Handbook of professional and ethical practice for psychologists, counsellors, and psychotherapists / edited by Rachel Tribe and Jean Morrissey.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Rachel Tribe and Jean Morrissey -- 2. Developing and monitoring professional ethics and good practice guidelines / Tim Bond -- 3. European guidelines to professional and ethical issues / Digby Tantam and Emmy Van Deurzen -- 4. Psychological contracts with and within organisations / Michael Carroll -- 5. The person in ethical decision-making : living with our choices / Malcolm Cross and Joanne Wood -- 6. Client confidentiality and data protection / Peter Jenkins -- 7. The legal context of therapy / Peter Jenkins -- 8. Writing a report for use in court and appearing in court as a health professional and/or expert witness / Allan Winthrop -- 9. The ethics and responsibilities of record keeping and note taking / David Purves -- 10. Referrals : clinical considerations and responsibilities / Rebecca Haworth and Tim Gallagher -- 11. Complaints : professional ethical issues / Tim Gallagher and Rebecca Haworth -- 12. Fitness to practise / Nicola Barden -- 13. Suicide : professional and ethical considerations / Jane Boden -- 14. Working in a healthcare setting : professional and ethical challenges / Amanda Evans and Robert Bor -- 15. Professional and ethical considerations when working with children and adolescents - an educational psychology perspective / Irvine S. Gersch and Grainne Ni Dhomhnaill -- 16. Professional and ethical issues when working with older adults / Eleanor O'Leary and Nicola Barry -- 17. Professional and ethical practice in the consulting room with lesbians and gay men / Lyndsey Moon -- 18. Professional and ethical issues when working with learning disabled clients / Peter Forster and Rachel Tribe -- 19. Professional and ethical practice in multicultural and multiethnic society / John Newland and Nimisha Patel -- 20. Research in therapeutic practice settings : ethical considerations / Adrian Coyle and Camilla Olsen -- 21. The ethics (or not) of evidence-based practice / Martin Milton -- 22. Mandatory personal therapy for therapists : professional and ethical issues / Andrew Grimmer -- 23. Teaching ethics for professional practice / Shirley Morrissey -- 24. Training supervision : professional and ethical considerations / Jean Morrissey -- 25. Trainee perspectives on professional and ethical practice / Rachel Tribe.

"The increase in professionalization of psychological counselling and the increasing use of litigation against therapists and psychologists means that an awareness of the professional, legal and ethical considerations is vital. The Handbook of Professional and Ethical Practice brings together a range of writers who each have a wealth of knowledge and experience of their subjects. Each chapter places particular emphasis on the current codes of practice and ethical principles underpinning safe ethical practice and the implications for practitioners. This innovative handbook provides a supportive guide to the major professional, legal and ethical considerations faced by trainees on counselling, clinical psychology and psychotherapy courses, as well as providing an invaluable resource for more experienced therapists and other members of the helping professions."--Publisher description.