FRHD 4310 Chapter Notes - Chapter .: Polk County Public Schools, Elder Abuse, Mental Health Professional

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 4310
• Professor: Claire Mcmartin

Document Summary

Confidentiality - the counselor"s ethical duty to project private client communication. Privileged communication - a legal concept that generally bars the disclosure of confidential communication made to a psychotherapist from any judicial proceedings or court of law. Privacy - as a manner of law, it refers to the constitutional right of individuals to be left alone and to control their personal information. The duty to warn requires a disclosure of confidential information to the person who is being threatened with harm. (tarasoff case& hedlund v. superior court) The duty to protect provides ways of maintaining the client"s confidentiality. (bradley center v. wessner case & jablonski v. united states) Counselors can be accused of malpractice for neglecting to take action to prevent harm when a client is likely to take the step of suicide, yet they are also liable if they overreact by taking actions that violate a.