Counselling, Psychotherapy and the Law

`Jenkins'' book makes the law relevant, understandable and manageable to counsellors and psychotherapists. It makes clear, reassuring and essential reading for therapists in training as well as those in practice. [All] counsellors and psychotherapisys need to be up to speed with the law and with how it relates to their work. This book is more than timely with the impending introduction of regulation, and the fact that increasingly the work of counsellors and psychotherapists is being subjected to legal scrutiny'' - Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal

Counselling, Psychotherapy and the Law is the long-awaited Second Edition of Peter Jenkins'' comprehensive introduction to legal issues in relation to counselling and psychotherapy in the UK. This text has been fully updated to include coverage of the key developments in the law that have had major impact on therapists'' practice with regard to data protection and the management of confidentia