Certification Track Program participants may terminate their membership in the program at any time. Please contact both The Gottman Institute and your Consultant to inform them you will not be moving forward to certification. Program fees and administrative costs are non-refundable.
The Gottman Institute reserves the right to terminate participation in further training and the consultation process for the following reasons:
- if the clinician fails to maintain their license or certification to practice independently
- if the clinician fails to maintain professional liability insurance with a minimum amount of coverage of 1M/3M
- if a Disciplinary Board finds against the clinician in any complaint (including non-Gottman Institute clients)
- if The Gottman Institute receives a serious complaint that the Institute credits as having merit
- if a judgment is made against a clinician in a court of law for any misdemeanor or felony
- if The Gottman Institute has reasonable evidence to believe that the clinician is abusing alcohol and/or other drugs
- if The Gottman Institute has reason to believe that the clinician’s functioning is impaired by physical, emotional, mental or other reasons
- if The Gottman Institute has reasonable evidence to believe that the clinician has committed a breach of the American Psychological Association Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct
- if the clinician fails to fulfill agreed upon financial commitments to The Gottman Institute
- if The Gottman Institute has reason to believe that a clinician has failed to exercise that degree of skill, care, and learning expected of a reasonably prudent provider of the same specialty under the same or similar circumstances
- if The Gottman Institute has reason to believe that a clinician’s public presentation is inconsistent with the mission, goals and/or ideals of The Gottman Institute or in any way damages our name and reputation
- if the clinician fails to meet the Terms and Conditions for the Gottman Certification Track and consultation process