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Confidentiality

A component of the counselling process that deserves attention is confidentiality. What we discuss in individual counselling sessions is confidential. This means that we do not share your information with anyone. There are, however, limitations to confidentiality that we must adhere to according to law.

1. We must report to the appropriate authority if you are going to harm yourself or others.
2. We must respond to a subpoena from the courts of law and produce the documentation that we have within our possession that relates to our work together.
3. We must report child abuse to the appropriate authority.

Sometimes we do consult with professionals for educational or clinical reasons and any identifying information will be altered to protect your anonymity. Furthermore, if we feel that you would benefit from speaking with another professional (i.e., physician) we will ask for your written permission.

When counselling more than one person at a time (couples or families) the rules of confidentiality still operate but we are sharing or writing about two or more persons on one document.

Ethics

I practice within the British Columbia Board of Registration of Social Workers code of ethics and practice guidelines. I have copies of this material if you would like to review them. A shortened version of these ethics may be reviewed by clicking here.

* Phone counselling is not appropriate for people who are considering hurting themselves (suicidal) or others. We strongly recommend that if you have these thoughts, you see a local physician or to immediately go to your local hospital for mental health treatment.