Peter
Always a difficult question to answer directly. Part of the question refers to "patients in your care" Are thy in your or my care or are we helping them care for themselves? At 'Open Door' we do not recommend or offer any form of healing to those who come to us for assistance even though many of our volunteers are able and qualified to offer a variety of disciplines including homoeopathy, massage; aromatherapy and reiki. When a volunteer is acting on our behalf as a counsellor or 'active listener' we expect them to do what it says on the tin, counsel and listen.
If they also possess a healing skill it should not be offered to the 'client' unless the subject is instigated by the client. The same applies to everyday matters that people use us for, such as problems with French bureaucracy. We can mention the names of notaires, accountants or translators that we know, we can tell the clients that we have used the services of a particular professional and the experience that we had, but we do not make a recomendation. That is the client's responsibility to make that decision and commitment themselves.
It is also, in this litigious day and age, a matter of your actions or policies relative to your liability insurance.
I hope these few thoughts have not muddied the water for you
