Confidentiality
Directions: Master in Social Work
An explanation of potential challenges in adhering to confidentiality in your field education experience
A description of agency policies or mandates with regard to confidentiality
An explanation of potential challenges in communicating with clients within your agency
Be sure to support your posts with specific references to this week’s resources and provide full APA citations for your references.
This week resources:
Garthwait, C. L. (2017). The social work practicum: A guide and workbook for students (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
- Chapter 5, “Communication” (pp. 51-64)
Saxon, C., Jacinto, G. A., & Dziegielewski, S. F. (2006). Self-determination and confidentiality: The ambiguous nature of decision-making in social work practice. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 13(4), 55–72.
Wulff, D. P., St George, S. A., & Besthorn, F. H. (2011). Revisiting confidentiality: observations from family therapy practice. Journal of Family Therapy, 33(2), 199–214.
