Confidentiality in Counselling

Confidentiality derives from the word confidence which is the mental attitude of believing in or trusting someone or something. While the term confidential indicates privacy (Shorter Oxford English Dictionary). In the profession of counselling, confidentiality has long been a cornerstone. It is a means of giving your client privacy to protect their identity while also insuring that the contents of their session will not be exposed. It is the “secret-keeping” duty that emerges from the professional

and discuss ethical frameworks within which counselling and therapeutic practitioners work. Include justification for observing codes of conduct and how professionalism is maintained. 2. Outline a range of therapeutic strategies which ensure safe practice for both practitioner and client. This will include safety, record keeping, confidentiality and issues such as bias, prejudice and transference. To have good ethical practice within counselling it is important that there are boundaries and

To have good ethical practice within counselling it is important that there are boundaries and contracts in place that are agreed to and understood by both the counsellor and the client. At the start of each new counselling session it is important that a contract is set out between the client and counsellor. The BACP states 'good practice involves clarfiying and agreeing to the rights and responsibilities of both the counsellor and the client at appropriate points in their working relationship'

Ethical Framework and how its principles promote Carl Roger’s ideas within Person-centered approach. I also include few major professional aspects that are fundamental in good counselling practice such as supervision, confidentiality, research or referrals. The BACP Ethical Framework Clients who seek therapeutic help/counselling may be in a vulnerable position and feel anxious or depressed. Some people could lately experience great incident that make them feel extremely despair. (Tony Marry p.11) noted

the BACP framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy. The Ethical Framework is designed to regulate the work of the counselling practitioner in order to safeguard the needs of the client and to ensure that they are being treated with respect and dignity. The welfare of the client forms the foundation of he code of practice – the client is protected through the principles outlined within it. The fundamental values of counselling and psychotherapy are as follows; • Respecting

Throughout recent years, the emphasis placed on the importance of the therapeutic relationship in counselling, coaching and mentoring has dramatically increased. The therapeutic relationship between practitioner and client during the treatment is one of trust, due to a reciprocal understanding, where practitioners and clients must actively work together to make it succeed (Ackerman and Hilsenroth, 2003). The relationship between the practitioner and client is important because it is crucial to analysing

Appendix 1). There are some major concerns raised in Anna’s situation which generates the dilemma; concerns like, confidentiality, trust, Anna’s rights, the potential risk to the children, the company’s policy, the counsellor’s legal and ethical responsibility. This essay will explain

INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELLING ASSIGNMENT ONE HOW DOES COUNSELLING DIFFER FROM OTHER HELPING SKILLS? Lorna Wilson 15/12/09 How does Counselling Differ from other Helping Skills? In everyday life people experience difficulties and problems that they feel they are not able to deal with on their own and need help with. The help that people receive to overcome their problems can be in many different forms. People may receive help in an informal way, such as having a chat to a close friend

interest. The profession of interest chosen for this report is counselling. This was done through sourcing of relevant documents related to the profession. The potential ethical dilemma (case study) that would be discussed looks at the confidentiality that exists between a counsellor and client. Ethical approaches that were recognized when making decisions in the text would be highlighted. Introduction Profession of interest Counselling occurs when a client and counsellor set aside time in order to

uses counselling skills and a qualified and trained counsellor A qualified counsellor has undertaken a structured training programme and developed and practiced skills needed to become a trained counsellor. They are likely to have trained for several years and specialised to a much higher level than someone who uses counselling skills. They will also have undertaken therapy themselves and addressed any issues or emotional blocks that they may have, whereas a person who uses counselling skills