Does your work as a therapist match best practice standards? Please answer Yes or No to each of these questions. As a therapist, I ... Question Yes No 1. Am a member of a professional association and abide by its code of ethics 2. Am covered by a malpractice insurance policy 3. Give clients written information, prior to seeing them, about my qualifications, confidentiality issues, etc. 4. Consciously work at making a good connection with clients 5. Work with the clients' goals, where possible, rather than what I or others want for them 6. Assess clients' level of readiness for change and adjust my approach accordingly 7. Adjust my approach to fit clients, rather than making clients fit my approach 8. Access clients' theories on what will help 9. Intentionally make use of clients' strengths and ideas 10. Give practical input if clients are wanting this, but leave them to decide what they do 11. Express hope for clients' future and my reasons for being hopeful for them 12. Affirm their plan for change 13. Use assessment tools which measure client progress and satisfaction with counselling 14. Respond non-defensively if clients give negative or constructive feedback 15. Am prepared to adjust my approach based on such feedback or if there is no progress over time 16. Keep written records of sessions which are securely stored 17. Know my limits and refer to other helping professionals when required 18. Have appropriate boundaries in place between my work and my personal life 19. Participate regularly in professional development activities 20. Take good care of myself and discuss my work regularly with a clinical supervisor
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