Essential Law for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
Barbara Mitchels author Tim Bond author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
Published:17th May '10
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This third book in the authoritative BACP Legal Resources for Counsellors and Psychotherapists series provides a user-friendly guide to the law for all those practising and training in the counselling profession.
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.
"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
An excellent up to date resource. A must for trainers, practitioners and students alike. -- Miss Caroline Gilchrist * drupal *
Excellent and readable. -- Mr Bill Stanley * drupal *
A most valuable addition to the College library. -- Mr Gerald Willmore * drupal *
Essential reading for any Counsellor. The book manages to contextualises key issues in law relevant to pracitioners and is a must have for any counselling practitioner. -- Mr John Dixon * drupal *
For students - an indespensible guide to what can often be a complex subject. Essentail reading for Counsellors and psychotherapists. -- Mr John Dixon * drupal *
very thorough. -- Mr Marc Tomlinson * drupal *
good specialist text -- Mr Peter Ashworth * drupal *
Course no longer running after 2011 -- Mr Peter Cardew * drupal *
Inappropriate for the level -- Mr Peter Cardew * drupal *
Already adopted -- Mr Peter Cardew * drupal *
An essential text for students who are considering the legal aspects of future therapy -- Mr Peter Cardew * drupal *
This book is a must for every counselling students at every level of training. ′Essential Law for Counsellors and Psychotherapists′ guides new and qualified practitioners alike. -- Mr Richard Carroll * drupal *
recommended for extra reading for students -- Mr Sivan Koran * drupal *
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. -- Mrs Angela Fairhurst * drupal *
for students to explore the realms of legislation and its impact on the counselling profession -- Mrs Debbie Mccallum * drupal *
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. -- Mrs Deborah Hibbard * drupal *
this is an easy book to read and due to its lay- out allows the student to easily access information -- Mrs Deborah Regan * drupal *
A helpful addition to the information available for students′ professional understanding and development -- Ms Deborah Gibson * drupal *
It is a good book. It coveres the process of appearing in a court of law well. It however is not as relevant to the course that I will be teaching. -- Ms Fatima Peters * drupal *
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 -- Ms Jackie Pounder * drupal *
very useful reference for practitioners and trainees -- Ms Jane Macaskie * drupal *
a great, practical guide for students -- Ms Julia Martin * drupal *
excellent, very clear, useful for anyone involved in the professional role of supporting adults, children and young people -- Ms Pat Fuller * drupal *
Excellent, very clear, useful for anyone involved in the professional role of supporting adults, children and young people. -- Ms Pat Fuller * drupal *
ISBN: 9781848608856
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 470g
176 pages