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Waiving Confidentiality and Reporting Rights: An Ethical Vignette Paper Chanae Guinyard Liberty University Abstract Confidentiality is an important part within the counseling relationship and environment. Discussed content between the client and therapist is strictly prohibited for others outside of this relationship to disclose. Materials such as an informed consent form, explains how confidential information, will be managed. For the counseling profession, this document involves and agrees that communication is kept in confidence by the counselor and private. The communication that is discussed cannot be used as evidence in court, by state and federal law. However, there are†¦show more content†¦However, the law of privileged communication, which is not referenced under confidentiality in PA state rules and regulations, states that what is communicated in therapy is confidential and not involved in the legal process, no exceptions. The ACA Code of Ethics advocates for trust in the counseling relationship. The client’s right to confidentiality and privileged communication is essential because the content shared is personal. The code of ethics protects confidentiality and privileged communication because it is fundamental the relationship is secure for exploration of the client’s life-changing experiences. Even the involvement of cases such as Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the University of California, the ACA Code of Ethics, B.2.a. implies under legal and dangerous circumstances that therapist can release required information to protect the client and others from clear and imminent harm. The licensed therapist, DR, Moore, did report and warn the foreseeable harm, which the client, Poddar said he was going to do to another; the therapist followed the rule for mandate to report and warn campus police (Feldman, 2010). Reasonable cause to warn and report harm was the diagnosis of the client and thorough assessment given by a licensed therapist. Therapists should report abuse and/or harm when suspected,