Essential Law for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
- Barbara Mitchels - A retired solicitor and practicing psychotherapist
- Tim Bond - University of Bristol, UK
Barbara Mitchels and Tim Bond make legal issues relevant and bring them alive for the practitioner. Packed with practical examples, this 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.
Other features include a glossary, tables and flowcharts as well as a comprehensive index of resources and organisations for additional information and guidance. This readable book helps practice managers, counsellors and psychotherapists to recognise, understand and address legal issues that may arise in their practice, and assists them in finding any additional resources they may need.
Demystifying the law, this book is an authoritative guide for therapists, including those working in private practice, as well as being important reading for all those studying counselling, psychotherapy or clinical psychology.
This is an excellent must have book for all in the counselling profession, it clearly guides the reader through themed areas relating to the complexities of counselling and the law.
The title says it all - Essential Law for Counsellors and Psychotherapists. A lot of practitioners choose to work for themselves, this book will give insight into what they need to do in order to comply with the law and to protect their business and reputation. Good glossary of terms.
Inappropriate for the level
An essential text for students who are considering the legal aspects of future therapy
Already adopted
Course no longer running after 2011
This handbook has already been used in our course as an invaluable resource for our professional issues module. It is user-friendly, comprehensive and relevant to trainees as well as experienced counsellors
