COUN226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mental Health Professional, Indictable Offence, Aids
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The constitutional right of individuals to be left alone and to control their personal information. Confidentiality: rooted i(cid:374) a (cid:272)lie(cid:374)t"s (cid:396)ight to privacy, confidentiality is at the core of effective therapy. Cou(cid:374)sello(cid:396)"s ethi(cid:272)al dut(cid:455) to p(cid:396)ote(cid:272)t p(cid:396)i(cid:448)ate (cid:272)lie(cid:374)t (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)atio(cid:374) A legal concept that generally bars the disclosure of confidential communications in a legal proceeding. The specifics of this privilege vary between jurisdictions. Cannot promise your client that everything they talk about will always remain confidential: when it comes to the law, most matters are not neatly defined. There are legal and ethical implications to be considered. Confidently is at the core of effective therapy. Fisher"s (cid:894)2008(cid:895) 6-step ethical practice model for protecting confidentiality rights: Tell (cid:272)lie(cid:374)ts the t(cid:396)uth (cid:862)up f(cid:396)o(cid:374)t(cid:863: obtain truly informed consent before making a disclosure, respond ethically to legal requests for disclosure, a(cid:448)oid the (cid:862)a(cid:448)oida(cid:271)le(cid:863) (cid:271)(cid:396)ea(cid:272)hes of (cid:272)o(cid:374)fide(cid:374)tialit(cid:455)
