Definitions
This 3 word phrase is used to describe data that could be used to recognize, single out, or locate someone.
What is Personally Identifiable Information?
Also accepted: PII
This person owns the privileged information. Because they own it, they get to decide what to do with it.
Who is the survivor?
Advocates should avoid this conflict, which means to have more than one type of relationship/connection to a survivor.
What is a dual relationship?
Paper files should be kept in this manner if not in use.
What is locked?
A survivor’s right to control disclosure of their story and personal information is referring to this term.
What is privacy?
One of this person's many responsibilities is making sure they protect all privileged communications in the survivor-advocate relationship.
Who is the advocate?
Being clear and direct about your roles, responsibilities, and what you can and cannot do for a survivor is part of establishing this.
What are boundaries?
This form must be filled out each time a survivor requests that information be released to other persons or agencies.
What is a Release of Information form?
This term describes immediate serious risk of death or serious harm, and which may cause an advocate to break confidentiality.
Imminent Danger
These three instances are the only ways in which an advocate may release confidential information about a survivor.
What is....
An advocate who engages in this activity, which can be described as a sexual relationship with a client, can be held criminally liable.
What is sexual exploitation?
This is something that should not be kept in a client file or notes.
What is...
Opinions
Verbatim Statements
Diagnosis
Details of Assault
An advocate who has explained the risks, benefits, and alternatives to releasing information has practiced THIS with a survivor.
What is informed consent?
A victim counselor must maintain THIS in order to hold privileged communications with survivors.
What is Victim Counselor certification.
This is the name for a set of ethical standards IowaCASA mandates for any certified victim counselor.
What are the Victim Counselor Code of Ethics?
This form is used to 1) collect aggregate data for grant reporting and; 2) obtain information about the holistic needs/wishes of a person.
What is an intake form?
An advocate's duty to protect information that a survivor has shared.
What is confidentiality?
This Iowa State Code deems communication between a survivor and victim counselor as privileged.
Because survivors have the right to anonymity, they do not have to disclose or provide this information in order to receive services.
What is their name?
These four components are required for a release of information form if a survivor requests any information be released.
What is-
1.Written
2.Informed
3.Very specific
4.Reasonably time-limited expiration date