In the category of Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice on the National Counselor Examination (NCE), the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE), or another counseling exam, you’ll need to have a good understanding of confidentiality and the limits of it.
Tarasoff Warnings (sometimes called Tarasoff Exceptions, the Tarasoff Rule, Duty to Warn, or Duty to Protect) are some of the limits of confidentiality. In other words, when confidentiality can be or will be broken or breached to protect the client or someone else.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Introduction
0:42 - Confidentiality
1:19 - Tarasoff Warnings
1:58 - The Tarasoff Case
2:39 - The Ewing Case
3:48 - What is Considered a Tarasoff Warning?
4:29 - Breaching Confidentiality
5:25 - Tarasoff Warnings for Suicidality
6:27 - How to Think about Tarasoff Warnings
6:46 - Overview
REFERENCES
Cherry, K. (2023). The History and Purpose of Duty to Warn in Therapy. Verywell Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-duty-to-warn-2795096
Duty to Warn. (2021). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/duty-to-warn.htm
Ewing, C. P. (2005). Tarasoff reconsidered. American Psychological Association. https://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug05/jn
Granich, S. (n.d.). Duty to Warn, Duty to Protect. The New Social Worker. Retrieved February 11, 2024, from https://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/ethics-articles/Duty_to_Warn%2C_Duty_to_Protect/
Rosenthal, H. (2017). Encyclopedia of Counseling (4th edition). Routledge.
Rosenthal, H. (2024). Master Lecture Series for the NCE, CPCE, CECE, and State Counseling Exams. Routledge.
Shorey, J. (2023). Tarasoff Rule | Duty to Warn vs. Duty to Protect. Study.com. https://study.com/academy/lesson/psychology-and-the-law-institutionalization-and-therapists-duty-to-warn.html
NOTE
Keep in mind that this video is for educational purposes. It is meant as an aid for you in studying for the NCE, CPCE, or other counseling exam. This video should not be used as your only form of studying. It is also important to note that this is my understanding of the content. Best of luck, and I hope this video helped!
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