candcrew
04-08-2005, 03:09 PM
Hey Brett (and anyone else LOL),
You asked in another thread about minor children, therapists, & parents. I was under the assumption that everything a child reveals to a therapist is protected by client/provider privilege. My 2 oldest saw a forensic psychologist. When I was talking to her about her findings, I made the comment that I knew by law she couldn't share what is revealed in session unless it was something SHE was required by law to report (like abuse). Come to find out, at least in my state, that parents are allowed to have information about what goes on in therapy to some degree. What that degree is, I don't know. In general, I've found I can ask questions & if the information is appropriate, it is revealed to me and if it isn't, I get the "that is something that is protected information". Now, having said that, this was part of a criminal investigation. However, she did tell me that ANY therapist can discuss what children reveal in session to the parents to some degree.
Of course in our situation, my children are seeing a therapist because of something someone else has done. Granted, my depression has affected them so I'm sure once we go to a "new" therapist, that will be addressed & I doubt that I'll be given much information about what is discussed regarding that.
Added: The therapist isn't going to reveal anything that s/he feels would be detrimental to the child's progress. Most therapists are going to get a "feel" for the parent in uptake appointments when appropriate. If they don't feel the child would benefit from discussing information, then s/he wouldn't reveal KWIM? Until I broke down in front of the forensic psych, she wouldn't discuss ANYTHING. Because I was remote, detached and distant (which I was because it is my mechanism for surviving all this legal crap) she felt the only reason I was taking the girls was because we were told we had to go. When she found out that I genuinely cared about my kids and was taking them so they wouldn't be faced with a lifetime of wearing an invisible "victim beacon", THEN she would talk to me about sessions.
C.
You asked in another thread about minor children, therapists, & parents. I was under the assumption that everything a child reveals to a therapist is protected by client/provider privilege. My 2 oldest saw a forensic psychologist. When I was talking to her about her findings, I made the comment that I knew by law she couldn't share what is revealed in session unless it was something SHE was required by law to report (like abuse). Come to find out, at least in my state, that parents are allowed to have information about what goes on in therapy to some degree. What that degree is, I don't know. In general, I've found I can ask questions & if the information is appropriate, it is revealed to me and if it isn't, I get the "that is something that is protected information". Now, having said that, this was part of a criminal investigation. However, she did tell me that ANY therapist can discuss what children reveal in session to the parents to some degree.
Of course in our situation, my children are seeing a therapist because of something someone else has done. Granted, my depression has affected them so I'm sure once we go to a "new" therapist, that will be addressed & I doubt that I'll be given much information about what is discussed regarding that.
Added: The therapist isn't going to reveal anything that s/he feels would be detrimental to the child's progress. Most therapists are going to get a "feel" for the parent in uptake appointments when appropriate. If they don't feel the child would benefit from discussing information, then s/he wouldn't reveal KWIM? Until I broke down in front of the forensic psych, she wouldn't discuss ANYTHING. Because I was remote, detached and distant (which I was because it is my mechanism for surviving all this legal crap) she felt the only reason I was taking the girls was because we were told we had to go. When she found out that I genuinely cared about my kids and was taking them so they wouldn't be faced with a lifetime of wearing an invisible "victim beacon", THEN she would talk to me about sessions.
C.