About The IHF

IHF Consumer Bill of Rights

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The International Hypnosis Federation members support the following Consumer Bill of Rights for the consumer. You may contact the International Hypnosis Federation at (310) 541-4844:

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• The right to life liberty, property & the pursuit of happiness.

• The right to access any modality you choose.

• The right to hire the professional you choose.

• The right to full information of a helper’s training.

• The right to stop government control over healers & helpers.

• The right to use alternative helpers (hypnotists, advice givers & Coaches…) for self-improvement.

• You have the right to know what fee & charges will be.

• You have the right to see your records.

• You have the right to be free from physical, verbal or sexual abuse.

• You have the right to protect your privacy.

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1. THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY, PROPERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

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You and your family have the inalienable right to health, well-being and survival so you thrive.

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2. ACCESS TO ANY MODALITY YOU CHOOSE

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You have the right to choose help that best serves your needs. You and your family have the right to access the kind of health care practice, program, healing, research, treatment, service, product, device, substance, and information you choose. You have the right to refuse any type of program or care without obligation or harassment. And the right to seek a second, or more, opinion about the care you have received.

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3. THE RIGHT TO HIRE THE PROFESSIONAL YOU CHOOSE

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You have the right to choose any practitioner you want. You have the right to decide who you hire to help you learn, remember, thrive, play, win, perform, reach goals, stop stress, pain and grief, and bad habits, like smoking, drinking, gambling, nail biting, over or under eating and entertaining pre-occupied thoughts and actions. Self-determination, personal choice are your right in your pursuit of happiness. Full access to health care practitioners, healers, researchers, treatments, services, products, devices, and substances is your right. No private organization or legislation has permission to take your right to use what you choose away from you.

 

4. THE RIGHT TO FULL INFORMATION OF A HELPER’S TRAINING

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You have the right to ask questions about the help you receive. You have the right to request and receive full information about any professional helper’s certification or licensure. Alternative and Complementary helpers are often Certified/Registered professional and not licensed. Licensed professionals are required to belong to specific state boards. You have the right to be informed about a helper’s specialization, education, training, experience, professional association, and membership. The IHF Disclosure form gives written information about education, training, experience, professional association membership, and specialization.

 

5. THE RIGHT TO STOP GOVERNMENT CONTROL OVER HEALERS AND HELPERS

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You have the right to demand a safe harbor. The public has the right to demand that the government impose no mandatory registration, certification, or licensure over the healing arts practitioner you choose. Government control over a helper who poses no risk or harm to the public forces that helper to gain a privilege from the government before engaging their wellness practices and restricts your ability to choose what you want.

 

6. THE RIGHT TO USE ALTERNATIVE HELPERS FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT

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Your ability to alter your state of mind to learn which is often called hypnosis or self-hypnosis, came with the package of your consciousness. Hypnosis, with it’s numerous names, uses your mind’s natural ability to create a positive attitude that supports life, joy, goals and wellness. It belongs to you. You naturally go in and out of trance throughout your day. You practice self-hypnosis by the suggestions you give yourself as self-talk. Teachers hypnotize children to learn, children hypnotize parents and vice versa, sales and advertisers hypnotize you to buy, politicians hypnotize people to vote them, the military hypnotizes people to fight, religions hypnotize to believe a particular doctrine, and lawyers hypnotize whole juries. You can learn to consciously hypnotize (or de-hypnotize) yourself or another in less than ten minutes. It’s fun and easy to learn. Professionals who practice the fine art of hypnosis are not required to be licensed and they do not practice medicine (that is a separate profession.) If you seek medical advice go to a medical practitioner; if you seek hypnosis or other alternative help go to a hypnotist or other helper.

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7. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT FEE & CHARGES WILL BE

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You have the right to have written as well as verbal information about fees, method of payment, insurance reimbursement, estimated number of sessions, substitutions- in cases of vacation and emergencies- and cancellation policies before beginning any program. All vendors of products and services need to disclose what they charge. Their fees are based on their own fee schedule.

 

8. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SEE YOUR RECORDS

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Everything in your file is accessible to you; including any assessments and type of plan of help offered. You have the right to request and receive full information of your progress and to transfer a copy of your file and information to any counselor, therapist or agency you choose. You may refuse or allow audio, video or digital recording of your session and, unless determined by a prior agreement, you have the right to take and own the recording as your own if you wish.

 

9. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM PHYSICAL, VERBAL OR SEXUAL ABUSE

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You have the right to receive respectful, safe help that is free from abuse. Any abusive actions are against the law in all modes of business. If someone violates this right, tell everyone you know, the district attorney, the police, the newspapers, the media and any organizations to which that person claims membership.

 

10. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROTECT OF YOUR PRIVACY

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You have the right to refuse to disclose any information you choose not to reveal. You can request to know the limits of confidentiality and the circumstances when a helper is legally required to disclose information to others.

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