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Professional Liability of Counsellor : Socio-Legal Perspectives

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06802004
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Civil law
Research InstitutionNiigata University

Principal Investigator

MINAMIKATA Satoshi  Niigata University, Faculty of Law, Professor, 法学部, 教授 (70125805)

Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1995
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Keywordscounsellor / counselling / counselling & advice organisation / professional liability / mantal healty / domestic disputes / 知る権利 / 自己決定権 / 専門家の法的責任 / 精神科学
Research Abstract

This research is the first phase of the main research aiming at a socio-legal study on the nature of counselling/advising services for clients who have difficulties in maintaining 'good' relationships with family members or friends. In particular, the main research focuses on counsellors'/advisers' roles and their professional liability when their assistance is claimed as causing damages to their clients. As the first step, brochures or literature from 110 of 248 counselling/advising agencies located in central Tokyo were examined in this research.
The collected materials show the following findings :
(1) Agencies provide fairly clear information on the purpose of counselling/advising services, the ways of access to the services, the methods employed in counselling/advising services and the fee.
(2) Agencies fail to provide sufficient information on what results could be achieved through the services.
(3) Counselling/advising services vary in their principles, methods and achievements.
(4) Nothing stated on 'legal issues' relating to the services.
Due to the lack of sufficient information above-mentioned, it is likely to happen that the expectation of clients may differ from the services provided by the agencies. In consequence, a client may dispute with the counsellor/advisor for claiming compensation. Judging from the nature of the services stated in the publication of the agencies, 'professional liability' of counsellors/advisers will become the main issue of the disputes in some cases. For the purpose of sorting out such disputes, there are three approaches available ; based on the principle of torts/negligence, contract law and consumer protection low.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1995 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1994 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All Other

All Publications (7 results)

  • [Publications] 南方暁: "研究ノート:カウンセラ-と法的責任" 法政理論. 29. (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 南方暁: "専門家の法的責任-人間関係をめぐる紛争と専門職" 法政理論. 29. (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Minamikata, S.: "Professional Liability : Marriage Counsellor" Hosei-riron. Vol. 29. 1996

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Minamikata, S.: "How should a counsellor take his/her legal responsibility in a marital dispute?" Hosei-riron. Vol. 29. (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 南方暁: "研究ノート:カウンセラ-の法的責任" 法政理論. 29. (1996)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 南方暁: "家族間紛争処理における専門職の役割" 法政理論. 29. (1997)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 南方 暁: "研究ノート:カウンセラ-の法的責任" 法政理論. (1996)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1994-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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