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Grievance Procedure for Integrative Sex Therapy Institute Training

American Psychological Association (APA)

Integrative Sex Therapy Institute is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists. Integrative Sex Therapy Institute will comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content and in the treatment of program participants. The monitoring and assessment of compliance with these standards will be the responsibility of the Education Chair in consultation with the members of the continuing education committee, the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute Ethics Chairperson and the Convention Chairperson.

While Integrative Sex Therapy Institute goes to great lengths to assure fair treatment for all participants and attempts to anticipate problems, there will be occasional issues which come to the attention of the convention staff which require intervention and/or action on the part of the convention staff or an officer of Integrative Sex Therapy Institute. This procedural description serves as a guideline for handling such grievances.

  1. When a participant, either orally or in written format, files a grievance and expects action on the complaint, the following actions will be taken.

    1. If the grievance concerns a speaker, the content presented by the speaker, or the style of presentation, the individual filing the grievance will be asked to put his/her comments in written format. The CE Chair will then pass on the comments to the speaker, assuring the confidentiality of the grieved individual.

  2. If the grievance concerns a workshop offering, its content, level of presentation, or the facilities in which the workshop was offered, the convention chair will mediate and will be the final arbitrator. If the participant requests action, the convention chair will:

    1. Attempt to move the participant to another workshop or

    2. Provide a credit for a subsequent year's workshop or

    3. Provide a partial or full refund of the workshop fee.

    4. Actions 2b and 2c will require a written note, documenting the grievance, for record keeping purposes. The note need not be signed by the grieved individual.  

  3. If the grievance concerns Integrative Sex Therapy Institute CE program, in a specific regard, the CE Chair will attempt to arbitrate.

    1. Contact name(s)*: Tammy Nelson; Scarlett Ross

    2. Email(s): Tammy@DrTammyNelson.com; TammyNelsonAsst@gmail.com

    3. Telephone number(s): (203) 942-9616; (678) 653-5503

    4. Address: 325 N. Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004

Grievance Procedure for Integrative Sex Therapy Institute Training

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors & Therapists (AASECT)

AASECT Certified member Integrative Sex Therapy Institute shall be committed to maintaining high standards of scholarship and practice and shall be accountable to the AASECT Standards.  Additionally, Integrative Sex Therapy Institute instructors shall perform any professional service in accord with the prevailing standards of performance in professional activities when measured against prevailing peer performance.

Integrative Sex Therapy Institute shall act in accord with AASECT ethics, standards and guidelines related to education, counseling, therapy, supervision, and research.

Integrative Sex Therapy Institute shall accept that the quality of instructor’s professional services is dependent upon both personal morality and professional ethics and on the ability to maintain legal standards.

Integrative Sex Therapy Institute shall avoid any action that might violate or diminish the legal and civil rights of the consumer. Integrative Sex Therapy Institute shall not engage in or condone practices by any source that are inhumane or that result in illegal or unjustifiable action relevant to race, handicap, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or national origin.

When a participant, either orally or in written format, files a grievance and expects action on the complaint, the following actions will be taken.

 

  1. If the grievance concerns a speaker, the content presented by the speaker, or the style of presentation, the individual filing the grievance will be asked to put his/her comments in written format. Dr. Tammy Nelson will then pass on the comments to the speaker, assuring the confidentiality of the grieved individual.

  2. If the grievance concerns a workshop offering, its content, level of presentation, or the facilities in which the workshop was offered, then Dr. Tammy Nelson will mediate and will be the final arbitrator. If the participant requests action, Dr. Tammy Nelson will:

    1. Attempt to move the participant to another workshop or

    2. Provide a credit for a subsequent year's workshop or

    3. Provide a partial or full refund of the workshop fee

  3. If the grievance concerns Integrative Sex Therapy Institute CE program, in a specific regard, then Dr. Tammy Nelson will attempt to arbitrate.

    1. Contact name(s)*: Tammy Nelson; Scarlett Ross

    2. Email(s): Tammy@DrTammyNelson.com; Admin@IntegrativeSexTherapyInstitute.com

    3. Telephone number(s): (203) 942-9616; (678) 653-5503

    4. Address: 325 N. Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004

 

2014: American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors & Therapists

GRIEVANCE POLICY

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