Post: Guidance Counselor Confidentiality?
Posted by perplexed on 6/30/08
This question is specific to New York:
Is a guidance counselor able to guarantee the same
confidentiality that a social worker can? There has been
some debate as of late. Because my license is not in
guidance, I am unaware of the answer.
I read some legal mumbo jumbo stating that, if subpoenaed,
a guidance counselor is not covered the same way that a
psychologist, social worker, or licensed mental health
counselor are.
So, the question is: Is a guidance counselor able to keep
information shared by a student confidential? Onbiously, I
am not questioning mandated reporting.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Guidance Counselor Confidentiality?, 6/30/08, by perplexed.
- Re: Guidance Counselor Confidentiality?, 7/03/08, by Dave.