CPQLTD Code of Ethics
A code of conduct derived from CPQLTD ethical materials and extended with clear accountability procedures
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1 Purpose
The code aims to protect clients, learners and the public, to provide a decision standard where a case is complex, and to link every professional credential to verifiable accountability.
3 Prohibited conduct
Any CPQLTD-credentialed practitioner is prohibited from:
✗ Diagnosing or treating outside their licence and competence.
✗ Making false promises or guarantees.
✗ Exploiting a client financially, emotionally or sexually.
✗ Breaching confidentiality without lawful basis.
✗ Falsifying hours, clients, qualifications or research results.
✗ Retaliating against a complainant or witness.
✗ Harassment, discrimination or deliberate defamation.
✗ Working with an undisclosed conflict that threatens objectivity.
4 Acknowledgement and review
The credential applicant signs an ethical acknowledgement at award and at every renewal. The code is reviewed periodically and at most every three years, or upon a material change in law or practice. Amendments and the change history are available.