Code of Professional Conduct

Abstract

The Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of the British Association of Occupational Therapists, as the central organisation for occupational therapists throughout the British Isles, is produced for and on behalf of the College of Occupational Therapists, being the subsidiary organisation with delegated responsibility for the promotion of honourable practice and the repression of malpractice. The purpose of the code is to promote voluntary standards of professional behaviour. It has no status as a formal requirement for any certification award made solely by the College or in association with any other certification body. It is for guidance only and should not be seen as a definitive statement on professional conduct or behaviour. It is without prejudice and bestows no rights on any person for its indiscriminate use for purposes other than those stated above. It replaces any previous code in circulation before 1990.