Considering the chief role of a social worker, when is a breach of client confidentiality allowed and, in some respects, mandated?
Breaching confidentiality in typical cases can result in:
The 1996 Supreme Court ruling in the Jaffee v. Redmond case resulted in the strengthening and protecting of worker-client privilege for social workers.
Client confidentiality should be maintained with no exceptions.
Both the legal and the moral definition of privacy and confidentiality are one in the same