Re: Confidentiality

["Barbara Meddin" <barbarme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Certainly that is the position of the state child welfare agency in Western Australia.  When we refer a client to a private practitioner in a child protection situation whether it be the child or an adult who is part of the family, the abuser or the non abusing care giver,etc  we have as part of our referral that the practitioner agrees to provide us with any information that may impact on the risk/safety of a child or specific children and any information that could inform the department's decision making about such children.  This includes any gains ( or lack thereoof) made in treatment that may impact on the risk to a child!


Dr. Barbara Meddin
Senior Advisor Social Work Services
Family and Children's Services
Perth, Australia

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Is anyone aware of any research or articles on the effects of different 
therapist positions regarding confidentiality with mandated CPS clients. I am 
currently in disagreement with CPS over what should be the proper 
expectations for the release of information between the therapist who is 
seeing mandated CPS clients and the social workers who have made the 
referral.  The social workers are strongly requesting that their be few 
limits on the info. passed between the therapist and social worker.  The 
therapist wants the release of info. to be more focused and restrictive.  In 
my conversations with CPS, it would be helpful to know if there has been any 
work done in their area.  Thanks,  Bart Rubin, Ph.D., Berkeley, CA