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Roles and Obligations of the TMAATT Ethics Committee

At the heart of the Mindfulness Academy for Addiction and Trauma Training (TMAATT) lies a deep commitment to upholding ethics, rights, and responsibilities. The TMAATT Ethics Committee is fundamentally dedicated to ensuring the highest standard of ethical conduct among all mental health professionals trained through TMAATT. Its primary goals encompass guiding mental health professionals in comprehending ethical benchmarks, safeguarding the public from any detrimental actions and supporting TMAATT in realizing its overarching objectives.

Heading the committee at this time is the President of TMAATT, Darrin Ford, while its members constitute a diverse and multidisciplinary assembly of mental health professionals who agree to uphold TMAATTs fundamental values and ethical guidelines.

The primary purpose of the TMAATT Ethics Committee is as follows: To support the TMAATT ethical rules and principles.


•Discuss allegations of unethical behavior involving TMAATT members, consulting supervisors, staff, and in specific cases, potential members, scholar, and applicants.


•Discuss unethical behavior(s) and recommend appropriate measures necessary in response to a complaint, with the understanding that TMAATT does not oversee legal matters and/or licensing regulations as licensing complaints are handled by licensing boards within that state or jurisdiction.


•Present reports on complaints specific to TMAATT mental health professionals, including intricate cases that pose challenges and suggest appropriate next steps.


•Establish regulations and procedures governing the management of all matters falling under its jurisdiction.


•The TMAATT Ethics Committee ensures that all training activities, curriculum development, and interactions align with TMAATTs Mission Statement and established ethical principles and guidelines in the field of mental health training.


•Discussing and assessing potential conflicts that are brought to TMAATTs attention, and addressing any ethical dilemmas that may arise in a confidential, professional, non- biased objective manner.


•Upholding confidentiality of all persons and matters discussed within the ethics committee meeting.


•By maintaining an objective balanced, boundaries, professional and ethical foundation, the ethics committee aims to ensure the delivery of high-quality, responsible, and ethically sound training that contributes positively to the well-being of individuals and communities who are working with TMAATT certified mental health professionals.

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TMAATT Ethics Committee Member Agreement

Please review the following agreement:

TMAATT Ethics Committee members are required to have a working knowledge of legal and ethical standards of mental health care.
TMAATT Ethics Committee members are required to have a clinical license or coaching certification in good standing, and up-to-date liability insurance. TMAATT Ethics Committee members agree that they are not engaging in illegal activities and are not currently involved in a lawsuit. TMAATT Ethics Committee members agree that if a legal situation should impact their clinical license or they are involved in an illegal activity, they will report this to Darrin Ford, and resign their ethics committee membership position immediately. Any type of dual relationship(s) that might impair objectivity and judgment must be avoided. Committee members will not engage in sexual, physical, or romantic intimacy with therapy clients, or individuals where it would be considered a misuse of power, conflict of interest, dual relationship, or an illegal or unethical situation. Ethics committee members do not engage in reparative therapy and do not regard homosexuality or transgender identification as a mental illness. Ethics committee members will not provide supervision for an MBATT or MBATT scholar, or any scholar for any TMAATT certification if the scholar was reported to the TMAATT ethics committee and the complaint has been/is being reviewed by the ethics committee, and the recommendation is for further supervision. A non-ethics committee TMAATT consulting supervisor will provide the supervision instead. You have read and will abide by the TMAATT Legal and Ethical Standards Document, as well as generally accepted principles of professionalism, ethics, and practice standards. The information you have provided on this application is true and complete to the best of your knowledge. You understand that a false statement or evasive answer may lead to denial of your application or subsequent revocation of your ethics committee membership on ethical grounds. If your professional license to practice in any state, province, or country is suspended or revoked, or if your coaching certification is revoked, TMAATT reserves the right to suspend and/or revoke your ethics committee membership. You will abide by the current laws and rules that govern your practice within your state or jurisdiction. TMAATT reserves the right to modify the terms of service at any time for any reason and will provide notice to committee members via email.

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Terms of Service

The TMAATT ethics committee meets approximately 2-3 times a year via Zoom, the meetings are one hour in length, and TMAATT will give a minimum of 30 days’ notice prior to an ethics committee meeting date. As the commitment requires very little time, we ask that all members please be in attendance as a minimum of 5 members is required to meet. TMAATT Ethics Committee members are requested to serve a minimum term of 2 years. Please confirm your availability and commitment to fulfilling this term.

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