I thought that if someone told you something in a counseling session that it had to be kept confidential. I found out that this is true for a lot of cases, but that there are many that it is not. As a general rule, psychotherapists are prohibited from disclosing confidential communications to any third party unless mandated or permitted by law to do so. Therapists are advised to err on the side of being overly cautious in protecting, the confidentiality of their clients, unless faced with a mandatory exception to confidentiality such as reporting child abuse or elder abuse (Benitez, 2004). There are limitations to the promise of …show more content…
I think that I challenged myself to receive good grades, and that I have done so this semester. I am eager to find out new or different things that I have some knowledge about, but I was amazed at the things I thought were right with counseling issues that I was completely wrong about. I am sure that I still have a long way to go, and many new things to learn. I feel that I was entirely invested in this class and all the assignments that were given to me. I wasn’t late on any assignments and many times had the assignment finished before it was due. I read each chapter carefully and was interested in each new thing that I found. I always want to do my very best in each class that I take. I returned back to college when I was 40 years old. This was something that I had dreamed of for many years, but was afraid to try it. I thought that I wasn’t smart enough to go back to school. I am glad that I made this decision even if it was many years after I should have done it. I feel that I should make a very good grade in this class due to my participation. I spent many days and nights reading the chapters and thinking about the questions that I was presented with and answering them. I feel that my grades have been good so far. I struggle a little with the quizzes, but I think that has to do with the issue of being timed, and I get anxious about