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Confidentiality & record keeping
Legal resources for counsellors and psychotherapists book 2:
Confidentiality & Record Keeping in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Front cover
Tim Bond, University of Bristol
Barbara Mitchels, Solicitor and Director of Watershed Counselling Service
Publication date - September 2008
168 Pages
ISBN number: 9781412912709
Published in association with SAGE Publications
£17.99 BACP members
£18.99 Non-members
About the book
As a core and essential aspect of counselling and psychotherapy practice, therapists need to understand both the legal and ethical implications of providing confidentiality and keeping records concerning their clients.
The book provides a practical introduction to the topic, including guidance on:
• why and how records should be kept
• how to balance therapeutic benefits with keeping records which have potential legal ramifications
• confidentiality agreements with clients in a variety of therapeutic settings
• confidentiality in training and supervision
"This book is the first of its kind to explore the issue in depth, in a professional and highly readable way. This book is an original, insightful, comprehensive and practical guide for all of us working in the field...a must read for any counsellor or psychotherapist or anybody else working in the field of psychological therapies"
Prof. Cary L. Cooper, CBE, President of BACP
"There are few legal issues as important to clients and their therapists as confidentiality and record keeping. This book is essential reading for all counsellors and psychotherapists."
Esther Rantzen, Chair & Founder of Childline and Vice President of BACP