All Reiki healers must follow the Reiki ethical code that has been laid out for them. The Reiki ethical code lays out what the relationship between the practitioner and the client. It is a code of conduct that the practitioner should follow with his patient at all times. Violating it would amount to breech of trust between the healer and the patient. Given below is a brief description of the ethical code for Reiki healer:
Practice must be conducted with confidentiality and great discretion. Practitioner-client confidentiality must be maintained at all costs. Anything that is discussed between the two should not be disclosed.
Personal details of the client should not be revealed, unless the client himself has given you permission to do so. The Reiki healer should not disclose or confirm the fact that a particular person is a client, unless he has prior permission and the consent of the client to do so.
Client sessions should be held in a secure and comfortable place.
The place where the sessions are held should have an environment that is supportive and empowering.
At all times treat the client with great respect and honor.
Before the healer begins a Reiki session, he should give the client an oral or written description of what he will experience during the session. He should to the client what is going to happen before and after the session.
A healer must respect the opinion, views and methods followed by other Reiki practitioners. It is entirely up to the healer concerned to decide whether he wants to learn from other healers or wants to follow their methods. But there should be no fault with the way he practices Reiki.
The healer should teach the clients the value of Reiki and explain to them that the sessions do not guarantee complete healing or complete recuperation.
Practitioner should inform the client that Reiki is not replacement for medical care. He should explain that it is important for the over all well-being of the person.
The healer should find out whether the client is undergoing any medical treatment. If the practitioner thinks that a client requires professional medical attention then he should suggest to the client that he gets it. Reiki is a supplement to medical treatment and therefore the practitioner should be aware of any medical history of the client.
The healer should never prescribe treatment to the client or interfere with on going medical treatment.
The healer should not tell the client to disrobe unless he is also a legally licensed massage therapist in the country in which he practices. He should never touch the genital area or breasts. To treat these areas he should only practice hands-off techniques.
A healer should work on his own healing so as to embody and express the essence of Reiki in everything they do.
