POCKET CRIMINAL CODE 1977: IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELLORS

Counselling in good faith requires a knowledge of both the ethical and legal requirements that affect the counselling process. This article highlights sections of the Criminal Code of Canada and related federal legislation that directly influence the work of mental health professionals — particularly school counsellors. Potential trouble spots are identified to provide the counsellor with a factual basis for helping clients, and to warn the counsellor of ways he could become personally involved in the process of the criminal justice system. Suggestions are made to assist the counsellor in meeting his responsibilities in a manner consistent with his legal and ethical duties. Résumé La consultation, menée de bonne foi, fait appel à une connaissance des exigences tant légales qu'éthiques qui affectent le processus de la consultation. Cet article souligne les sections du Code Criminel du Canada et de la législation fédérale connexe qui touchent directement le travail de nos professionels — surtout ceu