A well thought out contract helps protect the public, sets the boundaries under which therapy is offered and protects therapists in the event of a complaint.
Having a comprehensive contract, one that both provides safety for Psychosexual and Relationship Therapists and Service Users, is maybe not seen as a high priority. But is should be and it should rank alongside robust insurance as one of the most important and essential foundations of practice.
How often do you think about your therapy contract? Do you go back to it on a regular basis to see if it is still fit for purpose and needs modification, or is it one of those things you do once and then consider it done?
Key elements of this training include:
- Reviewing what the essential components of a contract are and why they are needed.
- Looking at the intricacies of contracting around confidentiality for Service Users.
- Exploring the tools and information necessary to review the efficacy of a contract and to update it.
About the Trainer
Anne Chilton is a very experienced Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist. She has been in practice for nearly 40 years and has been a supervisor for about half of that time. She previously ran the Diploma in Sex and Relationship Therapy for Relationships Scotland where she was formerly the Head of Counselling. She has developed and run numerous course and workshops on issues related to therapy and supervision. She works both with the voluntary sector and has a private practice which currently is being run on line.
She did her Masters research around Confidentially, Couples and Secrets and has an active interest in the use of contacting to ethically manage the intricacies posed when seeing couples of individual sessions.
