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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
Confidential communications -- Student counselors; Educational counseling -- Moral and ethical aspects
Abstract
School counselors are continually challenged with legal and ethical issues. According to Remley (2002), school counselors seem to face more legal and ethical issues than counselors who practice in other settings. Numerous situations or topics can be placed under the term legal issue or ethical issue, however, this author has chosen to concentrate on the legal and ethical issue of confidentiality in counseling. There seems to be much confusion among school counselors dealing with confidentiality issues. According to Mitchell, Disque, and Robertson (2002) "Research indicates that counselors struggle when faced with issues surrounding confidentiality rights of minors and rights of parents" (p. 156). Clarification is needed regarding what confidentiality is, whom confidential rights belong to in the school setting, and when to breach these confidentiality rights. In this paper, the meaning of and the need for confidentiality will be clarified. Informed consent practices and rights of minors, parents, and third parties will be addressed. Finally, record-keeping procedures, how to respond to demands for information, and the limitations of confidentiality will be addressed.
Year of Submission
2004
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education
First Advisor
Ann Vernon
Second Advisor
W. P. Callahan
Date Original
2004
Object Description
1 PDF file (24 leaves)
Copyright
©2004 Amy R. Usher
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Usher, Amy R., "School counseling and confidentiality" (2004). Graduate Research Papers. 1635.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/1635
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