Best Practice Guidelines for Family Counselling Services

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This state-of-the-art manual, first published by FSO in 2000, has been completely rewritten by a panel of expert clinicians. It is an easy-to-read, comprehensive guide for all professional counsellors. It contains more than 30 recommended forms that can be adapted to meet an agency's or private practitioner's needs.

The manual has been reviewed by expert legal counsel to ensure its consistency with current legislation. Topics include:

  • Providing information about your service to clients
  • Confidentiality of client information 
  • Maintaining, accessing and releasing client information
  • Developing service plans, ending service and follow-up
  • Risk management, including counselling minors, children of separation and divorce, domestic violence, suicide risk and dealing with challenging clients
  • Research protocols
  • Service evaluation
  • Electronic communication, including system security and web-based counselling

Pricing:  $89.95    (FSO members)   +  Shipping and Handling
Pricing:  $109.95  (non-members)   +  Shipping and Handling

To order contact Family Service Ontario by e-mail at fso@familyserviceontario.org or telephone 416-231-6003.