Write a fellow professional therapist asks to speak with you personally in your office. She has become aware that another therapist in your group has been sharing client information with her personal friends who are not professionals in psychology. Your co-worker shares that she does not want to cause trouble for this therapist, however she is concerned that the clients confidentiality is not being maintained. There is no active supervisor in your office to consult. Your co-worker has asked you to not disclose any of what she has told you. What are the challenges? What steps, if any, MUST be taken? What advice would you give your co-worker? Must the client be informed? If so, by whom? What steps might you consider? Is there any required information that you are required to disclose? If so, to whom? What are other options for available to you in order to assure that you have taken the ethical steps expected of you? Are there any professional ethical expectations of you? Be certain to include justification for each of your answers as support for your responses.Show more
