Phoenix Charter for counselling practice
* All contact with Phoenix staff, will be treated with dignity, sensitivity and an appropriate level of confidentiality. We strive to answer telephone calls promptly and honour appointments or workshop bookings
* Phoenix Counselling Service strives to maintain the standards of this charter in it’s contact with users by e-mail, telephone, face to face therapy sessions and by web site resources at Phoenix Counselling Service
* At Phoenix we believe the culture, beliefs and needs of service users are paramount and we strive to respect these at all times
* Client records showing contact details are kept strictly confidential and stored securely at all times
* Every client is usually invited to give feedback on completion of contact
* All client fees and all monies received are banked in Phoenix Counselling Service account - all current financial accounts are on view on the web site at all times
* All Phoenix Counselling Staff abide by a professional code of conduct, are expected by Phoenix to be fully insured and have appropriate CRB checks
* New patients will usually be contacted within 48 hours of receiving referral and will usually be seen within 7 to 10 working days from their initial contact
* Counsellors are expected by Phoenix to arrive for all sessions at least ten minutes prior to appointment time
* Phoenix anticipates all sessions a client has contracted for will be charged for, unless the counsellor fails to attend
* The usual counselling session length is 50 minutes
* Phoenix expects that counsellors attend and stay for full sessions where a client has contracted to attend
* Phoenix strives to ensure that counsellors receive appropriate support, own therapy and supervision for the work given on behalf of Phoenix Counselling Service
* Phoenix Counsellors will terminate any session where the work is deemed to be of excessive risk
* Phoenix Counsellors are prepared, where it is helpful to the client, to make appropriate referral on to another profession counsellor or appropriate agencies
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