When to Disclose Counseling Records by Ashleigh Robles https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox Legal and Ethical Guide en-us 2023-07-23 21:50:36 UTC 2023-07-24 04:31:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Slide #12 Non-Law Source arobles16 https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813433 Clarity Cooperative. (n.d) 
This website discusses releases of information. There is also information on why you would need to release information and different types of medical release forms.]]> 2023-07-23 21:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813433 Slide #13 Recommendations/Best Practices for Compliance arobles16 https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813434 It is important that professionals use their best judgement when deciding whether or not to report information. It is also important to know your rights when in situations where confidentiality may need to be breeched for the safety of the student or client.
  • Join a union in order to have a community to discuss difficult matters with. This will also help if you are sued to cover legal fees.
  • Respect the privacy of student and clients. Building a trustworthy relationship with them is important in order to be successful.
  • If information is disclosed to you that may be harmful to your student, client, or someone else, you should report it. Safety is extremely important.
  • Even if a client is involved with another client you have, their information should still remain confidential, even if it has to do with the other client. If it needs be reported to anyone, it should be the authorities.
  • As a school counselor, you are allowed to keep information from parents if you believe that disclosing the information could be harmful to the student. 
  • Always use your best judgement. If something seems off, look further into it. Ask your student or client questions if something feels off. Trust your instincts.

]]> 2023-07-23 21:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813434 Slide #7 State Administrative Law- 22 T.A.C. § 681.41 arobles16 https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813435
•        Examining Boards, 22. Tex. Admin. Code § 681.41 
•        Counselors should report behavior that is harmful or could be harmful to others.  
]]> 2023-07-23 21:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813435 Slide #8 Administrative Law-FERPA arobles16 https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813436 Under FERPA, parents are allowed to request records of their child. With that, parents could get records and information from the school counselor upon request.]]> 2023-07-23 21:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813436 Slide #9 Statutory Law-Health and Safety Code §611.002 arobles16 https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813437 •        Sec. 611.002 Confidentiality of information and prohibition against disclosure 
•        This law states that confidential information should remain confidential. This law protects mental health professionals from disclosing information that was intended to be confidential.
]]> 2023-07-23 21:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813437 Slide #10 Administrative Law arobles16 https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813438 • San Angelo Independent School District Employee Handbook 2022-2023 
•  SAISD (2022, p.51) 
  • https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1662061721/saisdorg/fnuh4ywnz3kj4bhpnnkp/Em%20ployeeHandbook2022-2023.pdf
•  Source of Law: Local Administrative Law 
•  In this section of the handbook, it states that any student or employee that may experience or know about inappropriate conduct, they should report it to district officials. It lists specific district officials who deal with certain areas of issues including ADA, Title IX, dating violence, and 504. 
  • This is important because a counselor may be told information that must be reported to the district officials. Often, students will not go directly to district officials. It is important that counselors report this behavior because it could be dangerous to students.
]]> 2023-07-23 21:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813438 Slide #11 Ethical Principle ACA Code of Ethics B.2.a Exceptions to Confidentiality arobles16 https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813439 •        American Counseling Association. (2014). ACA Code of Ethics. 
•        https://www.counseling.org/resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf 
•        The law states that counselors should report when behavior could cause serious harm to the client or someone else. The counselor should consult with another professional to seek advice before reporting. 
 

]]> 2023-07-23 21:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813439 Slide #6 Administrative Law ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors A.2. Confidentiality arobles16 https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813440 This law requires school counselors to keep information confidential unless a breach is required due to legal requirements. The reasons for this could be the student is in danger or knows of someone else that could be in danger. When in doubt of reporting, school counselors should discuss matters with appropriate professionals. 
•  American School Counseling Association. (2022). ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors. https://www.schoolcounselor.org/getmedia/44f30280-ffe8-4b41-9ad8f15909c3d164/EthicalStandards.pdf 
]]> 2023-07-23 21:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813440 Slide #5 News Article arobles16 https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813441
  • This article details a case where a counselor was doing couple counseling with two individuals along with individual counseling. The woman involved was being abused by her partner. The woman discussed potentially taking legal action against her partner. The counselor then turned around and told the partner. 
  • This put the woman in a bad position. She sought legal action against the counselor. He ended up voluntarily surrendering his license.
    • (Blechl, 2023)
    ]]>     2023-07-23 21:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813441     Slide #4 News Article arobles16 https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813442
  • This article details a mother suing a school district whose counselor allegedly encouraged their child to socially transition without notifying the parents. The mother believes she has the right to control decisions for her child. 
  • On the other hand, people in favor of the school district believe that the school district had a responsibility to keep the child's sexuality confidential in order to maintain trust.
    • (Associated Press, 2023)
    ]]>     2023-07-23 21:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813442     Slide #3 Professional Association arobles16 https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813444 When I searched information release on the American Counseling Association, an article came up titled Confidentiality Concerns with Minors (Wade, 2015). In this article, one parent of a minor consents to counseling for the minor, but the other does not. This article discusses the ethical principles that the counselor must follow. One part that I found to be interesting was that it explains that the counselor can limit parent's access to the client's file if they believe it may put the minor in danger.

    Wade, M. (2015). Confidentiality concerns with minors. Counseling Today. https://www.counseling.org/docs/default-source/ethics/ethics-columns/ethics_september_2015_confidentiality-minors.pdf?sfvrsn=1624522c_4]]>     2023-07-23 21:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813444     Slide #2 Summary of Topic arobles16 https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813445 In the counseling field, there is a wide range of topics covered. There are also many clients involved who will disclose information. This information is helpful to know how the law protects school counselors and professional counselors. This is impacting my field because some professionals do not understand their rights to disclose information or keep it confidential. This could result in lawsuits on the counselor.]]> 2023-07-23 21:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813445 Slide #1 Professional Perspective arobles16 https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813446 As a future school counselor and eventually hopefully licensed professional counselor, it is important to know what laws are in place to protect myself and my student's or client's information. This is important because it could potentially save a client or another party involved from harm. This legal guide was made with my future in mind. There are many reasons that counselors could be potentially sued. Knowing your legal rights can help prevent this. This legal guide was made with people like me, who should know their rights regarding confidentiality and disclosing information. ]]> 2023-07-23 21:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/arobles16/8fqw1s6o6xljisox/wish/2649813446