Confidentiality Flashcards
1
Q
What is confidentiality?
A
Confidentiality is the protection of personal information.
Confidentiality means keeping a client’s information between you and the client, and not telling others including colleagues, friends, family, etc… Except when it is a must to do so.
2
Q
When Confidentiality can be broken?
A
if the…
* client expresses intention to harm self;
* client expresses intention to harm another;
* client is being physically or sexually abused; or
* Therapist is summoned by the Court to provide information about the counselling relationship.