PSY 364 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Child Neglect
Document Summary
View: confidentiality & privacy with youth clients (module 8) Protecting a young person"s privacy and confidentiality. Disclosing different types of information: personal information (protected by privacy laws) Things the person tells you or that other people tell you about them (i. e. doctor"s report) Things that happen involving the person at the agency. Things you observe about them (professional judgements or opinions about them) Physical information (photos, drawings of the person) Obtain informed consent before taking their photograph & again if you want to use it in a newsletter, brochure or website. A young person can give consent at any age if they understand the issues involved. Don"t understand consider getting parent/guardian to give consent. Client requests that photographs not be used in any way - must take all reasonable steps to respect their wishes and protect their privacy. Young person can retract consent at any time to have their photograph published in future if this happens.
