Family Counseling Essay

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The Family Journal http://tfj.sagepub.com/ Confidentiality Issues when Minor Children Disclose Family Secrets in Family Counseling Kenneth G. McCurdy and Kenneth C. Murray The Family Journal 2003 11: 393 DOI: 10.1177/1066480703255468 The online version of this article can be found at: http://tfj.sagepub.com/content/11/4/393 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors Additional services and information for The Family Journal can be found at: Email Alerts: http://tfj.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://tfj.sagepub.com/subscriptions Reprints: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsReprints.nav Permissions: http://www.sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Citations: http://tfj.sagepub.com/content/11/4/393.refs.html >> Version of Record - Oct 1, 2003 What is This? Downloaded from tfj.sagepub.com at WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY on July 15, 2012 ARTICLE McCurdy, Murray / FAMILY THE FAMILY JOURNAL: COUNSELING AND THERAPY FOR COUPLES AND FAMILIES / October 2003 10.1177/1066480703255468 SECRET DISCLOSURE ❖ Ethics Confidentiality Issues When Minor Children Disclose Family Secrets in Family Counseling Kenneth G. McCurdy Gannon University Kenneth C. Murray Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center The literature addressing ethical issues involved in the disclosure of family secrets in counseling has typically focused on secrets disclosed by adults, ignoring the ethical issues surrounding individual disclosure by minor children and confidentiality within the family counseling context. This article explores family secrets, confidentiality with minors, and breaching confidentiality. A case example of an individual session disclosure with a minor child is presented along with ethical considerations and practice recommendations. Keywords: family
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