4.5 Confidentiality and Technology

Question 1

A particular risk for psychologists and clients is assessment and intervention pertaining to ______

Answer 1

suicidal clients

Question 2

Harrison and Wright (2020) claim that counsellors can lack confidence in

Answer 2

assessing risk,

Question 3

literature recommends having ready to hand a list of

Answer 3

local contacts for supporting clients in cases of emergency and crisis.

Question 4

Recommendations for how other ethical and legal issues might be realistically managed typically include

Answer 4

practising in one’s own geographical area

frequent upgrading of technological security measures

conducting face-to-face assessments where possible

using phone calls or letters for client identity and age verification

educating clients about how to keep their information secure

avoiding free online services that typically do not offer client privacy