Referral and Termination Issues for Counsellors

Anne Leigh

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 1998
• ISBN:
  9780857025999
• Edition: 1
• Subtopic: Psychotherapy

This book guides trainee and practising counsellors through the practical issues surrounding the referral of clients, a procedure which may be necessary at any time during the counselling process.

Stressing ethical issues and the need to be aware of limits of competency, Anne Leigh provides straightforward guidelines. The sensitive, ethical handling of termination is also an important part of this book, backed up by clear examples and recognition of the emotional consequences of referral or termination for both counsellor and client. She examines the situations most frequently calling for referral, and the ways in which referral may take place responsibly and satisfactorily. The volume covers whether, how, to whom and when to refer on, as well as how best to receive referrals from outside agencies.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• 1 - Introduction: Why Referral and Termination Issues are Crucial
• 2 - The Beginning Phase
• 3 - Medical Referrals
• 4 - Alternative Counselling Referrals
• 5 - Referral Issues in the Middle Phase
• 6 - Problems and Considerations in the Ending Phase
• 7 - Good Endings
• 8 - Ethical Considerations Regarding Referral and Termination Issues
• 9 - Resources
• Appendix
• References
• Index