Confidentiality 1
Place clients at psychological and physical risk
What are violations of confidentiality?
Counselors have an ethical duty to report child, elder, and animal abuse and this is discussed with the client initially before the session and is in their confidentiality agreement that was signed by the client prior to counseling.
What are the limitations of confidentiality based on state statutes?
Nearly every portion of the conversations between the mental health professionals and their clients, no matter how mundane, is kept to the counselor and not shared with the client's family and friends
What is confidentiality within a therapeutic relationship?
A counselor's ethical responsibility to alert a person/bring awareness that their client has shared a serious and violent intent and plan to harm another (that particular person).
What is duty to warn?
Required to have this in order for the counselor to release records of a deceased client
What is a court order?
Duty for the counselor to not only warn a person of imminent and violent harm or danger intended and planned by their client, but to reach out to other parties and ensuring their safety, such as police protection or alerting their loved ones.
What is protection of the victim?
This assessment will always includes the history of the client's violent behavior, the current social conditions that may exacerbate or diminish the likelihood for violence, and the client's current psychological functioning.
What is assessing for future violence in a violence risk assessment?
(1) Chronological age (including developmental history and maturational progress). (2) Cognitive level (including language, memory, reasoning ability, and logic). (3) Emotional maturity (including temperament, stability of mood, attachment, educational adjustment, and attitudinal style). (4) Sociocultural factors such as family values and religious beliefs.
What are the four factors that determine a minor's competence?
(1) Client's autonomy and ability to request release of their own information. (2) Court demands legal access to records and counselor testimony. (3) Clients bring complaints and/or litigation against their counselors or therapists (4) Clients initiate against another party or civil legal action that includes claims of psychological harm or emotional distress.
Not only the spoken words between professionals and their clients, but also all the records related to those interactions, and the identity of the clients is the counselor's obligation to remain non-disclosed
What is contact confidentiality?