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Essential Law for Counsellors and Psychotherapists


Essential Law for Counsellors and Psychotherapists 3


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Book Cover
Barbara Mitchels & Tim Bond

Published in association with Sage Publications
Publication date – May 2010
165 pages
ISBN number: 978-1-84860-886-3

£16.00 BACP Members
£18.99 Non-members

‘Essential Law for Counsellors and Psychotherapists provides a comprehensive and easily readable text for all practitioners practising the talking therapies. It will prove to be an essential reference in this ever more demanding field where therapists are coming into contact with the law in their every day work.’

Sandi Toksvig, Vice President of BACP, writer and broadcaster

This third book in the BACP legal resource series for counsellors and psychotherapists provides a user-friendly guide to the law for all those practising and training in the counselling profession. Packed with practical examples, the book covers essential areas of law for practitioners including:

  • professional ethics and standards
  • negligence
  • contracts and premises
  • employment and insurance
  • dealing with legal claims
  • professional diligence

The text will help practice managers, counsellors and psychotherapists to recognise, understand and address legal issues that may arise in practice, and assist them in finding any additional resources they may need. This authoritative guide will also be invaluable reading for all those studying counselling, psychotherapy or clinical psychology.

Legal Resources for Counsellors and Psychotherapists is a series of highly practical books, themed around broad topics, which reflect the most "frequently asked questions" put to BACP.The following books in the series are also available to purchase from the BACP bookshop.

Therapists in Court, by Tim Bond and Amanpreet SandhuConfidentiality & Record Keeping in Counselling and Psychotherapy, by Tim Bond & Barbara Mitchels

For information about the Essential Law for Counsellors and Psychotherapists workshops in 2010/11, and for details of a special ‘book and workshop’ offer please click here

To order a copy of this book from the online book shop please click here

Alternatively you can order a copy by calling BACP on 01455 883300