Professional Associations
Their role in ReikiWhat a professional association does
There are a number of professional organisations representing Reiki practitioners in the UK, and the UK Reiki Federation is one of them.
A professional association’s role is to represent its members and look after the needs of the professional therapist. It also has a public role, as the face of the profession it represents.
We receive a great many enquiries from the public about Reiki, and requests for the names of practitioners and teachers. We help to promote them through our directory, our publicity and our presence at exhibitions and conferences.
Regulator or professional association?
They are different things. Nursing is a useful example:
- the Royal College of Nursing is the professional body
- the Nursing and Midwifery Council is the regulatory body
For Reiki, the UK Reiki Federation is a professional association and the CNHC is a voluntary regulator.
What a professional body offers
Support for practitioners
Access to insurance, opportunities for continuing professional development, journals or newsletters, support groups, publicity material and conferences.
A public face
Answering enquiries from the public, helping people find practitioners and teachers, and representing the profession at exhibitions and conferences.
A role in self-regulation
Professional organisations have a key role in self-regulation: setting standards for their members and acting when a complaint is made about one of them.
The UK Reiki Federation
The UK Reiki Federation was founded in 1999 with the aim of promoting standards of good practice for Reiki. We are a not-for-profit organisation, providing support for Reiki professionals, for people who use Reiki without practising professionally, and for the public.
Professional organisations have a key role in self-regulation, and we are no exception. Our members agree to our Code of Ethics and Professional Practice, and we follow a complaints procedure when a concern is raised about a practitioner or teacher member.
Be part of a professional community
Membership of the UK Reiki Federation is open to Reiki practitioners, teachers, students and friends of Reiki.