Psychological Counseling Confidentiality Regulations

In order to protect the personal privacy of the seeker, the psychological counselor should explain the principle of confidentiality to the seeker during the initial consultation and other necessary times.
Adherence to the principle of confidentiality is both a requirement of professional ethics and the nature of the consultation itself.
1. The contents that need to be kept confidential include:
the personal information registered by the seeker.
Content provided by the seeker during the consultation process.
Psychological test results of help seekers.
Contact with the seeker and the consultation process, including but not limited to the consultation plan, consultation process, and consultation results.
Without the consent of the seeker, the consultant shall not disclose the above information at will; the
consultant shall not arbitrarily inquire into the personal information of the seeker unrelated to the consultation.
2. Confidentiality exception: The
seeker agrees to disclose confidential information to others.
The judiciary requires consultants to provide confidential information.
There is an ethical or legal action against the consultant.
Legal restrictions on confidentiality issues arise during counseling, such as reporting child abuse, elders, etc.
The seeker may threaten immediate injury or death to himself or others.
The seeker has a life-threatening infectious disease.
When the above exceptions to confidentiality arise, the consultant should keep the degree of disclosure to a minimum.