Contracting for adults in the counselling professions
Ethics in practice: 013

Contracting is an important part of establishing an appropriate therapeutic relationship with clients and supervisees.

This resource explores the legal aspects of contracting and two sides of a therapy contract: the business and therapeutic aspects. It then applies this learning to your own practice, to reflect on how the points raised in this resource relate to your own work, using the case study and points for reflection.

Using Ethics in practice resources 

These resources are not contractually binding on members but provide information, observations and questions to help you make ethical decisions within your practice.

Individual practice issues are often complex and will vary depending on your clients, models of working, the context of the work and the kind of therapeutic intervention provided. We'd always recommend discussing practice dilemmas with a supervisor, a legal advisor or another suitably qualified and experienced professional.