Right To Confidentiality

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Video: Right To Confidentiality

Video: Right To Confidentiality
Video: Medical Ethics 3 - Confidentiality & Privacy 2024, March
Right To Confidentiality
Right To Confidentiality
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I wanted to point out some basic points about confidentiality when working as a psychologist, since more and more often clients share negative experiences of previous therapy and do not always know what is allowed and what is not.

Confidentialit

The information obtained by the Psychologist in the process of working with the Client on the basis of a trusting relationship is not subject to intentional or accidental disclosure outside the agreed conditions

© Ethical code of a psychologist

Operators and other persons who have gained access to personal data are obliged not to disclose to third parties and not to distribute personal data without the consent of the subject of personal data, unless otherwise provided by federal law

© Article 7 of the Federal Law of 27.07.2006 N 152-FZ "On Personal Data"

There will be no intrigue: the psychologist is obliged to ensure confidentiality for the client and the entire process of joint work. An exception (which the client is warned about at the first meeting) is when the client informs that he is going to harm himself or another person.

What you need to know for those who care about confidentiality when visiting a psychologist:

Questions. At the first meeting during the conclusion of a work contract, you will be informed that the meetings are confidential and will answer any questions you may have. In practice, the psychologist may not say this (since it is assumed that he is familiar with the ethical code and observes it), but if there is anxiety or doubt, it will not be superfluous to ask here.

Text / audio / video recording of meetings. If the session has already begun, and you see that there is a specialist's phone or voice recorder on the table near the armchairs, but you were not informed at the beginning that the recording would be going on, and you did not agree to this, you can ask questions (after all, the phone can simply lie) and if it turns out that "this is me only for myself at work", but you were not immediately notified of this, leave. Such a specialist will violate your boundaries more than once.

Information about you during group work. If you worked with a psychologist individually and did not give your consent to disclose information about yourself, this also applies to group work. If a psychologist, during a group / training / seminar / coffee break, confidentially talks about your profession, family, problems and everything that he learned at the session without your permission, during a group / training / seminar / coffee break, and you did not give your consent, leave.

The same applies to audio / video recording without the consent of the rest of the group.

An exception may be a group in which it is initially reported that the format of meetings is designed for audio / video recording (a study group; a group in which group dynamics are viewed and analyzed at the next meetings, etc.).

Meetings outside of therapy. If you did not give your consent to the disclosure of information about yourself or that you are visiting a psychologist, it would be a violation if in a public place (cafe, cinema, open lecture) the specialist lets others know that you are in therapy, for example, will ask if you have had any breakdowns on children again or if you fought with your husband / parents this week.

The psychologist is in charge of the process - it is his responsibility to keep himself in control, not to violate your boundaries, to create a safe space and not to talk too much to other clients or acquaintances.

If you feel that something is going wrong and reasonable requests begin to shift responsibility in the spirit of “you, dear, you need to work out self-confidence, then it won’t be embarrassing” or something that boils down to Samaduravinovata ™ (“well why didn’t you immediately warn you that you shouldn’t say it”) - go away.

You can and should talk about everything. You come to receive help and support, so it is imperative that you feel safe. Trust in a specialist will also appear, but this will take time, but for now, remember that you have the right to voice your worries and experiences.

Thank you for your time. Take care of yourself.

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