You are a counselor working at a publicly funded alcohol and drug treatment prog

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You are a counselor working at a publicly funded alcohol and drug treatment program. Your client, Doug, attends one of your counseling groups. Although he has a previous conviction and is on probation for possession of an illegal substance, he entered treatment as a voluntary client. Doug's probation officer recently learned from another probationer that Doug is in treatment, and the officer has sent you a letter requesting that you provide a progress report and an assessment of Doug's likelihood of relapse. The probation officer will use this information, if favorable, to petition the court for Doug's early release from probation.

Discuss your options for responding to the probation officer's request and describe what you would do. Cite relevant legal issues, including federal confidentiality and privacy regulations in your discussion. Identify the specific circumstances under which you would provide the information requested by the probation officer. How would you handle this differently if Doug were involuntarily attending the group?

Explanation / Answer

Law rule federation of undisclosure of client services under Section 42,part-2, maintains confidentiality of the information obtained for the counseling of clients in drug-abuse cases or any other type of anti-social cases or criminal cases in court.The rule maintains the file of the client and provides every type of counseling along with guidance for a better future.There is an initial agreement consent form which is filled by the client with full emphasis on the maintenance of privacy without breach of conduct for the trial of the patient in any type of offence.The form maintains the private relationship between counselor, probationary officer and client and in any case the client has the right and authority to challenge the petition if the rules of the case are broken or disclosed by the concerned persons outside in the society.The consent form is considered to be expired after 30 days-60 days or 90days and is not considered reliable afterwards.Further treatment of the client takes place with the help of confidential insurance agencies which fund the clients for their recovery against drug or alcohol abuse cases with further emphasis on providing hospital admission to the clients in case of mental stress,depression and anxiety.Further record file, name,address and quality assurance for the treatment of the client by qualified medical staff and drug-compliance audit is also performed under proper policies with rehabilitation of the client in a hygenic,safe and sound environment for the treatment of the patient.In scenarios of participation of clients in groups, telephonic conversation and survey questionairre are organized with the collection of necessary data in the form of records for the patients for their recovery.

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