SAISI meets POPIA – Part 1

SAISI meets POPIA – Part 1

Today’s blog post is part of a mini series on POPIA, written by Sumien du Plessis.  Sumien works in private practice in Pretoria and is their appointed information officer.  She adds, “It should be a given that I am a Sensory Integration qualified...
Informed Consent and Confidentiality

Informed Consent and Confidentiality

The next post in our Ethics series looks at Informed Consent and Confidentiality, written by our SAISI Ethics expert Dana Katz.  Thank you Dana! INFORMED CONSENT and CONFIDENTIALITY (HPCSA Booklets 4 and 5) This blog will specifically be addressing informed consent...

What is a duty?

Thank you to Jaimie Andrews for writing the third of our blog posts on ethics.  This week we look at the various types of duties and what they mean in practice.  Happy reading! What is a duty? “A duty is an obligation to do or refrain from doing something.” It’s...
Coming soon: Your Ethics Queries Answered

Coming soon: Your Ethics Queries Answered

Dear members Over the last few months there has been a notable increase in the number of ethical queries and complaints being received by SAISI. Many of these are due to lack awareness and knowledge of ethical practice. Whilst we will continue to address all...