Synopses & Reviews
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-183) and index.
Synopsis
Confidentiality is the undisputed cornerstone of the therapeutic process. This text meets the increasing obligation practitioners have to protect their patients while protecting their practices. Drawing on her wealth of experience accumulated over years of practice, supervising and consulting with numerous practitioners on record keeping issues, the author provides valuable and practical tips along with sound general advice. It is a practical and authoritative source that no psychotherapist or clinical supervisor should be without.
Table of Contents
Purposes of clinical records -- Documenting informed consent -- Characteristics and contents of good records -- Confidentiality and its exceptions -- Policies and procedures for protecting confidentiality -- Retaining and destroying inactive records -- Using patients'records as therapeutic tools -- Clinical supervision records -- Teaching record keeping -- Psychotherapists and records in the legal system -- Planning for interruptions or closures of psychotherapy practice.