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Kim is a new counselor working at Main Street Mental Health Clinic. She has been assigned to the assessment and testing division. Kim meets with her first client and begins to conduct her intake assessment. As she starts her assessment, she reviews several key areas she feels the client needs to understand before moving into the clinical portion. Kim reviews confidentiality and what it means. She discusses when she can break confidentiality and when she is ethically and legally required to do so. She also reviews informed consent and discusses the nature of the assessment and the purpose behind it. She reviews privacy concerns and releases information. Once the client acknowledges that the client understands what she has presented, Kim feels confident she can move forward in the assessment process.
1. Why is it important for Kim to review these topics with the client before starting the assessment?
2. What other ethical areas besides confidentiality and consent should Kim be aware of while conducting assessments with her clients?
3. Kim reviews issues of privacy and the release of information. When would Kim be allowed to release information about her client without that client’s consent? Why