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Old Nov 08, 2006, 01:40 PM
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freewill . . . that counselor is unethical.

Research your state's laws on "Breach of Confidentiality."

You can also check with HIPAA. (If that counselor obtain your info while also working at a clinic/hospital accepting government funds, like Medicare, then that clinic/hospital can be reported for a HIPAA violation.)

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A breach of confidentiality is a disclosure to a third party, without patient consent or court order, of private information that the physician has learned within the patient-physician relationship. (source )

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