Confidentiality
What does CONFIDENTIALITY mean?
Confidentiality means that you, as the counselor, HAVE to keep the information shared with you private, unless their is a requiremenrt to breach confidentiality.
If I need to go talk with the counselor alone or in a small group, it means I'm a bad kid. True or False?
False! NO BAD KIDS!
What is the forefront of helping the majority of your students?
RELATIONSHIPS
School Counselors need to maintain a membership with a professional organization?
TRUE
What Law protects student educational records?
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
After you meet with a student, when should you break confidentiality?
Information that is revealed to you that is required to prevent serious and/or forseeable harm to the student or others.
If I meet with the counselor, that means something is wrong with me. True or False?
False!
When you hear staff members in the hallway speaking of a student, as the counselor what should you do?
Advocate for the student, ask the teachers to hold the conversation in a more confidential place, etc
Name one specific CEU required for school counselors.
ETHICS, Human Trafficking, etc.
What Law Drives what school counselors are outlined to provide?
SB 179 and MORE.
If appropriate to share information to staff members (ie: suicidial ideation), how do you go about this?
Personal contact or phone call versus less secure routes such as email or notation in the educational record system.
School counselor works with... A) Academic concerns B) Personal concerns C) Career Development D) All
When you have a student that consitently comes to you how do you continue to advocate?
Stay present and available
Can a school counselor refuse services to students based on personal beliefs or values?
NO.
How many statutory sections are there in regards to school counseling?
65 and counting
Do you need to obtain informed consent?
Informed consent requires competence, voluntariness and knowledge on students' part to understand the limits of confidentiality.
Can you see a student on a regular basis?
YES!
SHARE OUT
Provide an example of how you advocate to meet a students basic needs......
Can their be a healthy relationship extension beyond the school day (ie: hospital visits, celebrations honoring students, etc)?
Yes, however access potential risks and benefits prior to attending and document (including rationale).
Do counselors follow ethics or law?
Both. Counselors try to meet both ethics and law.