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Guidence Counselors and Confidentiality
Here is my issue. About 2 years ago, I joined an internet forum as a false name, without my parents knowledge. A year and a half ago, I used that false name to start giving advice, again without my parents knowledge. I eventually turned back to myself around a year ago, and came here 3/4 of a year ago, again without my parents knowledge.
Now, my parents would probably not let me see the light of day again if they found out that I did all that I did without their knowledge. There's the background.
Now, I need to fill out a senior survey for my Guidence Counselor, so that she can write an accurate report on me to send off to my colleges I am applying for. I read down, and eventually saw "List all work experiances which you have gained by donating your services (any and all volunteer experiances)". I really wish to send all of my volunteer hours advising teenagers to colleges, yet if my parents find out, I am going to be murdered. And it is not like I am upset because I cannot say I helped a few girls decide what to wear. I have actually saved almost 100 people from killing themselves. That is the kind of thing that I do not want colleges to not hear.
So, first off, what would you do in this situation?
I decided to go to my Guidence Counselor, to ask her a whole bunch of questions. These include her confidentiality between me and my parents in cases that do not involve depression or anything like that, and what exactly I should do in my situation. What are the laws of New Jersey or other states regarding which information is confidential between you and her?
Thank you all very much. I love you all for this help.
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Talkin with the consouler is confidental, im sure
i spent almost all of this year with mine, and my parents dont know what we descuss because if you say its private, it will stay that way (unless your gonna like, kill your self i think, but that isnt your situation)
even if they do, helping people=good!
so talk to the consoler, get her advice, and best of luck at school!
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I'm in New York, so I assume the laws are similar...
I would not worry about confidentiality between you and your counselor. The policy is that they won't disclose anything without your permission first. Either way, if you really stopped all these people from killing themselves, I seriously doubt that your parents would chew your head off.
On a totally different note, I would be careful about saying that you stopped people from killing themselves. That CAN NOT happen in the course of a few short cheer-up sessions... Trust me, I thought the same thing. Looking back, I think I only really made life-long impacts on two girls, and I spent literally a year with them each. Careful...
Best of luck with college and such.
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