our code of ethics

Our mission, vision and values call for an ethical commitment to patients, their families, healthcare professionals, students, colleagues, the community and to society.

Commitment to Patients and Clients

Bedside Harp® professional harp therapists and interns:

1. provide visits to patients and clients with the utmost respect for human dignity and their uniqueness unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, race, sex, religion, philosophy, or the nature of their health problems;
2. safeguard patients' and clients' right to privacy by judiciously protecting information of a confidential nature.

Commitment to Healthcare Professionals

Bedside Harp® professional harp therapists and interns:

1. maintain competence and consistently strive toward excellence in performing their work in harp therapy;
2. exercise informed judgment and use individual competence and qualifications as criteria in seeking consultation and accepting responsibilities;
3. assume responsibility and accountability for individual judgments and actions;
4. maintain integrity and honesty at all times;
5. follow all rules, regulations and procedures set forth by the medical facility hosting our programs and services.

Commitment to Students

Bedside Harp® teachers and mentors will:

1. interact with students, interns and colleagues in a professional, supportive, caring manner;
2. encourage, guide and develop the musical, professional and personal potential of each student;
3. treat each student with dignity and respect, without discrimination of any kind for any reason;
4. respect students' rights to obtain instruction from teacher and supervisors of his/her choice.

Commitment to Colleagues

As a member of the Arts in Healthcare community, Bedside Harp® is committed to participating in:

1. efforts to establish and maintain conditions of employment conducive to the highest quality services;
2. activities that contribute to the ongoing development of our profession's body of knowledge;
3. efforts to protect the public from misinformation and misrepresentation;
4. efforts to implement and improve our standards.

Commitment to Society

Bedside Harp®

1. collaborates with others in promoting community and national efforts to meet the needs of the public;
2. shall accurately represent itself and its graduates and students;
3. is committed to being a resource in the community.