Confidentiality In A Group: Group Analysis

There is no absolute certainty that a group leader can ensure confidentiality within a group. Group leaders cannot control what others do outside the group. In fact group leaders cannot control what a person will say in a session. This is one reason that it is critical that a group leader has the proper training (Corey, Corey & Corey, 2014). As Corey, Corey & Corey (2014) explain that new therapists are at times put into situations to conduct group meetings they aren’t experienced in or have the option of expressing their comfort levels.

It is important for a group leader to explain the confidentiality arrangement within the group at the beginning of each meeting. The group leader can ask if anyone is not able to keep the confidentiality