Jenkins Counselling, Psychotherapy and the Law

2. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-85702-296-7
Verlag: SAGE Publications
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 242 mm

Reihe: Professional Skills for Counsellors Series

`Jenkins' book makes the law relevant, understandable and manageable to counsellors and psychotherapists. It makes clear, reassuring and essential reading for therapists in training as well as those in practice. [All] counsellors and psychotherapisys need to be up to speed with the law and with how it relates to their work. This book is more than timely with the impending introduction of regulation, and the fact that increasingly the work of counsellors and psychotherapists is being subjected to legal scrutiny' - Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy JournalCounselling, Psychotherapy and the Law is the long-awaited Second Edition of Peter Jenkins' comprehensive introduction to legal issues in relation to counselling and psychotherapy in the UK. This text has been fully updated to include coverage of the key developments in the law that have had major impact on therapists' practice with regard to data protection and the management of confidentiality. The book breaks new ground by exploring in detail the relationship of ethics to the law and providing a framework for relating the BACP Ethical Framework to legal decision-making.Key features of this new edition include:", extensive use of case studies. These bring legal examples to life and give a human dimension to powerful ethical dilemmas such as seeking agreement to end medical treatment, or client's gaining access to their own confidential records ", key points, which provide quick summaries of complex material and reference guides for professional practice", the multiple points of crossover and intersection of law and therapy. These are identified and explored, ranging from the use of narrative theory, to the provision of pre-trial therapy for abused children, to the role of the therapist as expert witness.This new edition provides clarity and reassurance for practitioners at all levels about the exact nature of their responsibilities, and how these can best be managed, in order to enable them to comply with the law and focus on their therapeutic work with clients. Counselling, Psychotherapy and the Law, Second Edition provides an essential source of reference in a single volume, making a fascinating and complex topic understandable and bringing it to life.Peter Jenkins, formerly a member of the BACP Professional Conduct Committee and currently a member of the Ethics Committee of the UKCP, has been described by Counselling at Work as 'probably the foremost authority on legal issues in counselling'. He is Co-Director of the Counselling and Psychotherapy Directorate at the University of Salford.More reviews:`Despite requiring real concentration, this is an essential read for counsellors and psychotherapists irrespective of background and theoretical orientation. Trainers, supervisors and agency coordinators especially would benefit from the up to date material contained here' - Therapy Today`Peter Jenkins has consulted widely over the content of this book, both within the psychological therapies field and with legal eagles. [His] use of clear flow diagrams and comparison boxes enable the reader to identify the similarities and differences between professional and moral/ethical debates. It is a thoroughly researched and accessible text' - Association for University and College Counselling Journal`a comprehensive overview of a rapidly evolving field. This book represents a helpful addition to practitioners' bookshelves as a reference work, but also a beneficial read to stimulate thoughtful responses to practical dilemmas. It provides a good support to both therapeutic and supervision practices across the spectrum of experience and theoretical models' - The Psychotherapist

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jenkins, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Beratungspsychologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

THERAPY, ETHICS AND THE LAW
Therapy and the Law
Ethical Principles and the law
THE LEGAL CONTEXT OF THERAPY
Content and Structure of the Law
Communicating Information
Law Relating To Service Provision and Employment
THERAPISTS, COURTS AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM
Reform of the Civil Law System
Structure of the Court System
Practical Aspects of Therapists' Involvement with the Courts
Professional Aspects of Therapists' Involvement with the Courts
PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE, LIABILITY AND DUTY OF CARE
Professional Negligence
Therapy Case Law
Indemnity Insurance and Professional Protection Societies
CONFIDENTIALITY, PRIVILEGE AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST
Confidentiality
Privilege and Confidentiality
Confidentiality and the Public Interest
Breaking Confidentiality
DATA PROTECTION AND ACCESS TO CLIENT RECORDS
Recording Therapeutic Work
Access to Client Material
THERAPY WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
The Rights of Children and Young People
Key Issues in Therapy with Children and Young People
Settings for Therapy with Children and Young People
STATUTORY REGULATION OF THERAPISTS
Statutory Recognition of Therapy
Statutory Regulation of Therapists
Therapy, Professional Power and Society

Über Autor(innen)

Jenkins, Peter
Peter Jenkins is a counsellor, trainer, supervisor and researcher. He has worked as a student and staff counsellor in college and university settings for the past thirty years. During this time, he has developed a particular interest in exploring ethical, professional and legal issues in counselling practice. He has run over two hundred workshops on these topics, aimed at addressing the current concerns of practitioners. He has been a member of both the BACP Professional Conduct Committee and the UKCP Ethics Committee and has published around one hundred articles on law and ethics in the professional counselling press. His publications include Therapy with Children, as co-author with Dr Debbie Daniels (Second edition, Sage, 2010), Counselling, Psychotherapy and the Law (Second edition, Sage 2007), online modules for Counselling Mind-Ed and other training material, such as Counselling Confidentiality and the Law (2013, Counselling DVDs).

Peter has produced a wide range of free resources, which can be downloaded to supplement the material outlined in his recent book, Professional Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Ethics and the Law. These resources include a video presentation on key issues in recording therapeutic work with clients and online self-study programmes on legal issues in working with children and young people for MindEd. While his book closely follows the BACP Ethical Framework in terms of discussing the competencies required of counsellors and psychotherapists, he has also developed a critical analysis of the Ethical Framework, and of some of the legal resources designed to underpin it. In addition, the key area of data protection is undergoing change, with the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation in May 2018. The impact of the GDPR is explored in a further piece, looking at its background and some of the main implications for counsellors.

- Video of PPS presentation on 'Records as Evidence'
- MindEd Counselling: Legal and Professional Issues, i.e. self-study online programmes on working with young people, in relation to record keeping, safeguarding, ethics and the law
- Article: 'What is wrong with the Ethical Framework?'
- Article: 'Chestnuts roasting on an open fire? Supervisor liability revisited'
- Article on the new General Data Protection Regulation: 'An upgrade for data privacy?'

Webinars (access is free for counselling students via https://www.onlinevents.co.uk/library):

- Working with Children and Young People: An Ethical and Legal Minefield?
- Making Sense of the New Ethical Framework
- Supervisors – A New Duty of Care?

Brief video clips discussing:

- The Gillick principle in working with children and young people
- Limits to confidentiality in reporting a serious crime committed by your client
- Aspects of professional negligence, in the watershed legal case of Werner versus Landau (1961)

Peter can be contacted at [e-mail]