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- Title
Practice Note: Imminent Risk -- A Serious Exception to Confidentiality.
- Authors
BUTENSKY, ILENE
- Abstract
Confidentiality is a cornerstone of an Ombudsman's role so any exceptions to it are not taken lightly. As such, the determination of the exception for imminent risk of serious harm should be determined in advance so that a process is in place to deal with such cases. Often however, the cases that are presented to us allow for alternatives to breaching confidentiality. This article discusses some of our recent examples to serve as a case study of sorts.
- Subjects
CONFIDENTIAL communications; OMBUDSPERSONS; PROFESSIONAL ethics; DISCLOSURE laws; COUNSELOR-client relationship; RIGHT of privacy; CONFIDENTIALITY in mediation
- Publication
Journal of the International Ombudsman Association, 2011, Vol 4, Issue 2, p44
- ISSN
2153-2362
- Publication type
Article