Practitioner training and consent: principles and quality
Training is not a marketing badge. It must lead to observable, consistent behaviour and be linked to assessment, supervision and refresher training.
The four pillars
- Consent: clear, ongoing and able to be withdrawn.
- Boundaries: personal, professional and related to data.
- Accuracy: no exaggerated claims about therapeutic benefits, certification or commercial prospects.
- Accountability: stopping rules, reporting, review and consequences.
Learning through scenarios
Theory must be tested in realistic scenarios: uncertainty about consent, an out-of-scope request, pressure to continue, a sensitive disclosure, changing boundaries and a complaint.
Refresher training
Quality does not end with a certificate. Ongoing updates are needed after policy changes, incidents, complaints or knowledge becoming outdated.
Evidence, not self-declaration
Attendance, assessment and decisions must be recorded using only the minimum necessary data, with access rights, a retention period and secure deletion.
Connection with onboarding
The training outcome is only one input into the separate vetting and collaboration process.
Status: We accept practitioner registrations of interest. This guide describes quality principles and does not establish any individual’s certification, approval or admission.
From principles to the training pathway
This guide explains quality criteria. The Practitioner Pack describes DrHugger’s training proposal, with separate information about the curriculum and assessment.
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