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British Institute of Beauty & Aesthetics Online Course

Ethics & Professionalism in Beauty Therapy

Consent, confidentiality, boundaries and honest selling — the standards your insurer expects.

Fully insurable upon completing the framework with the British Institute of Beauty & Aesthetics with independent insurers.

Instalments from
£13.33/mo
Pay in full
£40
Study hours
6
Ethics & Professionalism in Beauty Therapy training at the British Institute of Beauty & Aesthetics

About this course

A short course covering the professional and ethical standards that underpin safe practice: informed consent, confidentiality and record keeping, professional boundaries, honest retail advice and dealing properly with complaints.

What you will cover

  • Informed consent and how to record it
  • Confidentiality, data protection and client records
  • Professional boundaries with clients and colleagues
  • Honest selling, advertising claims and complaints

Modules and study hours

6 study hours in total, split across 6 modules. You work through them in your own time, at your own pace.

  1. 01What professional ethics means in practice1 hrs
  2. 02Consent, capacity and client records1 hrs
  3. 03Confidentiality and data protection1 hrs
  4. 04Professional boundaries1 hrs
  5. 05Honest retail advice and truthful advertising1 hrs
  6. 06Handling complaints and disputes1 hrs

What is included

  • Structured study hours you work through at your own pace
  • Downloadable consent and record-keeping templates
  • Institute certificate and recognised qualification on completion

Entry requirements

Open to all beauty and aesthetics practitioners, and to students partway through a diploma.

How you are assessed

Online assessment with scenario-based questions, marked by your tutor.

Where it leads

Continuing professional development for practising therapists, clinic staff and salon team members.

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