Personal Conduct

• Always act to the best of your ability to promote the well-being and interest of individual´s receiving your services.
• Maintain a fitness to practice.
• Do not abuse the privileged relationship you have with individual´s receiving your services.
• Refuse to accept any gift, favour or hospitality, which might be construed as seeking to obtain preferential treatment.
• Acknowledge your limitations of competence.
• In areas of conflict keep all parties objectively informed.
• Do not use VRA membership to promote commercial products, thereby compromising professional judgement.

Interests Of Individual´s Receiving Services

• Provide information for individual´s receiving your service.
• Acknowledge an individual´s right to choose to receive services.
• Provide access to written or computerised records, under the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988.
• Respect confidential information obtained in the course of your practice.
• Do not disclose confidential information without consent of individual, unless there are particular issues of safety to the individual or others.

Work Procedures

• Act in a way that will minimise individuals´ distress.
• Work collaboratively and co-operate with others in respect of the individual´s interests.
• Ensure that you periodically appraise in a constructive manner.
• Provide a framework for grievance and disciplinary action.

Professional Development

• Maintain and improve your professional knowledge and competence.
• Provide support to your peers.
• Keep a personal portfolio.
• Encourage research, publication and wider dissemination of information.