What you say to me is PRIVATE and CONFIDENTIAL except if you say you will hurt yourself or someone else, you are being hurt by someone, or you have a medical emergency.
Q: What does confidential mean?
A: It means you can be sure I won't tell other people about what you say. Not your parents, the police, teachers, the principal, or your friends.
Some things that are confidential:
- Alcohol, nicotine, or other drug use
- Your grades
- Curfew violations
- That you are pregnant
- That you have a disease
- That you suspect you are pregnant or have a disease
- That you cut class or the whole day
- That you sneak out at night
- Your sexual behavior
- Your sexual preference
- Your likes, dislikes, or opinions of people
Q: What is NOT confidential?
A: Most things that you say to me are confidential. However, there are a few exceptions, and I am bound by law to report these for your own protection.
If you tell me these things, I will have to contact someone else.
Things that are NOT confidential:
- You are suicidal
- You are homicidal
- You are the victim of child abuse or neglect
- You are the victim of a sexual assault
- You have a medical emergency (such as bleeding or overdose) in my presence
