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Legal & Ethical Information for Psychology Clients

Professional Responsibility - Self Essentials psychologists and clinical psychologists are all registered psychologists, licensed by the NSW Psychologists Registration Board. They are required to abide by the guidelines of ethical conduct, as recommended by the Board.

Self Essentials is committed to maintaining the highest quality standards for psychology services. In line with that, with your written consent, it is part of Self Essentials' professional responsibility to provide short written communication to your treating physician and/or General Practitioner, that acknowledges:

• The nature of the difficulty that lead to your contact with Self Essentials
• The services being provided by Self Essentials

Please remember that if you do not provide written consent to release information to your treating physician and/or General Practitioner, no correspondence will be entered into. If a mental health care plan has been raised, however, reports to the referring GP are manadatory in order to obtain further sessions.

Release of Client Information - All psychological sessions are confidential and all client records are confidential. Client files remain the property of Self Essentials and are kept in a locked filing cabinet at all times.

Should it be necessary to discuss your case with another professional, family member or other person, Self Essentials will ask you to complete a Client Release of Information form. Under no circumstances is information released to any individual without having first obtained written authority from you.

Legitimate Breach of Confidence - There are at least 3 exceptions in which Self Essentials is allowed to breach confidentiality without your permission. These are:

• Any disclosure which suggests that a child is at risk
• Any disclosure indicating that an individual is at risk of physical and/or criminal harm
• A notarised subpoena from a Court to supply information

In the event of any of these issues arising, in all but the most serious cases Self Essentials will contact you before taking action with the relevant authority.