Confidentiality – Disclosure from a Research and Clinical Perspective

A journal article review and summary David Segal October 2012 Introduction Changes in government, societal beliefs, and results of cases brought before the court mean counsellors will often face ethical dilemmas around the use of notes recorded during counselling sessions. Counsellors are encouraged to seek the advice of colleagues as they navigate their way through challenges especially in the first …

Legalizing Justice

Sexual Assault: Counsellor Notes and Subpoenas (Lucas, 1999) Di Lucas writes that many survivors of sexual assault feel they are on trial and “for legal purposes they are witnesses to a crime against the State”(Lucas, 1999), as such they have to be cross examined by solicitors in an attempt to prove they did not consent. Since the 1970’s, women’s groups …