Confidentiality

• Counselors respect a client’s right to privacy and avoid illegal and unwarranted disclosures of unwarranted information. The right to privacy may be waived by the clients or their legally recognized representative.


  Right to Privacy
• In group work, counselors clearly define confidentiality and parameters for the specific group being entered, explain its importance, and discuss difficulties related to confidentiality involved in group work.

  Group and Families
• When counseling clients who are minors or individuals who are unable to give voluntary, informed consent, parents or guardians may be included in the counseling process as appropriate.

  Minor Incompetent Client
• Counselors maintain necessary records for rendering professional services to their clients and as required by laws, regulations, or agency or institution procedures.

  Records
• Use of data derived from counseling relationships for purposes of training, research,or publication is confined to content that is disguised to ensure the anonymity of the individuals involved.

  Research and Training