General obligations

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- The art therapist has a thorough professional training, theoretical

and practical, able to create a skill as a practitioner in art therapy.

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- The art therapist has the duty to give the best care within the limits of his skills and to act in the interest of the patient.

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- The art therapist, like any health professional, is subject to theprofessional secrecy under the conditions defined by law. He must ensure that anyone working with him respects professional secrecy.

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Obligations towards the patient

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- The art therapist must define the terms of the therapeutic contract for which the art therapist and the patient commit (fees, hours, duration, working conditions, etc....).

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- As soon as the art therapist is engaged in a therapeutic contract with a patient, he undertakes to give him personally the best care.

  Respect for the person:

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- The art therapist respects the patient's own integrity and values, within the framework of the process of change.

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- Respect for the works of the patient:

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- The works produced by the patient are his property.

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- The art therapist makes no judgment on the creation or the information provided by the beneficiaries: his goal remains the well-being of the participants.

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Application of the code of ethics

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- The art therapist undertakes to respect the code of ethics in

the context of his professional practice