Common use of RELATIONSHIP WITH CLIENTS Clause in Contracts

RELATIONSHIP WITH CLIENTS. 1) Our primary obligation is to provide confidential services without discrimination to any woman and child. 2) We will ensure that the women and children receive the services of the Society that each one may require with the fairness and respect that they deserve. 3) We recognize the needs of the child may be different from the needs of the mother and that we shall report cases of child abuse. 4) We have an obligation to inform the client of all services related to their situation. 5) Each staff member will ensure that their personal values do not interfere with the service offered to any woman or child and that the staff member’s personal information shall be shared only to benefit a client. 6) Any relationship between a staff or Board member and a client or a member of the client’s family shall not prejudice the service to the woman or child. 7) Each staff member will act to ensure that the difference between professional and personal relationships with clients is understood and respected. (For example staff should avoid socializing, giving rides or performing favours for clients outside of paid hours of work at the Transition Home.) For one year after the last time the client has received services each staff member should also avoid sexual activities or intimate commitments with the client. 8) We will not take advantage of relationships with clients for personal or financial gain or the personal or financial gain of relatives, friends or co-workers. (e.g. accepting gifts or soliciting clients). 9) We will not engage in any action that violates or diminishes the civil or legal rights of clients. 10) It is the employee’s responsibility to bring an actual or apparent breach of the Code of Ethics to the attention of the Employer. The Employer is responsible for advising the employee if a breach of the Code of Ethics exists and how it may be managed to alleviate any damage to clients.

RELATIONSHIP WITH CLIENTS. 1) Our primary obligation is to provide confidential services without discrimination to any woman and child. 2) We will ensure that the women and children receive the services of the Society that each one may require with the fairness and respect that they deserve. 3) We recognize the needs of the child may be different from the needs of the mother and that we shall report cases of child abuse. 4) We have an obligation to inform the client of all services related to their her situation. 5) Each staff member will ensure that their her personal values do not interfere with the service offered to any woman or child and that the staff member’s personal information shall be shared only to benefit a client. 6) Any relationship between a staff or Board member and a client or a member of the client’s family shall not prejudice the service to the woman or child. 7) Each staff member will act to ensure that the difference between professional and personal relationships with clients is understood and respected. (For example staff should avoid socializing, giving rides or performing favours for clients outside of paid hours of work at the Transition Home.) For one year after the last time the client has received services each staff member should also avoid sexual activities or intimate commitments with the client. 8) We will not take advantage of relationships with clients for personal or financial gain or the personal or financial gain of relatives, friends or co-workers. (e.g. accepting gifts or soliciting clients). 9) We will not engage in any action that violates or diminishes the civil or legal rights of clients. 10) It is the employee’s responsibility to bring an actual or apparent breach of the Code of Ethics to the attention of the Employeremployer. The Employer employer is responsible for advising the employee if a breach of the Code of Ethics exists and how it may be managed to alleviate any damage to clients.