Anyone signing up for membership with IPHM or using our services are stating that they agree and have read our T&Cs and accept our Code of Ethics
Terms & Conditions - Holistic Therapy Services Ltd - Trading as IPHM
Corporate Training Providers
Only courses that have met the following criteria with the following structure will be eligible to be recognised as IPHM accredited
Courses must have:
a) clear learning objectives and outcomes
b) structured coherently and included educational content
c) have support for the student to help them complete the course regardless of whether this is online or face to face. This could be by the way of offering tutor support or feedback if required.
If Therapies being offered:
1. Ensure all therapists are qualified to the level of therapy being offered
2. Therapists must be insured for public liability
Your Website must include:
1. Terms and Conditions Page
2. Privacy policy Page
3. Code of Ethics
4. Refund/Complaints Policy
3. Contact page
Before awarding a student a certificate using the IPHM Logo the following criteria should be met:
a) student must have completed an exam which should consist of a minimum of 20 questions and cases study. (Please see T&Cs)
b) Certificates must clarify that the student has undergone a course accredited by IPHM and not a course that has been written or offered by IPHM.
c) students who have undergone and successfully completed a course accredited by IPHM may only be classed as an IPHM approved therapist/practitioner when they personally have subscribed to IPHM and completed an IPHM application form.
Online/Distance Learning Courses – You are agreeing that you hold full copyright for the course material you are providing and that the content you are sending out is unique to your training school or that you have full permission to use. No invasive courses will be accredited by IPHM for online learning. No online training in any invasive beauty therapy courses or aesthetics will be accepted.
Course Material/Copyright - Please ensure if submitting any course material that it has been written by or for you only or you have full permission to re-use.
Creating Student Certificates - Only courses shown on your listing have been approved by IPHM. Please do not use the certificate creator for anything that has not been pre-approved. Should you wish to add a new course title at any time in the future please ensure you have submitted a request via your dashboard to include this on your listing.
Corporate Platform - You must ensure that you have in place T&Cs, refund policy and complaints procedure for your clients.
Referral Payments
Referral and recommendation payments will be made for members who have signed up to our referral programme. From January 2020 referral payment of £7.00 per referral on condition of referred member being accepted by IPHM will be paid. Members referred within a one month period exceeding 15 accepted referrals will be entitled to a £10 commission referral fee for each member during that month. Payments for referral fees are made 3 times a year and payable within the first two weeks of the following months - April - August -December.
Referral payments can only be made if we have received details on the application form of the member referral including their membership name and or IPHM number.
Referral fees are only payable to existing and current members providing membership is kept up to date and has not been cancelled or expired. IPHM have the right to remove a member from the referral scheme if found to be in breach of any of our code of ethics & T’Cs or IPHM feel there is a misuse of the scheme.
What you are agreeing to
You should know that by using our logo on any certificates/awards that this is only used for the actual courses or training we have approved and are shown on your listing with us. If any of your students want to join IPHM they will need to contact us directly. As with any IPHM training provider your qualified students are not IPHM accredited unless they themselves have completed and submitted an application and yearly subscription to IPHM.
Members agree to these T&Cs on submission of application and on renewal and should check back regularly for possible updates.
Corporate Therapist Membership
Therapists – What you are agreeing to
If you employ therapists in your practise, you must under no circumstances mislead your clients by offering therapies of a sexual nature, or services they are not qualified to do. Offering therapies within the limits of competence and that you or they have undergone training for. All therapist must agree to abide by our code of ethics and it is the Corporate members responsibility to ensure they are aware of our T&Cs. Failure to mislead the public or your clients may result in the immediate removal of your listing. Any member found to be in breach of this will have their listing and membership removed from our website. and no refund will be offered.
Your responsibility - It is the responsibility of all members to check their own countries regulations and to abide by these.
IPHM hold no responsibility to anyone who has received treatments or consultation with an IPHM approved member. All therapists are agreeing that they have read and understood our T&Cs and agree to follow our code of ethics.
Complaint Procedures
How to make a complaint - The IPHM will only mediate if the complaint is unresolved due to an inability to reach a mutually agreeable outcome or if, the training provider or therapist has, in any way, refused to handle the complaint. If wishing to make a complaint regarding one of our members you must have contacted the member concerned first. Only if this has not been resolved should you then request an IPHM complaints form.
The IPHM reserves the right to suspend or withdraw accreditation depending on the nature and severity of the complaint, as well as the number of repeated complaints lodged against a member. No refund will be issued if the complaint is upheld.