| I.
General Questions |
| | What
service is being provided? Who requested it?
Who receives the service? Who
benefits?
Do other parties have a stake? What is their role? What is your role
with them?
For whom does confidentiality apply? |
| | | Who
receives the information generated by the services?
Who holds or waives privilege?
|
| | Who
pays for the services?
|
| II.
Individual Therapy |
| | Is
a person in individual therapy always a "client" ?
If others join sessions,
do they also become "clients"?
If you meet with "collaterals" alone,
are they also "clients"?
Can someone never come and nevertheless be the "client"?
|
| | | Contracted
Agency; Court Military; Other
|
| III.
Couple and Family Therapy |
| | Are
all participants equally "clients?" If not, why not? |
| | |
Do they presume your role is the same with each? |
| | Multiple
Clients vs. Individual Client With "Collateral(s)" |
| | | What
is the difference? Who gets to decide? Who must you tell?
|
| IV.
Child/Adolescent Therapy |
| | Are
parents actively involved? |
| | | If
so, are they also "clients"?
How can you explain? To whom must you explain?
|
| | What
are rules about disclosure to parents/others? Who gets to decide?
|
| V.
Evaluations for Third Parties |
| | Who
Is Really the Client? |
| | | Court-Ordered
Evaluations
Agency-Conducted Evaluations
Employer-Required Evaluations
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| VI.
How Contracts Can Affect or Determine "Client" Status |
| | Employee
Contracts (Must you accept your employer's definitions of "client" ??)
Managed Care Contracts; Other Third Party Payer Contracts
Agency Contracts
(DSS, Court Services, Schools, Other)
Organizational Contracts (Management
Training; Coaching; Employee Assessment ) Creating Personalized Contracts for
Clarifying "Who is the Client?" |