Health Helpers Listing Criteria

Helpers are defined here as those individuals that provide confidential, one to one services related to spiritual, mental or physical health where there is potential for harm to vulnerable people through unethical practices. Included are those providing counselling, medical and massage services.

Note 1: Medical Practitioners (GPs etc) are specifically excluded from this definition because they have different but formalised disciplinary system.

Note 2: This policy does not provide for blanket approval of organizations providing helping services.

Criteria for Listing

1. Must be a full member of an approved organization.
2. The organization must be properly constituted with a constitution, rules, a Code of Ethics and a disciplinary process available to recipients of services.
3. Must be under regular supervision (at least monthly).
4. Must identify as gay or lesbian or able to show that they have training or other attributes related to safety of gay clients.

A list of Approved Organizations will be maintained and added to as new organizations meeting the approval criteria are identified.

Approved Organizations

Counselling, Psychotherapy and Psychology

NZ Association of Counsellors (NZAC)
NZ Christian Counsellors Association (NZCCA)
NZ Association of Psychotherapists (NZAP)
NZ Association of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists (NZCAP)
NZ Psychological Society (NZPsS)
NZ College of Clinical Psychologists (NZCCP)

Health

NZ Society of Physiotherapists (NZSP)
NZ Charter of Health Practitioners (NZCHP)
Association of Natural Therapies (ANT)
South Pacific Assn of Natural Therapists NZ (SPANT)
The NZ Register of Acupuncturists (NZRA)
NZ Association of Professional Hypnotherapists (NZAPH)
NZ Council of Homoepaths (NZCH)

Social Work

Aotearoa NZ Association of Social Workers (ANZASW)

Notice of Disclaimer

Our helper listings are intended to provide accurate information relating to matters they contain. The information about individuals is supplied by them and neither Gay Line nor its members can vouch for either the truth or accuracy of the information provided. The listings have been written, edited and published on the Gay Line Wellington web site and made available to all persons and entities strictly on the basis that its authors, editors, entrants and publishers fully exclude any liability by any or all of them in any way to any person or entity for any loss or damage arising out of any reliance, in part or in full, by such person or entity, upon any of the contents of this listing for any purpose whatsoever.