Legal issues in counselling & psychotherapy / / edited by Peter Jenkins

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782086503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : SAGE, , 2002
• ISBN: 9786610369447; 1-280-36944-2; 1-4129-3253-X; 0-7619-5480-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 195 pages)
• Collana: Ethics in practice
• Altri autori (Persone): JenkinsPeter <1950->
• Disciplina: 344.41041
• Soggetti: Counseling - Law and legislation - Great Britain; Psychotherapy - Law and legislation - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Disclaimer; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Confidentiality: A Case Study; Chapter 2 - Psychoanalyst Subpoenaed; Chapter 3 - Legal Pitfalls in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice, and How to Avoid Them; Chapter 4 - Taking Legal Action Against a Therapist for Professional Negligence; Chapter 5 - Transparent Recording: Therapists and the Data Protection Act 1998; Chapter 6 - Preparing Reports and Presenting Evidence in Court: A Guide for Counsellors and Psychotherapists; Chapter 7 - Regulating Counselling and Psychotherapy: Lessons from Complementary Medicine; Chapter 8 - Legal Issues in Therapeutic Work with Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse; Chapter 9 - Counselling in Legal Settings: Provision for Jury Members, Vulnerable Witness and Victims of Crime; Chapter 10 - The Law of Confidentiality - A Solution or Part of the Problem?; Chapter 11 - False Memories or Recovered Memories> Legal and Ethical Implications for Therapists; Chapter 12 - The Implications of the Human Rights Act 1998 for Counsellors and Psychotherapists; Appendix 1: The Academy of Experts; L Model Form of Expert's Report; Appendix 2 : Therapy Notes and the Law; Appendix 3: Relevant Organisations; Legal References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This text exmamines the rapidly growing range of situations in which therapists find themselves in contact with the law - in their everyday practice, in specialist work or when facing a legal case against them.