The modelling of excellence in order to enhance interpersonal and intercultural communication.

To develop a community bringing NLP to the world and establish an ethical standard in NLP.

We work together for the development of NLP

IN-Ethical Standard and IN-Certification

The IN-seal documents that the criteria for the IN-Ethics Standard and the IN-Certificiation guidelines have been met.

The IN-Ethical Standard is based on the IN-Principles and the IN-Outcome.

IN-Principles

The IN is based on the major ideas of NLP:

• Modelling: competence through experience

• effective, efficient, and successful

• increasing options and flexibility

• Awareness leads to more choices

• constant development and improvement

• as simple as possible

IN-Outcome

Members of the IN:

• share experiences among successful NLP-Institutes on an international level so that we can work together and learn from each other 

• support each other in order to use and teach NLP in an ethically and ecologically sound way within the framework of win-win-thinking

• further develop NLP on the basis of being motivation and the freedom of options beginning at the 7th Graves-level (e.g. creating choices, systemic thinking)

• mutually acknowledge our NLP standard certifications

• work together in establishing new certifications such as NLP-Business-Practitioner, NLP-Business-Master, NLP-Business-Trainer, NLP-Mediator or NLP-Coach

In voting on a particular issue, those members with the greatest experience in the pertinent area make the decisions while considering the voiced concerns of all other members. The process of voting on issues is guided by the major ideas of NLP, being motivation and the freedom of options is beginning at the 7th Graves-level.

Code of Ethics
of the Member Institutes
of the International Association of NLP-Institutes (IN) and its Trainers

This Code of Ethics is an expression of the mission of IN and a personal commitment by the representatives of the IN Member Institutes and its trainers. It is the basis of our understanding of high quality work and of interpersonal communication within as well as outside of IN. We are committed to high ethical standards on the 7th Graves-level and to abiding by these standards in our efforts to further the well-being of all humanity and the maintenance of justice and peace worldwide.

Representatives of IN Member Institutes and its Trainers

• commit to the protection of human dignity, based on the belief that all humans possess inalienable rights which are independent an a part of personal capabilities.

• commit to consciously and ecologically use their knowledge in the best interest of all human beings, regardless of gender, color of the skin, religious beliefs, or nationality.

• support human beings in their perception of personal responsibility and are at the same time aware of their responsibilities as trainers in regard to their participants.

• proactively react to false or misleading representations of NLP and/or of IN, in order to ensure that NLP and/or IN are represented fairly and accurately to the general public.

• are aware of their responsibility and use their credibility, status, academic title, membership or authority in order to known NLP worldwide in a positive and respectable way.

• recognize and respect the unique personality and socio-biographical uniqueness of each human being. This includes the right of each person to self-determine his or her life, while respecting the rights of others.

• view each person as a holistic being who integrates body, mind and spirit. They adapt their training methods accordingly.

• are actively engaged in the development of our society and our world and assume a special responsibility.

• are aware that they influence the attitudes and the personality development of their participants. In the context of their occupational actions, they encourage the questioning of altitudinal patterns and positions, further the feasibility of new views and effect behavioral change.

• are committed to treating all personal information which is conveyed to them in the context of their occupational actions as confidential.

• are aware of societal developments. This awareness is reflected in their constant striving to keep their skills, knowledge, and methodical capabilities up to date, and to thus ensure the highest standards possible. They assume responsibility for their own continued training and supervision and regularly seek exchanges with colleagues.

• view their work in a larger context.

• use their work as a contribution to the development of a sustainable society.

• use methods that are in accord with the view of human beings expressed in article 1.

• are not part of institutions or groups whose attitudes and beliefs run counter to the positions expressed in this codex.

• refrain from all forms of repression of their participants. They treat all participants with respect and appreciation.

• commit to the principles of truth, clarity, and confidentiality in their interactions with clients and participants.

• present their trainings in an accurate manner. This includes conveying one’s own methodical capabilities and declaring which methods one employs during the training.

• are self-critically aware of the limits of their own capabilities and do not offer any services that exceed their occupational competencies.

• treat all colleagues with respect and appreciation. When they criticize colleagues, they do so in a constructive and fair manner.

• abide by the societal rules and the ethical standards of the community in which they work.

• avoid misleading statements about their own occupational qualifications and intentions or their connections or membership in organizations.

The NLP-Institutes who are supported by experienced IN member institutes by mentoring, supervision, and coaching, as well as the NLP-Trainers and NLP-Master-Trainers who are featured on the IN-website have also committed to abiding by this Code of Ethics.