PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
As a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, I am committed to their code of conduct and continuing professional development requirements.
I have clinical supervision to discuss my clients but in strict confidentiality without revealing their identity
I also attend regular workshops and trainings to keep up to date with the latest therapeutic findings.
I hold professional indemnity insurance.
I have clinical supervision to discuss my clients but in strict confidentiality without revealing their identity
I also attend regular workshops and trainings to keep up to date with the latest therapeutic findings.
I hold professional indemnity insurance.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
On 25th May 2018 it has become a legal requirement under the 2016 GDPR ( General Data Protection Regulation ) for your counsellor/psychotherapist to make clear to you their data processing procedure. Most importantly the GDPR made it a legal requirement for you to actively opt in and consent to these arrangements and the handling of your data.
I abide by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016 and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and am the data controller and processor for DBFcounselling.com. You can find out more about the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act from the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) - https://ico.org.uk/.
Under the GDPR the practitioner needs to make clients aware of the following:
- I am required by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) to engage in regular supervision, which is a minimum of 1.5 hours per month. You may be discussed during the supervision, however your identity will remain anonymous. Clinical supervision is in place to ensure that your counsellor/psychotherapist is working ethically and safely, and to ensure that you receive the best practice. I abide by the BACP guidelines. More about them can be found at BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions, and also BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions Supplementary Guidance: Working Online (GPiA 047).
- Counsellors/psychotherapists are required to break confidentiality if they assess you are a risk of harm to yourself or to others. If at all possible, they would always discuss a potential breach of confidentiality with you in advance. They would break confidentiality only to the relevant persons or authorities for the purpose of assisting your wellbeing or the safety of others. If at any point during the contract you were in need of emergency, medical or additional support, your counselor/psychotherapist may ask for your consent to contact your GP or any other appropriate services. If at any point during the contact you reveal intent to cause risk of harm to others, your counsellor/psychotherapist is then legally bound to make disclosure to authorities.
- Under the GDPR the counsellor/psychotherapist also has a legal requirement to disclose data if you are involved in drug money laundering, planning terrorist’s offences or if a Court Order has been made.
With regard to online counselling and where there is suspicion of illegal or terrorist activities, the police and other authorities can ask for access to an individual’s email account or synchronous messaging. They can also ask the counsellor/psychotherapist for access to stored records. Counsellors/psychotherapists are not able to guarantee confidentiality in these circumstances.
- Your telephone number ID will be coded by initials and ID numbers/letters. It will be stored for contact purposes only and deleted at the end of our work together.
I abide by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016 and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and am the data controller and processor for DBFcounselling.com. You can find out more about the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act from the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) - https://ico.org.uk/.
Under the GDPR the practitioner needs to make clients aware of the following:
- Reason for collecting Personal Data/Information
- Confidentiality – Will my Counsellor/Psychotherapist share my Data?
- I am required by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) to engage in regular supervision, which is a minimum of 1.5 hours per month. You may be discussed during the supervision, however your identity will remain anonymous. Clinical supervision is in place to ensure that your counsellor/psychotherapist is working ethically and safely, and to ensure that you receive the best practice. I abide by the BACP guidelines. More about them can be found at BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions, and also BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions Supplementary Guidance: Working Online (GPiA 047).
- Counsellors/psychotherapists are required to break confidentiality if they assess you are a risk of harm to yourself or to others. If at all possible, they would always discuss a potential breach of confidentiality with you in advance. They would break confidentiality only to the relevant persons or authorities for the purpose of assisting your wellbeing or the safety of others. If at any point during the contract you were in need of emergency, medical or additional support, your counselor/psychotherapist may ask for your consent to contact your GP or any other appropriate services. If at any point during the contact you reveal intent to cause risk of harm to others, your counsellor/psychotherapist is then legally bound to make disclosure to authorities.
- Under the GDPR the counsellor/psychotherapist also has a legal requirement to disclose data if you are involved in drug money laundering, planning terrorist’s offences or if a Court Order has been made.
With regard to online counselling and where there is suspicion of illegal or terrorist activities, the police and other authorities can ask for access to an individual’s email account or synchronous messaging. They can also ask the counsellor/psychotherapist for access to stored records. Counsellors/psychotherapists are not able to guarantee confidentiality in these circumstances.
- How will my Counsellor/Psychotherapist store personal data and for how long?
- Your telephone number ID will be coded by initials and ID numbers/letters. It will be stored for contact purposes only and deleted at the end of our work together.
- Your rights under GDPR