Disclosing Confidentiality

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The Code of Ethics for the National Association of Psychology clearly states in the code (4.05) disclosing confidential with the client’s consent, duty to protect, or legal mandated, and (4.02) code is the Limits of confidentiality(APA, 2015). The therapist should have reminded the client of the sign document about Confidentiality when she discuss her concern about his driving illegal. At one point one of these situation will open the thruway of permitting the therapist to warn and protect. It is very important to explain confidentiality to the client, and get a written sign document that the client understands the confidentiality. There is a difference between duty to warn, and duty to protect. Duty to Warn is when the therapist can contact

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