INSIGHTS ARTICLES ON LEGAL TOPICS
BCACC legal counsel George Bryce has contributed articles to BCACC's Insights Magazine for several years, covering B.C. law and its relation to clinical practice. Links to the articles are provided below.
BC's Apology Act: Saying "I'm Sorry" Has Never Been So Easy
[ PDF version ]
A Counsellor's Duty to Warn Forseeable Victims of a Client with HIV/AIDS
--Factors and questions to consider [ PDF version ]
Municipal Business Licenses/Zoning Requirements
--Implications for private practice/counselling partnerships in B.C. municipalities [ PDF version ]
Reporting suspected child abuse/neglect
--An exception to confidentiality [PDF version here]
Gardner v. Rucsh--case commentary
--A recent court case involving counsellor-client confidentiality [PDF version here]
Obtaining consent from children
--Implications of B.C.'s Infants Act [PDF version here]
Buying a Counselling Practice
--Questions and issues to consider [PDF version here]
Retiring from Counselling Practice
--Things for your To-Do List [PDF version here]
Consent for Counselling Children during Marital Breakdowns
--Questions and issues to address with parents [PDF version here]
Duty to warn forseeable victims of a client's violence
--Factors and questions to consider [PDF version here]
BC's New Personal Information Protection Act
--Entrenching Common Practice Or Adding New Complexities? [PDF version here]
A Client's Right to Access Clinical Records
What right does my current (or former) client have to access my clinical notes about counselling sessions? [PDF version here]
When the Coroner Comes Calling - Handling requests from the coroner's office [PDF version here]
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