Mental Health Ethics Case Study

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The concepts of privileged communication and confidentiality appear to be straight forward in theory. In actuality these concepts along with duty to warn or protect have posed a serious ethical dilemmas for MFT’s as well as other mental health professionals. Duty to warn or protect laws allows a mental health professional to reveal information about patients who pose a violent threat to others. Based on the state different mental health professionals have different rules. There are currently 22 states that have mandatory duty to warn statutes. In theses states mental health professionals are required to report a client that they in good faith believe is a danger to themselves or someone else. Eighteen states and one US territory have a permissive

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