Independent Facilitation is a non-regulated practice, which means that there is no universally recognized local, regional, or federal authority, regulatory or accrediting body that holds the liability or provides monitoring for independent facilitators.

OIFN offers this Guide for Ethical Conduct, as a resource that outlines some of the safeguards to the practice.  As a self-regulated profession, it is expected that when independent facilitators initially meet with a person, family, and/or significant others, they will review with them the Guide for Ethical Conduct as well as their relevant experience.