Basic Principles

Constantine, Aronson, and Wilber (1994) list the following standards under Basic Principles:

• Standard 4.1 - "Agencies should presume that client information and records are confidential and should not disclose the information unless a specific exception to the presumption applies or the disclosure is authorized by the client, a court, or another appropriate mechanism." (p. 105)

• Standard 4.2 - "An interagency collaborative effort should satisfy the strictest legal and professional standards for confidentiality owed by any participating agency." (p. 105)

• Standard 4.3 - "Agencies should collect and record only that information that is genuinely needed to fulfill the goal of serving the client." (p. 106)

• Standard 4.4 - "At the initial meeting with each client, or soon after, agency personnel should conduct a thorough and meaningful discussion with the client about the agency's practices with regard to confidential information." (p. 107)

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