| Description |
vi, 126 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Contemporary Therapeutic Practice -- Therapy and ethics -- ̀Practical wisdom' in therapy -- Therapy and consumerism -- Practising therapy ethically, creatively - and ̀safely' -- 2. Cornerstones of Therapy -- Balancing safety and creativity -- The philosophical and theoretical frame -- Boundaries in therapeutic practice -- The therapeutic relationship -- Methodologies or styles of intervention -- The therapist's need for self-care and self-compassion -- 3. Creating and Maintaining Therapy Agreements -- Making an initial agreement with your client -- Personalising the therapeutic agreement -- Re-contracting: the review and renewal of agreements -- Ending a therapeutic agreement -- 4. Framing the Therapeutic Process -- An aesthetics of therapy: the language of frames -- The environmental frame -- The contractual frame and the therapeutic alliance -- The embodied relational frame -- Extending therapeutic frames -- |
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5. Dealing with Mistakes in Therapeutic Practice -- The inevitability of making mistakes -- Minimising mistakes in the therapeutic field -- Ethical review as a support for safe and creative practice -- How complaints can arise -- The role of mediation in resolving complaints -- 6. Reviewing your Practice and Looking Forward -- Conducting a personal and professional practice review -- What kind of therapist am I? -- How can I take an overview of my practice? -- How do I balance safety and creativity in my everyday practice? -- How well supported would I be if something went wrong? -- Am I developing practical wisdom as a therapist? -- Resources -- 1. Card index summary -- 2. Initial meeting and assessment proforma -- 3. Process session notes proforma -- 4. Process session notes - an example -- 5. Contract example A: health centre counselling contract -- 6. Contract example B: psychotherapy contract -- |
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7. Contract example C: Hillside Therapy Centre: client agreement -- 8. Contract example D: Jones & Co. employee assistance programme -- 9. Therapeutic executor - UKAHPP guidelines -- 10. Extracts from the UKAHPP complaints procedure |
| Summary |
Packed with reflective exercises, summaries, case examples and step-by-step guidance, this book takes the reader from establishing the therapeutic relationship to worst-case scenarios like complaints procedures and legal action. It is essential reading for legal & ethical modules on all counselling courses |
| Analysis |
Counselling |
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Social work |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Counseling -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Counselors -- Professional ethics.
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Ethical therapy.
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Psychotherapists -- Professional ethics.
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Psychotherapy -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Counseling -- ethics.
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Psychotherapy -- ethics.
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| Author |
Springwood, Bee, author
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Wilson, Michael (Psychotherapist), author
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EBSCOhost
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| LC no. |
2011936295 |
| ISBN |
1446202011 |
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144620202X (paperback) |
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9781446202012 |
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9781446202029 (paperback) |
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