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THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS ASSOCIATION

ETHICS PROCEDURES MANUAL

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ITAA CODE OF ETHICS

The ITAA Ethics Committee acknowledges and thanks the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists for allowing parts of their procedures to be adapted for this manual.

REVISED July 2002

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Introduction

The primary goal of the complaint procedures for dealing with alleged violations of the ITAA Code of Ethics is to ensure that procedural fairness exists for all parties involved in the ethics complaint process. An objective will be to facilitate a resolution to the complaint through a mediation process, without the need to proceed to a formal complaint.

However when applying this process fails to facilitate a resolution, the Ethics Committee will provide a structure for confrontation, a fair hearing and if necessary fair and sound judgement to ensure that members of the ITAA represent and conduct themselves professionally in line with the ITAA Code of Conduct.

The ordinary rules of natural justice shall apply throughout the complaint process.

The term natural justice is used in the sense that it is commonly applied to include that:

1. The person accused should know of the nature of the accusation made.
2. The person accused should be given an opportunity to state their case in response to the accusations being made.
3. Persons called upon to investigate, mediate or adjudicate shall act and be perceived to act fairly, in good faith without bias and in a dispassionate manner.
4. Only information relevant to the case is collected.
5. All parties involved in the complaint will treat confidentially all information received.

1.2 Committee Constraints

In carrying out its responsibilities, the Ethics Committee shall act in accordance with the ITAA Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, the Code of Ethics, and with these procedures.

ITAA adjudication proceedings are not formal legal proceedings.

1.3 Subject's Use of Legal Counsel

The respondent under investigation may consult with their legal counsel at any time, but the respondent is to be an active participant in these proceedings. The respondent must respond to the complaints at all levels of the process.