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Code of Practice ARYM

Mission

Our mission as an AYM therapists is to:

  • Deliver professional and ethical treatments.
  • Place quality and safety at the centre of all we do.
  • Connect with and contribute to their professional community.
  • Provide helpful feedback to the therapy community.

Code of Conduct –  AYM therapist’s Values

As a member of the AYM Therapists community, I commit myself to the highest standards of practice. I will:

  • Always act in the best interest of my clients by supporting their health, safety, well-being and comfort.
  • Respect the beliefs, rights and values of my clients.
  • Adhere to standard precautions of hygiene and infection control.
  • Respect the privacy and dignity of my clients and maintain professional boundaries.
  • Protect the personal data and confidentiality of my clients by following local law and international standards
  • Keep accurate, readable, concurrent clinical records for each client massage treatment, and keep it anonymous and safe.
  • If not yet done*, obtain and maintain a Public Liability, Indemnity Insurance provided by an approved broker specialised in the profession of massage therapy. You can join IICT (International Institute for Complementary Therapists) for special discounted premiums and extended coverage. You will first need to get your IICT Membership and then you can obtain your insurance.
    **If you have already taken out insurance for the professional practice of massage. Check with your insurer that you are also covered in your activity for the modality Ayurvedic Yoga Massage – Generally, it is. In this case, you do not need to apply for additional insurance.
  • Refer my clients to an appropriate therapist/healthcare professional if their needs are outside my field of experience and qualifications.
  • Comply with the legislation of health and privacy laws applicable in the country in which I practice;
  • Respect the standing and reputation of the AYM profession.
  • Pursue ongoing professional development to maintain high-quality AYM treatment.

As a member of the ARYM Online Find Therapists (in addition to adhering to the above Code of Practice) I will:

  • Accept responsibility for creating, updating and restricting any personal information I provide in my profile (e.g. address, phone etc.). I note that an integrated and secure messaging system is available to connect the client and the practitioner.
  • Accept responsibility for my participation in using the features of the Find-Therapist. This refers to my behavior with customers or the conduct of my customers that I will encounter using this online service.
  • Conduct me with honesty and integrity, and not misrepresent my abilities or training.
  • Ensure safety and apply security precautions when updating data.
  • Use the feature Find Therapist to promote my treatment sessions only. However, I am allow to mention the menu of various treatments that I propose to the public and my curriculum. I agree that the Find-Therapist feature is not designed to promote training courses, classes, product sales, or anything other than my individual AYM sessions.
  • ARYM may moderate and restrict any inappropriate information or even erase my listing without any warning or refund.

As a member of the ARYM Find-Therapist I understand and accept that:

  • Not adhering to the Codes of Practice may lead to the immediate cancellation of my listing without any refund of the paid subscription fee (if any).
  • The non-payment of the subscription fee renewal** (if any) automatically entails the exclusion of the listing on the ARYM website.
    **within one month after the final reminder.
  • Any false information provided on my profile may result in the deletion of my profile
  • If my page location (country) does not corresponded to the region coupon code requested, my page won’t be published until the related membership fee been paid.
  • If my page has been published with a wrong coupon code that I requested, the full membership fee will invoiced to me.

Responsibility

Offering and acceptance of a massage treatment:
Once accepted, the AYM therapist must honour the appointment.
If rescheduling or cancellation is necessary, the practitioner who accepted the appointment should do so as soon as possible.

Disclaimer

ARYM Institute, Indian Institute of Ayurvedic Yoga Massage ARYM, École Internationale d’Ayurvedic Yoga Massage ARYM or any of the authors, contributors, administrators, or anyone else connected with the Find Therapist feature, in any way whatsoever, is responsible for your use of the information contained in or linked from these web pages.

Therapist Cancellation Policy

AYM therapists can add their cancellation and refund policy to their profiles. Otherwise, AYM will use the following default conditions:
Cancellations made within 48-24 hours before the appointment will be charged at 50%.
Cancellations made within 24 hours before the appointment will be charged in full.
No-shows will be charged in full.
Late arrivals will not affect the total charge for the session.