I believe our coaches in Maryland use the word "Confidential" rather
than "privileged."
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From: CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of abuschophd@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 11:33 AM
To: CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [CollabLaw] Re: Confidentiality/ Privilege for MHP in
Collaborative Practice
My understanding is that "mental health" treatment is privileged and
that "coaching" is not mental health treatment. I would like this to
be tested since we would argue that we are using mental health
services in our coaching model and that the informed consent states
clearly that we will consider the information privileged. In reality
it is a gray area that needs IMHO a statute or something specific to
this type of coaching to protect us.
Any other thoughts about this topic? Are MHPs feeling vulnerable
about this? Any legal testing that you know of?
Ann Buscho, Ph.D.
www.DrAnnBuscho.com
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