Práctica NCE

An adult client tells his counselor that he bought a handgun and plans to shoot his former business partner, whom he names, this weekend. He refuses to discuss it further and leaves. Which action is most consistent with the ACA Code of Ethics and the HIPAA Privacy Rule?

• ATake steps to protect the named person, disclosing only what is essential
• BWait until the next scheduled session to see whether the client still intends to act
• CSend the client's full counseling record to police so the threat is well documented
• DKeep the information confidential because the client did not consent to any disclosure