The general expectation that social workers will keep information confidential does not apply when disclosure is necessary to prevent serious, foreseeable, and imminent harm to a client or other identifiable person.
MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS DUTY TO INFORM PROFESSIONAL
(c) Social workers should protect the confidentiality of all information obtained in the course of professional service, except for compelling professional reasons. (b) Social workers may disclose confidential information when appropriate with valid consent from a client or a person legally authorized to consent on behalf of a client. Once private information is shared, standards of confidentiality apply. Social workers should not solicit private information from clients unless it is essential to providing services or conducting social work evaluation or research. (a) Social workers should respect clients’ right to privacy.
Harmful to an identifiable third party (ACA, 2005). Contagious, Life-Threatening DiseasesĬounselors may be justified in disclosingĭemonstrable and high risk of contracting In doubt as to the validity of an exception.ī.2.b. Required to protect clients or identified (b) Psychologists disclose confidential information without the consent of the individual only as mandated by law, or where permitted by law for a valid purpose such as to (1) provide needed professional services (2) obtain appropriate professional consultations (3) protect the client/patient, psychologist, or others from harm or (4) obtain payment for services from a client/patient, in which instance disclosure is limited to the minimum that is necessary to achieve the purpose (APA, 2010) (a) Psychologists may disclose confidential information with the appropriate consent of the organizational client, the individual client/patient or another legally authorized person on behalf of the client/patient unless prohibited by law. (c) Psychologists who offer services, products, or information via electronic transmission inform clients/patients of the risks to privacy and limits of confidentiality. (b) Unless it is not feasible or is contraindicated, the discussion of confidentiality occurs at the outset of the relationship and thereafter as new circumstances may warrant. (See also Standard 3.10, Informed Consent.) (a) Psychologists discuss with persons (including, to the extent feasible, persons who are legally incapable of giving informed consent and their legal representatives) and organizations with whom they establish a scientific or professional relationship (1) the relevant limits of confidentiality and (2) the foreseeable uses of the information generated through their psychological activities. 4.02 Discussing the Limits of Confidentiality
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