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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous]Your privacy will be protected except for a few instances:  if you become a danger to yourself or others, your privacy will be violated in order to protect you or whomever you are a danger to; if you make certain types of threats; or if you sue someone.  [/b]

As to people looking at your records, yes, you are paranoid.  Not to be offensive, but I doubt that you are interesting enough for anyone to care.  [/quote]

This (I am a therapist). My files are always locked and no one else has access to them - this is the standard of care in the profession. Some people are moving to online records which are equally (if not more) safe. I do consult with other therapists about cases but do not share names. [/quote]

I am also a therapist and this is spot on. Confidentiality is a big deal in mental health.[/quote]

It is a big deal in theory but not always in practice. Especially in practices that have more than one therapist and have admin support. Files are often left out for someone to file or to make a call back. Files are pulled in the morning for that day's appointments and left out until then. Some therapists have files on their desk. I have worked in a number of therapist practices and very rarely is every file locked up at all times. If admin or cleaning staff or another therapist wanted to read a file, they would have no difficult finding one to read. [/quote]

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