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In a manner consistent with ethical standards and the law of the State of Michigan, no client information will be released to anyone without your informed written consent. This means I cannot disclose to anyone that you are involved in therapy or the content of your sessions, unless you sign a release of information clearly stating what I can disclose.
There are several exceptions to confidentiality, as required by law. In the state of Michigan, counselors are required to break confidentiality when they believe their clients are at high-risk for suicide or when they hear a direct, specific homicidal threat from a client. In addition, all counselors must report abuse or neglect of a child when they have reasonable cause to believe that such and incident occurred.
For additional issues related to therapy in the State of Michigan, please review the Michigan Mental Health Code.
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