HARBOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, PLLC  LIMITS OF CONFIDENTIALITY DISCLOSURE

 

The information you provide is confidential in most situations, but there are important limits to this rule. In general, your confidential information may be shared without your permission if there is a reasonable concern for harm to the client or to someone else. Your information may also be shared in accordance with state laws for clinical supervision.

Following are situations in which your provider may be legally or ethically required to share your confidential information, even without your permission.

 

Child Maltreatment:  The state of North Carolina requires anyone who reasonably suspects abuse, neglect, or maltreatment of a minor under the age of 18 to report those suspicions to the proper authorities. These reports may be made to law enforcement and/or the appropriate Department of Social Services.

Risk of Harm to Self:  If a client appears to present a substantial risk of harm to self, the proper authorities will be notified to ensure the safety of the individual and others who may be at risk. 

Risk of Harm to Others:  If a client appears to present a substantial risk of harm to others, the proper authorities will be notified to ensure the safety of the individual and others who may be at risk.

Clinical Supervision:  Your information may be shared in full as part of state-mandated clinical supervision with the contracted clinical supervisor. This supervisor is bound by the same confidentiality rules above.

Professional Consultation: Occasionally I may need to consult with other professionals in their areas of expertise in order to provide the best treatment for you. Information about you may be shared in this context without using your name.