num_pages: 168
description: Confidentiality is an essential condition of counselling and psychotherapy that enables clients to talk honestly and openly about their situation. As a core aspect of everyday practice therapists need to understand both the legal and ethical implications of providing confidentiality and of keeping records concerning their clients. Confidentiality and Record Keeping in Counselling and Psychotherapy provides a practical introduction to the topic containing guidance  why and how records should be kept  how to balance therapeutic benefits from keeping records with potential legal ramifications  confidentiality agreements with clients in a variety of therapeutic settings  confidentiality in training and supervision.
language: English
title: Confidentiality and Record Keeping in Counselling and Psychotherapy
publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd