Professional Membership Standard

Spirit Led Institute is a registered business name operated by Sharon Mackenzie, ABN 64 980 520 433. As Founder & Originator of Reflective Safeguarding™, Sharon carries on the Institute’s work as its custodian and private professional standards body.

This private professional-membership framework supports competent, ethical and accountable practice. It does not exercise statutory or government authority.

Professional recognition is separate from course completion. A certificate confirms that published educational completion conditions were met. Professional recognition additionally requires the Institute to be satisfied that the applicant has demonstrated the core competency expected of a Reflective Safeguarding Practitioner™.

Education earns the qualification or certificate; competency earns professional recognition; ongoing accountability maintains professional membership.

Eligibility may require recognised Reflective Safeguarding education, successful competency assessment, agreement to the Professional Practice Standard™ and Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct™, identity and qualification verification where applicable, and a commitment to current CPD, supervision or structured reflective practice, appropriate insurance where required, the Institute’s professional-conduct jurisdiction, and current fees.

Meeting a threshold allows an application to be considered. It does not create automatic admission.

Recognition of prior learning may take account of relevant education and professional experience. Prior work in counselling, psychology, coaching, chaplaincy, ministry, safeguarding, social work, human resources, leadership or another helping profession does not automatically establish competency in Reflective Safeguarding.

Every applicant must still demonstrate the core knowledge, discernment, ethical posture and practice competency of this modality.

Student membership identifies a learner currently undertaking recognised training and carries no practitioner designation. Graduate membership recognises completed education and competency where other professional-member requirements remain outstanding; it does not permit use of SpiritRSPrac. Professional membership recognises a Reflective Safeguarding Practitioner™ who is current and in good standing.

Professional membership is maintained through renewal and continuing compliance. Renewal may require confirmation of current practice details, CPD, supervision or structured reflective practice, insurance where applicable, accurate public representations, conduct declarations and payment of the current fee.

Requirements and evidence must be communicated before they apply. Numerical CPD and supervision requirements are to be confirmed by Spirit Led Institute.

Under its private professional-membership framework, the Institute may refuse admission, impose proportionate conditions, suspend recognition, or end membership where relevant requirements are not met or substantiated conduct concerns warrant that outcome.

The member or applicant must be told the substance of the concern, given a reasonable opportunity to respond, and provided with reasons for a decision, subject to lawful limits on disclosure and the protection of others.

Decisions must be made without predetermined outcome, by people able to act impartially, with conflicts identified and managed. A person adversely affected may seek review through the process then published by the Institute.

Reinstatement may be considered when relevant conditions have been met, risk has been addressed and current eligibility can be demonstrated. Reinstatement is not automatic.

Members are independent practitioners. They are not employees, agents, partners or representatives authorised to bind Spirit Led Institute. Each member remains responsible for legal compliance, business operations, tax, appropriate insurance, client relationships, fees, privacy, records, advertising, scope and the services they provide.

Members must use the terms professional membership, professional recognition, current standing and practitioner directory accurately. They must not describe themselves as government-approved, AHPRA-registered, statutorily regulated or government-accredited through this membership.

SpiritRSPrac may be used only by a current Professional Member in good standing and must cease when membership is no longer current.

Professional authority must not unnecessarily replace client authority. Members are expected to help clients see clearly, understand what is operating, make informed choices and participate in decisions affecting them.