Safeguarding your practice: The Essential Guide to Clinical Wills for Therapists 1.5 hours

Course Overview: Prepare Your Practice for the Unexpected with Confidence

As a therapist, you dedicate your work to holding others — but who holds your practice when life takes an unexpected turn? Whether you're a trainee, newly qualified or a seasoned professional, this essential workshop introduces you to the often-overlooked yet vital tool every therapist needs: the clinical will.

And no — we’re not talking about your ICO registration, GDPR policy, or practice insurance here.

Most therapists assume that once they’ve sorted their data protection policies and safeguarding training, they’re fully covered. But there’s one very important thing many miss — and it could cause significant psychological harm to their clients if overlooked:

A CLINICAL WILL.

A CONTRACTED PROCESS.

AN APPROPRIATE THERAPEUTIC EXECUTOR.

Imagine this: you don’t show up for a session one day, and your client never hears from you again. Or they receive a call or email from a stranger saying you’re unavailable — without prior consent, clarity, or containment. Sadly, this happens more than we like to admit. Many counsellors unknowingly leave their clients at risk simply because they haven’t put the right clinical safeguards in place.

Knowing safeguarding laws, having your ICO registration, GDPR policy, and practice insurance is NOT ENOUGH.

This workshop helps you bridge that gap with clarity, care, and confidence.

You’ll be guided through the why, what, and how of creating a clinical will — and supported to take your first step toward ensuring your clients, practice, and professional legacy are protected.

Plus, you’ll receive two clinical will templates, and template contract for your executor you can use straight away — saving you hours of second-guessing and helping you put what you’ve learned into action immediately.

By the end of this workshop, you’ll be able to:

• Understand why a clinical will is an ethical must-have for safe, responsible practice
• Identify the key components every clinical will should include
• Navigate legal, practical, and data protection considerations with clarity
• Begin drafting your own clinical will, tailored to your practice
• Reflect on the serious risks of not having one — and take action to safeguard your clients
• Make use of two downloadable clinical will templates to help you get started

What We’ll Cover:

• What’s at stake if you don’t have a clinical will?
• Ethics and professional responsibilities
• What a clinical will actually is (and isn’t)
• Key components and clear structure
• Security, data protection, and client communication
• Choosing and contracting with your therapeutic executor
• Risks of being unprepared
• Final reflections and key action points
• TCC’s top tips for embedding this into your practice
• Reflective prompts to guide your next steps

This module is for you if...

You want to ensure that your clients are never left without care, clarity, or closure — even in your absence. Whether you’re in training or have been practicing for years, this is about creating a practice that’s safe, ethical, and truly client-centred.

You can also access this module as part of our full private practice course which is on special offer until the 22nd May 202, here