archipelago
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According to the codes that govern psychotherapists in the state of California, we must provide in our "informed consent" documents--the ones that initiate other ethical and legal matters, such as the notion of who has the "privilege" and when confidentiality can be breached--we must now place a statement about the Patriot Act and are forced by law to follow through and report anything that might be of a "national security" risk.
Problem is, I have strong ethical principles that put me at risk of violating this requirement, and therefore the law.
I believe in civil disobedience as a principle and have used it before. But in this case, someone else is involved and I have an ethical duty to "do no harm."
So this is more of a dilemma than an actual case, but one that I need some smart people to help me resolve.
What sorts of risks am I taking by simply not including the Patriot Act in my informed consent documents?
Problem is, I have strong ethical principles that put me at risk of violating this requirement, and therefore the law.
I believe in civil disobedience as a principle and have used it before. But in this case, someone else is involved and I have an ethical duty to "do no harm."
So this is more of a dilemma than an actual case, but one that I need some smart people to help me resolve.
What sorts of risks am I taking by simply not including the Patriot Act in my informed consent documents?