Client Confidentiality

Consent & Confidentiality Client is a sixteen year old female who has been experiencing various psychological traumas such as physical, sexual, verbal and mental abuse at the hands of her father and mother. Since the client is a minor and abuse has been reported by the client as well as her mother, it would be appropriate to report this to Child Protective Services (CPS). At that time an investigation will take place and the client will be placed into state custody with her two children. The client has been referred to therapy at Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS). Client will receive the following services; therapy, case management, medical, parenting classes and housing assistance. As the social worker assigned to the case it will be vital to gain consent and explain confidentiality to the client. …show more content…
The guardian in this case would be the state and they would consent to treatment services. While the guardian consents to services, the client does not have to consent or engage in services. It would be important to obtain consent from the client. The client in this case is willing to discuss her trauma and interested in raising her two children. In order for her to be successful in parenting her children she will have to develop skills to combat symptoms of her trauma. Client will be informed of her rights, therapy services offered and parameters of confidentiality. Client will be informed that anything she discusses in therapy will remain confidential and only pertinent information will be shared with her case worker. Furthermore, if the client discloses abuse or there is reasonable belief that she is harm to herself or others, then mandatory reporting laws require the social worker to report this to appropriate authorities. Treatment services can begin once appropriate consent forms have been signed by the client and