The Ethics of Conditional Confidentiality: A Practice Model for Mental Health Professionals
The Ethics of Conditional Confidentiality: A Practice Model for Mental Health Professionals
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Abstract
This online resource is a guide designed to help therapists and other mental health professionals navigate the ethical and legal maze surrounding confidentiality. At its core is a practical Confidentiality Practice Model, which is a step-by-step guide for clarifying the ethical and legal issues that make the ethics of conditional confidentiality so complicated. Ethics codes represent the 'ethical floor,' which is the minimum standard of behavior about confidentiality. This title encourages reaching for the 'ethical ceiling,' by protecting confidentiality to the extent legally possible and not disclosing patients' confidences just because certain laws would allow them to be disclosed. It aims to demystify confidentiality for therapists, clinical supervisors, educators, ethics consultants, attorneys who represent mental health professionals, clinicians, and administrators.
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Front Matter
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Part I The ABCs of “Conditional Confidentiality”: An Ethical, Legal, and Ethical/Legal Review
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Part II Protecting Patients’ Confidentiality Rights With an Ethics-Based Practice Model
- Introduction to Part II: The Ethics of Conditional Confidentiality
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Step 1: Preparing
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Step 2: Telling Patients the Truth About Confidentiality’s Limits
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Step 3: Obtaining Truly Informed Consent Before Disclosing Confidential Information Voluntarily
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Step 4: Responding Ethically to Legal Demands for “Involuntary” Disclosure of Patient Information
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Step 5: Avoiding Preventable Breaches of Confidentiality
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Step 6: Talking More About Confidentiality: Educating Each Other and the Public
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Part III Practical Considerations
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End Matter
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Appendix I
Selected Ethical Standards Relevant to Confidentiality Listed Numerically
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Appendix II
Selected Ethical Standards Relevant to Confidentiality Arranged in Categories: Suggested by Knapp, S. and VandeCreek, L. D. (2006). Practical ethics for psychologists: A positive approach.
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Appendix III
Examples of Laws Affecting Confidentiality
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Appendix IV
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
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Appendix V
Using the Ethical Practice Model to Place Laws Into Ethical Context
- Appendix VI Ethical Obligations of Mental Health Professionals in Legal Contexts: Which Hat Are You Wearing?
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Appendix VII
Selected Ethical and Professional Resources Related to Confidentiality Ethics
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Appendix VIII
Ethics-Based Staff Training: Sample Table of Contents
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Notes
- References
- Index
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Appendix I
Selected Ethical Standards Relevant to Confidentiality Listed Numerically
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