Breach Of Confidentiality: The Legal Implications When You Are Seeking Therapy

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Term Paper Title	Breach Of Confidentiality: The Legal Implications When You Are Seeking Therapy
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Breach of Confidentiality: The Legal Implications When You Are Seeking Therapy

Breach of Confidentiality: The Legal Implications When You Are Seeking Therapy

Abnormal Psychology 204 November 2, 1996

Breach of Confidentiality: The legal Implications when You are seeking Therapy I.
The need for confidentiality in therapy A.  Establish trust B.  A patients bill
of rights Thesis: The duty to warn has created an ethical dilemma for
psychological professionals. II.  Therapists face a moral problem B.
Requirement by law to breach confidentiality C.  Exceptions for breaching
confidentiality D.  Prediction of violence E.  Impact on client I.  The future
outlook for therapy A. Conflicting views between the legal and psychological
professions

People are afraid to admit to themselves and others that they need to help to
resolve their psychological problems. This is due to the social stigma which
society attaches to people,  when they seek assistance from a mental health
professional. Consequently it is very difficult for any person to establish a
trusting relationship with their therapist, because they fear, that the
therapist might reveal their most personal information and emotions to others.
Health professionals therefore created the patients bill of rights to install
confidence between clients and therapists. The patient has a right to every
consideration of privacy concerning his own medical care program. Case
discussion, consultation, examination, and treatment are confidential and should
be conducted discreetly. Those not directly involved in his care must have the
permission of the patient to be present. The patient has the right to expect
that all communications and records pertaining to his care should be treated as
confidential. ( Edge, 63 ) This bill of rights enables clients to disclose all
personal information without fears. To fully confide in the therapist is
essential to the success of the therapy. On the other hand, the therapist is
legally obliged to breach this trust when necessary. The duty to warn has
created an ethical dilemma for psychological professionals. The duty to warn is
based on a court ruling in 1974. Tatiana Tarasoff was killed by Prosenjit Poddar.
Prior to the killing Poddar had told his therapist that he would kill Tatiana
upon her return from Brazil. The psychologist tried to have Poddar committed,
but since the psychiatrist overseeing this case failed to take action, Poddar
was never committed nor was Tarasoff warned about Pod...

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