Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-183) and index.
Purposes of clinical records -- Documenting informed consent -- Characteristics and contents of good records -- Confidentiality and its exceptions -- Policies and procedures for protecting confidentiality -- Retaining and destroying inactive records -- Using patients'records as therapeutic tools -- Clinical supervision records -- Teaching record keeping -- Psychotherapists and records in the legal system -- Planning for interruptions or closures of psychotherapy practice.