Nutritional Therapy Association Code of Ethics
The Code of Ethics of the Nutritional Therapy Association is intended to support the certified members of the Nutritional Therapy Association individually and collectively in maintaining a high level of ethical conduct.
The standards are used to determine the propriety of conduct in relationships with clients, colleagues, members of allied professions, and the public. The purpose and values of the Nutritional Therapy Association guide this Code of Ethics.
• NTA professionals will participate in activities that improve the nutritional well-being of the client and the community.
• NTA professionals will strive continually to improve skill and knowledge, and make their professional attainments available to their clients and colleagues.
• An NTA professional’s services or protocols will be founded on a legal and practical basis. Practitioners will strive to work with others who uphold the highest letter of the law for our profession.
• An NTA professional will not exceed their scope of service or practice, either in abilities or by law.
• An NTA professional will choose whom he or she will serve. Having undertaken a client, however, they may not neglect the client unless discharged. The member may discontinue service only after giving due notice to the client.
• An NTA professional will seek consultation in doubtful or difficult cases, and whenever it appears that the services of other professionals are warranted to provide more complete or better-quality advice.
• An NTA professional will not reveal the confidences entrusted in the course of consultations, unless required to do so by law. NTA professionals will comply with relevant HIPPA guidelines.
• The professional of the Nutritional Therapy Association will guard the public and themselves against any nutritional counselor deficient in moral character or professional competence. They will obey all laws, uphold the dignity and honor of the profession and accept its self-imposed disciplines. They will oppose without hesitation illegal or unethical conduct of fellow members.
• An NTA professional will hold themselves to the highest level of moral and ethical character when interacting with clients and the public. Harassment or misconduct with clients or other professionals will not be tolerated.
• In pursuit of this code and these goals, an NTA professional will vigorously defend our first amendment right of freedom of speech and press to impart truthful information concerning diet and nutrition, and will defend the health freedom right of the public to obtain such data from the sources that they may choose.
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