The importance of confidentiality in a group is important because the group will share a lot of personal information that should be kept confidential. Many of the members of the group will share the reasons why they started with their substance abuse and will like to keep their information confident and not share their personal information outside the group. Members of the groups might have a challenge opening up with other by having confidentiality in the group makes the member supportive and comfortable talking about their personal life. According to William and Mary (2015) states “Confidentiality, In group counseling, both counselors and group members are responsible for confidentiality. Your group counselors abide by professional standards
