Student Code of Conduct

As a learning community, we uphold shared commitments that protect safety, honor the depth of this work, and support an environment where everyone can grow. These agreements reflect the standards of trauma-informed care, cultural humility, and ethical practice required in Colorado and Oregon’s natural medicine frameworks.

We agree to:

• Hold client and community safety as our top priority
   
• Maintain strong personal and professional boundaries
   
• Practice within trauma-informed, non-directive frameworks
   
• Reach out for supervision, support, or referral when needed
   
• Communicate concerns promptly and respectfully
   

We recognize that safety is collaborative and essential for everyone involved.

We agree to:

• Engage with feedback and learning with openness
   
• Take responsibility for our own emotional regulation
   
• Seek appropriate support outside the classroom when personal issues arise
   
• Approach challenging material with respect and groundedness
   

We understand that this field requires steadiness, humility, and continual self-reflection.

We agree to:

• Communicate respectfully and honestly
   
• Arrive on time and prepared for classes, intensives, and discussions
   
• Complete assignments with integrity
   
• Honor confidentiality around classmates, clients, and case material
   
• Uphold the ethical expectations of Colorado and Oregon licensure standards
   

We participate in a professional training community and treat our shared spaces with care.

We agree to:

• Honor our personal qualifications and never step outside our scope
   
• Avoid diagnosis, interpretation, or therapeutic claims unless licensed
   
• Keep client work non-directive and client-centered
   
• Recognize when to pause, refer out, or seek consultation
   

We hold clear boundaries as a necessary part of ethical facilitation.

We agree to:

• Engage cross-cultural material with humility and accuracy
   
• Avoid appropriation, misrepresentation, or romanticization of Indigenous traditions
   
• Reflect on our own biases, assumptions, and privileges
   
• Honor lineages, cultures, and histories with respect
   

We contribute to a field where cultural care, reverence, and honesty matter.

We agree to:

• Approach this work from a place of service rather than status
   
• Avoid savior dynamics, spiritual bypassing, or ego-driven behavior
   
• Recognize the vulnerability of clients and peers
   
• Let the client’s process lead rather than our personal beliefs or agendas
   

We understand that ethical motivation is foundational to safe practice.

We agree to:

• Take responsibility for our choices and impacts
   
• Engage in repair when misunderstandings or harms occur
   
• Communicate clearly when challenges arise
   
• Follow program guidelines and uphold community agreements
   

We recognize that accountability strengthens our community and our work.