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be shared for the benefit of the
spiritual directee; and
d. respecting ministers, clergy, spiritual
care providers, and other professionals
by not disparaging them or their work.

Faith and Spiritual Communities
2. Spiritual directors maintain responsible
relationships by:
a. remaining open to processes
of corporate discernment,
accountability, and support;
b. appropriately drawing on the
teachings and spiritual practices of
spiritual communities; and

c. respecting the spiritual directee’s
relationships to his or her own
communities.

Society
3. Spiritual directors, when presenting them-
selves to the public, preserve the integrity
of spiritual direction by being in right
relation with persons and organizations:

a. representing qualifications and affili-
ations accurately;
b. defining the particular nature and
purpose of spiritual direction;
c. seeking opportunities to be spiritually
available to the underserved;
d. living in an ecologically responsible
and sustainable manner; and
e. respecting all persons regardless of
race, color, sexual orientation,

Guidelines for Ethical Conduct © 2018
by Spiritual Directors International

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