Law & Ethics for Clinicians Working With Children & Families

The “rules rules”
Confidentiality for minors:
While ethics suggest that children have
expectations for confidentiality, the law
grants parents access to information
unless the clinician believes disclosure
will jeopardize the professional
relationship or expose the child to
physical/emotional abuse.
Civil Code § 56.11(c)(2); Health & Safety Code § 123115(a)(2)