Terms, Conditions and Methods of Practice
It is the client's choice whether or not to participate in therapy.
Reasonable steps should be taken in the course of the psychotherapeutic
relationship to ensure that the client is given an opportunity to review
the terms on which psychotherapy is being offered and the methods of
psychotherapy being used. The decision to terminate the therapeutic
relationship is generally reached by mutual agreement. If trainees and
supervisees have a policy of requiring a minimum number of sessions with
a client after the decision to end therapy is reached, this should be
made clear to the client at the beginning of therapy.
Confidentiality
Trainees and supervisees treat as confidential personal information
about clients, whether obtained directly or indirectly or by inference.
Such information includes name, address, biographical details and other
descriptions of the client's life and circumstances which might result in
identification of the client. If trainees and supervisees included
consultations with colleagues and others within the confidential
relationship, this should be stated to the client at the beginning of
therapy. If records of psychotherapy sessions are kept, clients should be
made aware of this. At the client's request information should be given
about access to these records, their availability to other people and the
degree of security with which they are kept.
*Extracts from Spectrum Code of Ethics and Practice for Trainees and Supervisees
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