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the Contract
Contract – between ................... and Heather Dale
Beginnings
Agreeing to work together means that we have contracted to meet at an arranged
time, usually for fifty minutes, and in a safe setting, in order for you
to examine any issues or problems you care to discuss. My role is to facilitate
your process, and help you move towards change if appropriate.
Confidentiality
Anything you choose to say to me within sessions remains confidential with
the following exceptions:
1) Supervision
I may sometimes feel it would be beneficial to discuss your sessions with
my supervisor, or with other professional colleagues. These discussions
will also
be in confidence, and the purpose is always to enable me to be more effective
in our work together.
2) Danger to self or others
If you give me information that leads me to believe that somebody is in
danger of serious harm, then I may feel obliged to take further steps.
I would discuss
this with you first.
Cancellations/lateness
If you cancel a session with less than three days notice, you will be charged
the full fee. If you have not cancelled, I assume you are coming, and you
will be charged for that session.
Code of ethics
I am a senior registered counsellor and a member of the British
Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I abide by their Ethical
Framework.
If you are not familiar with this, please look at their web site, at www.bacp.co.uk
Endings
Once we have agreed to work together, unless we have agreed a fixed number
of sessions, my commitment to you is open-ended. When you are ready to
stop, I ask for at least one sessions notice, so that we both have time
to reflect
on how best to end our time together. |
