Niki Jaimes is a Certified Professional Dreamworker and will abide by all of the Codes of Ethics created by the International Association for the Study of Dreams.
IASD Dreamwork Ethics Statement
IASD celebrates the many benefits of dreamwork, yet recognizes that there are potential risks. IASD supports an approach to dreamwork and dream sharing that respects the dreamer’s dignity and integrity, and which recognizes the dreamer as the decision-maker regarding the significance of the dream. Systems of dreamwork that assign authority or knowledge of the dream’s meanings to someone other than the dreamer can be misleading, incorrect, and harmful. Ethical dreamwork helps the dreamer work with his/her own dream images, feelings, and associations, and guides the dreamer to more fully experience, appreciate, and understand the dream. Every dream may have multiple meanings, and different techniques may be reasonably employed to touch these multiple layers of significance.A dreamer’s decision to share or discontinue sharing a dream should always be respected and honored. The dreamer should be forewarned that unexpected issues or emotions may arise in the course of the dreamwork. Information and mutual agreement about the degree of privacy and confidentiality are essential ingredients in creating a safe atmosphere for dream sharing.Dreamwork outside a clinical setting is not a substitute for psychotherapy, or other professional treatment, and should not be used as such.IASD recognizes and respects that there are many valid and time-honored dreamwork traditions. We invite and welcome the participation of dreamers from all cultures. There are social, cultural, and transpersonal aspects to dream experience. In this statement we do not mean to imply that the only valid approach to dreamwork focuses on the dreamer’s personal life.Our purpose is to honor and respect the person of the dreamer as well as the dream itself, regardless of how the relationship between the two may be understood.
Prepared by the IASD Ethics CommitteeCarol Warner, ChairAssociation for the Study of DreamsSpring, 1997The next statement, the Statement of Ethical Concerns, was developed very early in IASD’s history. It is intended to provide general guidelines and standards of behavior and principles for presenters and participants at IASD conferences and other meetings. It is a much more general statement than the Dreamwork Ethics Statement.