Chapter 7 Confidentiality and Record Keeping Flashcards
define privilege communication
legal concept or term that refers to state law granting a right (or privilege) to a counselor (or other professional) to maintain confidentiality.
do counselors get federal levels of confidentiality?
no, only doctors dor.
define privacy
client’s right to nondisclosure of content that is discussed in session
when do we explain the limits of confidentiality
in the beginning and throughout our sessions
what is the limit of confidentiality when it comes to a disease
disease be both communicable and life threatening, and the client must express that they have no intention of not safeguarding others from the spread of their disease.
what happens if we cannot identify the potential victim in a duty to warn case
then we cannot violate confidentiality
regardless of knowing hte potential victim, what does our ethics say about their behaviior regarding when a client is a danger to themslves or others.
it is our role to try and convince the client to take precautions to protect others, so we try to help them not harm others by processing and creating safety plans.
define minimal disclosure
counselors take precautions to provide only the information that is necessary to any inquiring authority
before releasing information to the authorities, what should we do regarding the client
inform them that this has request of you has been made and attempt to make every attempt to retain a written release of information from the client when possible before releasing information
if our records are requested by the judge, what information do we give them
only the information that is pertinent to the request and the situation should be released, otherwise we could be seen as a breach of confidentiality
can a client request that their information not be shared with a supervisor
clients do not have a right to request that their information not be shared with a supervisor
what should be done if a client dies
their confidentiality is required and we should approach the court in order to decide whom gets the client’s info.
what do we need to put on the informed consent regarding the possible death of the counselor
include on the intake form provisions for the distribution of client files in the case of the counselor’s passing.
can we protect confidentiality in group/family/couple counseling
counselors need to make it clear to all members that confidentiality cannot be guaranteed due to the fact that we are obligated to keep info private, the other members in the group are not.
when doing couples counseling, should we keep the note as one, or separated based on each family member/couple
keep the notes separate so that only one person can see their info and not the notes on others. this is especially true should the couple get divorced and seek access to ex’s info which is not allowed.
