According to, T. Remley and B. Herliky confidentiality is universally viewed today as being essential to the counseling process, which depends on an atmosphere of confidence and trust in which clients are able to tell their stories freely and honestly disclose their feelings, fears, thoughts, memories, and desires. Clients need to know that they can trust their counselors to respect their privacy, and the counselor’s confidentiality pledge is the cornerstone on which this trust is built (T. Remley and B. Herliky, 2016). American Counseling Association (ACA) code of ethic ensures that all prospective, current, and past clients’ information is kept confidential.
Amy, the receptionist at the Metropolitan Counseling Center breached ACA code B.3 …show more content…
ACA code of ethics A.4 pertains to avoiding harm to clients. This code states the counselor must avoid harming their clients, trainees, and research participants and to minimize or to remedy unavoidable or unanticipated harm. Amy breached this code of ethics because she could potentially bring harm to not only the client but also to her children. We are not sure how Mr. James was able to determine his wife’s whereabouts but we are certain that Amy violated the principle of confidentiality when she confirmed Mr. James accusations about his wife receiving counseling. Amy failed to uphold appropriate boundaries and maintain the clients privacy and she breached ACA code B.1.c. This code states the professional will protect the client’s confidentiality and will disclose information only with appropriate consent or with sound legal or ethical justification …show more content…
David Doe and his wife, the attorney questioned Mr. Doe’s Mental Health Counselor, Vanessa Blanchard about information she obtained during Mr. Doe’s individual counseling session. Ms. Blanchard did not breach code B.2.d. of the ACA code of ethics because she refused to provide any confidential information obtained during Mr. Doe’s individual therapy session. B.2.d code of ethic states that when a counselor is ordered by the court to release confidential or privileged information without a client’s permission, counselors seek to obtain written, informed consent from the client or take steps to prohibit the disclosure or have it limited as narrowly as possible because of potential harm to the client or counseling relationship. (http://www.counseling.org). Ms. Blanchard upheld Mr. Doe confidentiality and privileged communication by providing very limited information to the courts. When more detailed and straight forward information was requested from Ms. Blanchard she advised she could not reveal the information requested because of the state’s privileged law that protected her from providing communication obtained from Mr. doe during their
Amy, the receptionist at the Metropolitan Counseling Center breached ACA code B.3 …show more content…
ACA code of ethics A.4 pertains to avoiding harm to clients. This code states the counselor must avoid harming their clients, trainees, and research participants and to minimize or to remedy unavoidable or unanticipated harm. Amy breached this code of ethics because she could potentially bring harm to not only the client but also to her children. We are not sure how Mr. James was able to determine his wife’s whereabouts but we are certain that Amy violated the principle of confidentiality when she confirmed Mr. James accusations about his wife receiving counseling. Amy failed to uphold appropriate boundaries and maintain the clients privacy and she breached ACA code B.1.c. This code states the professional will protect the client’s confidentiality and will disclose information only with appropriate consent or with sound legal or ethical justification …show more content…
David Doe and his wife, the attorney questioned Mr. Doe’s Mental Health Counselor, Vanessa Blanchard about information she obtained during Mr. Doe’s individual counseling session. Ms. Blanchard did not breach code B.2.d. of the ACA code of ethics because she refused to provide any confidential information obtained during Mr. Doe’s individual therapy session. B.2.d code of ethic states that when a counselor is ordered by the court to release confidential or privileged information without a client’s permission, counselors seek to obtain written, informed consent from the client or take steps to prohibit the disclosure or have it limited as narrowly as possible because of potential harm to the client or counseling relationship. (http://www.counseling.org). Ms. Blanchard upheld Mr. Doe confidentiality and privileged communication by providing very limited information to the courts. When more detailed and straight forward information was requested from Ms. Blanchard she advised she could not reveal the information requested because of the state’s privileged law that protected her from providing communication obtained from Mr. doe during their