The Therapist Professional Will

This one-day course introduces you to the topic of developing a Professional Will and walks you through the steps necessary to care for your clients, your family and yourself both ethically and confidentially.

Sometimes, Therapists/Supervisors are incapacitated or die due to ill health, incident or accident. When these unexpected events occur the impact on clients and supervisees is considerable. Similarly, the impact on the families of professionals who have to mop-up the often secret world of professional practice leaves family members/executors in the dark.

•  Who is this course for?

Pre-accredited therapists and accredited therapists and supervisors who work in any private practice capacity. Health and social care professionals in some form of private practice or mixed private/agency work contexts.

• What will you learn

What research tells us about the impact on clients, supervisees and families due to sudden incapacitation/death of a therapist/supervisor/healthcare professional in private practice.

Real world issues arising with the illness, retirement, practice termination or death-in-service of a therapist/supervisor/healthcare professional.

The ethical imperative for a Professional Will.

The format and structure of a Professional Will.

Connecting your Personal & Professional Will to take care of you and others.

Codes of ethics require therapists/supervisors/healthcare professionals to ensure they have plans in place for record-keeping and continuity of care of their clients/supervisees