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School and depression..Is it confidential?
If I were to say something to my counselor or a nurse about my depression could they talk to my parents without my permission? I've been wanting to see someone about it but I refuse to if my parents have to get involved. If that is the case, who else could I see about it?
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Yes they could if you are in any possible danger. One of my parents worked at different schools for years and she was a like counselor thing. If you are in danger they could tell your parents or other teachers. However if you are not in danger then the stuff you tell them should be kept completely confidential.
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No, they can't. They have to keep everything completely confidential & the only way they're allowed to tell is if you're a danger to society and/or yourself.
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Teachers, nurses, and counsilors are supsoe to keep everythign confidental and only have parents intervine when its a life or death or you might hurt somome else.
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I've gotten called down to the drug counselor and regular one before and they tell you what they can and can not do and from what mine told me unless you are hurting yourself or thinking of it they are required to tell someone because they want to make sure you don't but if you're just depressed they can't do anything if you just talk to them and if they do you can sue them because it's like the whole doctor patient confidentiality thing.
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Simplest thing: ask the school counselor about the confidentiality policy. Find out what they can report and what they can't. If you need an excuse, tell them you're researching free speech issues.
Generally, they can't report anything unless a crime is committed. Again, get the specifics on your school.
Hope this helps.
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okay well i go talk to the school counselor too and when i first went she told me that she couldnt tell any one anything unless it was about being suicidal or sexual abuse..I'm pretty sure those were the only things she said. but anything else she had to keep private unless i gave her permission i also went to a psychologist as an out patient and she couldnt tell about ANYTHING unless i told her to. so I'm pretty sure no1 can tell, but just to make sure u can ask or see what the counselor says and take it from there.
well good luck and i hope your feeling better.
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Generally when you speak to your school counselor about anything at all it's kept private and confidential so they cannot tell anyone else about it (but I think this depends on the problem as well as certain other circumstances). This may also depend on where you are since laws regarding this might be different in the UK to the USA. I would suggest the best thing to do is straight out ask your counselor if what you speak to him/her about remains confidential and private unless your permission is sought before anything you say is disclosed to anyone, including your parents. This way you can be certain before you say anything. However, having said this, if you feel depression is the problem then your parents may need to become involved especially if it comes down to you needing medication to deal with the problem but again this is only speculation - your counselor would advise you of all the details beforehand, giving youo a choice in how you wish to proceed. I am curious though, why fight so hard to keep your parents out of the loop? Surely them knowing would be a weight off of your shoulders as well as them being able to provide you with support to deal with the depression, if it is the problem.
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