Military University, California Coast University and University of Arizona and was a National Institutes of Health T-32 post doctoral fellow at the University of Arizona in the Program in Integrative Medicine. Dr. Connor is the current Director of Research for Akamai University and the Chair Emerita for the BOD for the National Alliance of Energy Practitioners. She is a fellow of the American Alternative Medicine Association and the Royal Society of Medicine (UK), the founder of Earthsongs Holistic Consulting, the Resonance Modulation ™ training program and has written ten books.

Ethics books suggestions list

Here's the suggested books &
 links about ethics.

 On Amazon found here.
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​​Practicing Energy Healing in Integrity by Midge Murphy

​​Ethics Handbook for Energy Healing Practitioners by David Feinstein
(more focused on the psychological aspects)

​Ethics in Energy Medicine: Boundaries and Guidelines for Intuitive and Energetic
Practices by Heidi Light (More focused on hypnotherapy)

​Professional Practice for the Energy Healing Practitioner by Melinda H. Connor
You can buy this one here: https://www.lulu.com/shop/melinda-connor/professional-practice-for-the-energy-healing-
practitioner-color/paperback/product-
1kvp9nyv.html?q=Professional+Practice+Melinda+H.+Connor&page=1&pageSize=4
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Standards of Practice link on the NCCOEP website:
Go to https://nccoep.org/exams-and-exam-centers/ and go half way down the page on the
left there will be an icon to click on to download and learn the standards of practice.​

Other links shared in the video:

NCCOEP.org
NAOEP.org
https://earthsongs.com/