PART ONE:
THE ABC's OF CONFIDENTIALITY
AN ETHICAL/LEGAL REVIEW

I. ETHICS, LAWS, AND ETHICAL/LEGAL CONFLICTS
(Confidentiality Then and Now: What Changed?)

II. PATIENTS' RIGHTS

III. CLINICIANS' PROMISES
(Unconditional vs. "Conditional" Secretkeeping)

PART TWO:
USING AN ETHICAL PRACTICE MODEL
TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY RIGHTS
OF VIRGINIA PATIENTS

I. PREPARING TO PROTECT CONFIDENCES & RIGHTS
(Preparation Necessary for Protecting Patients' Confidentiality Rights)

II. TELLING PATIENTS THE TRUTH "UP FRONT"
(Informing Patients Before Obtaining Consent for Treatment)

III. OBTAINING "TRULY INFORMED" CONSENT TO DISCLOSE
(Making no "Voluntarily" Disclosures Without Patient's Informed Consent)

IV. RESPONDING ETHICALLY TO LEGAL DEMANDS
(Minimizing Legally-Coerced "Involuntary" Disclosures)

V. TALKING LESS ABOUT PATIENTS
(Avoiding "Avoidable" Disclosures")

VI. TALKING MORE ABOUT CONFIDENTIALITY
(Educating Each Other and the Public)

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The text for this workshop is an ethical/legal practice manual
applicable to mental health professionals in all settings:
"Can You Keep A Secret? Patient Confidentiality and its Limits"

6 CE Credits (applicable toward ethics/laws)
Approved for Psychologists by the Virginia Board of Psychology
Approved for LCSWs by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Approved for LPCs by Virginia Counselors Association [NBCC Approved Provider #2047]