当你去看咨询师的时候, it's important to know that one of the core responsibilities of the counselor is confidentiality. This means a counselor may not share your information or anything you share in your sessions with anyone else. Exceptions to this trust include: If the student is a danger to themself or others, then their counselor has a responsibility to share that information for safety purposes. 否则, 这是唯一可以公开的信息, 即使是对父母, is that information for which a student signs an “Authorization for Release of Information.”
Support staff working within MU 咨询服务 do not have session content information.
专业护理合作
辅导员 will collaborate and consult with each other toward appropriate student care. Counseling staff will avoid communication of unnecessary disclosure of student identity and/or unwarranted disclosure of a student’s personal information. 根据需要，可以利用外部专业人员进行专业咨询, 识别信息将不会被披露. In cases wherein the communication of personal identity and/or personal information is necessary to share toward the provision of appropriate care, 辅导员将尽一切努力:
- 咨询披露前获得学生许可
- minimize information disclosure to only that which is directly necessary to consultation
斯巴达式的成功
MU counselors participate in 斯巴达式的成功 (powered by Starfish) and are members of the 斯巴达式的成功 Intervention Team. When the needs of a student have been identified through the 斯巴达式的成功 network, there may be times counseling staff are asked to reach out to a student to provide support. Tracking responses to referred student needs requires Intervention Team members to confirm if a student has responded to the outreach communication. Outreach to a student does not require participation in counseling nor are they a counseling client until after they have voluntarily enrolled in counseling services. 辅导员 will communicate the success or lack thereof regarding outreach attempts to ensure university services are offered to students. Session content is strictly confidential if a student chooses to participate in counseling services.
FERPA
FERPA guidelines allow for appropriate disclosure of information when there is a concern of imminent danger to self or others.
第三方通讯
Students may voluntarily choose for communication to occur between counseling providers and an external professional or institution (e.g.、家庭医生、社区心理健康服务提供者、家庭成员、教练). 在这种情况下，学生将:
- Complete a Release of Information (ROI) available through 咨询服务 detailing the consent for the entity as well as identification of the specific information they wish to be shared.
- This document will be signed by the student and will be kept in the student’s record with our office.
- 可以完成信息发布(ROI), 终止, or changes made at any time per the student’s request and signature if applicable.
Students may also voluntarily choose to bring someone with them to counseling services. This may include a friend, family member, faculty member, staff or a member of their support system. 在这些情况下不需要ROI.