What Is Confidentiality In Group Therapy

Confidentiality should not be a complicated subject for a counselor, simply keep your clients information to yourself, however it is anything but that simple. A client seeking counseling will have a high expectation of privacy regarding the personal information they choose to share in sessions. It is and should always

“Confidentiality is a professional’s promise or contract to respect clients’ privacy by not disclosing anything revealed during counseling, except under agreed upon conditions.”

Great post! In considering group counseling I always was curious as to the confidentiality among group members and the importance of keeping it. As we learned last week once group members get pass the storming and transition into norming then the working stage the peer relationship changes. They began to start trusting each other valuing what others in the group are saying (Gladding, 2012) Therefore I would believe that because trust has been established people feel more inclined to keep others information confidential. However a study I found on confidentiality and if it’s realistic found that most people told others about what was going on in their group and half the group leaders in the study thought that confidentiality was vital to the

Over the past 15 or so years immigration deportation and detainees has been on the raise. As a social worker its important to report this to the authorities but at the same time keep confidentiality with our clients. The article states “confidentiality places the clients at the center of the healing process, and demonstrates to them that their needs are of the highest value” We understand its importance and when we do not practice confidentiality our clients may not want to open up to us. Others will feel like they are not able to trust social workers and they will not be able to get the help that they need. However, we put into a dilemma because in some places. You must do a background check to see if the person who needs help is a legal immigrant

Confidentiality is a critical piece to the profession of social work as a whole. While this is something that would likely be addressed with all clients at the first point of contact it is important that we as social workers emphasize confidentiality, especially when facilitating group work. Emphasizing the importance of confidentiality in all settings allows the social worker to further establish rapport and a sense of trustworthiness with the individual, or individuals throughout by building a space in which they feel comfortable to enough to participate.

Group counseling not only allows for members to learn from their therapist, it also allows for them to learn from personal experiences of other members and to gain insights and ideas on the issues they are confronting. Group counseling also helps in improving social skills among the members as they are able to interact freely in and out of the group. This way members can be more confident and open to interactions during the sessions. Group therapy influences growth and change to those involved. Also, it increases their self-awareness and enables them to gain sustenance from each other. Group counseling is also favorable to the therapist as they are able to gain faster and more efficient results for their members by counseling them simultaneously rather than one at a time. Jacobs, Mason, Harvill and Schimmel (2012) describe group counseling

As you mentioned in your post trust and building a rapport happens in the initial stage of group therapy. If the trust has not be earned throughout the group then it will have a negative

Social workers work closely with other professionals and they need to keep in mind the confidentiality of the client, but in doing this, other professionals may need to know some information about the client and their treatment, so that they can help the client to the best of their ability. The worker needs to inform the client and gain their consent for the passing of information. Some workers may do this via written consent. When seeing the value of confidentiality in relation to information and judgement regarding a client, we need to think whether it is client/worker, worker/worker, and worker/employer or worker/third party confidentiality that maybe the issue (Bowles et al. 2007).

During our classes’ recent group process meeting, group member interactions bring to surface the notion of responsibility. For the purposes of confidentiality, I will refer to the individuals as member X and member Y.

Just to keep going with what you are saying, group therapy for children (for many, not all) can be a beneficial way to help them deal with their disorder. Kids are very social and knowing there is another peer dealing with the same disorder, or like it, can help them manage better. Adolescents may respond better in group therapy among others their age because they can relate to them more rather than speaking to an adult in a one-on-one session. However, I’m sure there are going to be many different personalities and disorders which can hinder the therapeutic effect of a group therapy session. Therefore, as a nurse we must observe and make sure group therapy is working for all participants effectively. Otherwise it is our responsibility as an

Research states that “Trust can be lost or gained by how the leader handles conflict or the initial expression of any negative reactions” (Corey et al., 2010, p.133). She allowed the group members to demonstrate their expectations for the group and if this would be a safe environment for them to participate in. The group facilitator established the norms of the group with confidentiality by providing an example for the group. Providing your personal thoughts of group therapy is acceptable. She asked the group members not to discuss what other group members said outside of the group (Association for Specialist in Group Work). Due to the fact that this was established early in the group session, it made it comfortable for group members to engage with one

I was concerned with it because it is probably one of the biggest issues inside of therapy. I learned a numerous amount of things during this class about confidentiality. I learned that overall, confidentiality is pretty simple for the most part. The client is entitled to keep confidentiality unless they are going to harm themselves, harm someone else, or if a child/older adult is being abused or neglected. There are other situations that I found to be interesting that the counselor is not required to report. For example, a therapist is not ethically required to report a client that comes in to therapy and discusses how they robbed a bank. It was interesting to learn that as a therapist you are not the law, you are in charge of the person that comes to you for therapy. I also learned many of the different laws that Texas has about confidentiality. In the state of Texas, a therapist does not have to break confidentiality if a minor is seeing the counselor under extenuating circumstances, such as a child that has reported abusive

It would be hard to notice that the people we are trying to help are not ready or interested in addressing their issues. Since “clients’ motivation is key for treatment effectiveness” (Ryan, Lynch, Vansteenkiste, &Deci, 2011). Another issue, I fear when working with adult clients in group is that they would not open up as they might feel anxiety and insecurity. Adult groups seem to be harder. For kids play can help break the barrier and get the kids to open up. On the other side of the spectrum, adults can become reluctant during therapy and it will be harder to get them to open up. Some of the issues that Corey, Corey and Corey ( 2010) found where that “most of the men have a host of concerns

Confidentiality in counselling means, to me, providing a secure, trusting relationship with a client who knows that, within certain limits, he or she can speak to you about anything at all in the knowledge that whatever has been said will go no further. It is an intrinsic and imperative part of the trust that is required to develop a good working relationship between a counsellor and their client. My client will know that, excepting those limits noted below, I will hold safe everything they share with me; their thoughts, their worries, their deepest secrets, their life story and they will leave our counselling sessions with the surety that

A reminder for the group, once it has ended to tell them about confidentiality. Even though the group has ended we must keep what was said during the sessions to ourselves. We must not talk about others to people who were not in the group. A professional email should be giving to the client’s parent or guardian if any there are any questions. It is important to let the children know that if they see the group facilitator outside of group, they may approach them to speak but, the facilitator will not walk up to a client to talk. A list of child specialist is also given to the clients for further services.