Confidentiality

Social Workers/Therapists are bound by a professional Code of Ethics to maintain the privacy of their clients. What this means, is that the information you share during a session, and even the fact that are attending counselling sessions, will be held in complete confidence. Should you wish for your information to be shared with someone of your choosing, you will be asked to sign a written consent form before any information will be provided. You can revoke your written consent at any time as well. There are some exceptions however, which you need to be aware of prior to attending counselling sessions. We will review confidentiality in your first session as well, to make sure we are on the same page. The following is a list of occasions where your confidentiality will be waived:

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• Should you give written, informed, and signed consent for the information in your clinical file to be shared with another person, for example your doctor or lawyer or workplace.

• Should you disclose that you are at risk, or appear to be in imminent danger of, hurting yourself or others, the police would be notified.

• Should you disclose, or your therapist has reasonable suspicion based on your disclosure, that a child has been abused or neglected, including situations in which children are present and domestic violence has occurred.

• Should you disclose abuse by a regulated health professional (such as a physician, nurse, psychologist).

• Should your therapist be mandated by a court order.