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Privacy Issues: Naming names.
Posted by on 2012-12-27 at 1:23 PM
Dear All.
This may seem obvious to most of you, but it has become necessary to state this simple directive on PRIVACY issues and our Forum.
You have a responsibility to your client not to identify them nor mention their name unless they give you permission to do so.
This includes sessions given between Practitioners. When a Practitioner is having a session, they become the client and their privacy is paramount. Of course if both (or all) are Practitioners and agree, absolutely you may use names on our Forum. We have many session stories posted here between named Practitioners. No problem.
Also, if and when you have a client who has formerly had a session with another Practitioner, even if that session was years ago and your client
tells you all about the session and the identifies the first
Practitioner it is simple courtesy NOT to reveal the name of that first Practitioner (unless of course you have direct permission) when sharing any details about the session here on our forum.If (as sometimes happens, although is very rare…) you have a client who has had some sort of serious issue or concern with another Practitioner that you think might require addressing, please do call or send a private email or message to me or Julia Cannon or Dolores Cannon.
Thanks so very much for your understanding on why privacy, for both clients and former Practitioners, is important.
Most Kindly,
Candace
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20 Replies
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Thank you for posting this. Do we need to ask permission to post client’s life story and session details without a name? If this is NOT a practitioner, so nobody knows this person on this forum? I was doing it without names – but I wonder if we actually need a permission to tell somebody’s story just as ‘client” or with fake name?
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Everything that transpires in session is confidential. Permission is required.
Love
Sian
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While I agree with Sian that everything in a session is confidential —
I also think there are some ways to talk about a session without revealing anything which would identify client. Also – to work here on the forum with other DPs – you are in effect receiving supervision from your peers. And most clients have no problem for you to receive supervision as long as you haven’t revealing their identity – if you ask. It makes it easier by discussing it routinely… that you are a member of the DP DC Forum and are always learning and sharing.
We’ve seen sessions here that …. are about things not yet ready yet for the mainstream. It is my belief that if I/you/we don’t deeply respect this confidentiality and have a deep sense of what is appropriate — it will reflect in our/your work —
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xx
j
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I agree with Jane and everyone that everything in a session confidential and thank you sharing this information.
Marie Savage
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Dolores has said, and has been assured time and again, you can “summarize” any session you have ever had. You were there…it was your experience, too.
Now…transcripts, details, line by line quotes…etc etc, are different.
Here is what you can do. ASK. and ASK when your voice recorder is on.
🙂
love,
Candace
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Thanks Candace!
I also ask them as part of my little sub-conscious contract that I have. It just outlines that the session is a co-creation and that they need to also do their own work and follow through. By signing the bottom line they are doing so sub-consciously as well.
I have a short section that says tick here for consent to use any information in media (verbal, radio, books articles and other publishing mediums). Their privacy is protected and all names are changed it’s just the content. If there is something they don’t want certain sections in any transcript we can remove these.
Usually, they are delighted to do this!!!
Love
C
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I totally agree with you Chirara. Get permission in writing with a clients signature. Stating the conditions of use. And give the client their own copy of this signed agreement. That way all parties have agreed and understand the potential use of any material. As a practitioner we know 100% that if we use a clients transcript it is okay under the conditions agreed upon. Also the client knows their information may be used and that they are okay with it. All parties have agreed and declared their intentions and exceptions. That can then be the standard accepted way to disseminate information. Upfront, agreed, and legally with consent and physical evidence of the understanding. If anything was required to be used outside of that agreement then a new contract with the client should be made.
Truth, honesty and integrity and 100% permission at all times in every aspect of any endeavor with self and the client.Sometimes of course there are grey areas in any interaction or agreement so let your inner voice, intuition and sense of what is acceptable guide you. If you are unsure don’t do it. If you need clarification contact the client. If you feel it is totally positive and okay then go ahead.Robyn.
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There is an issue with posting sessions done by QHHT practitioners on other QHHT practitioners. Even without a name – it becomes very recognizable within our community. There was a situation on FB forum when one practitioner mentioned another practitioner’s past life (as a friend of Jesus) without his consent…no harm done, but it is not ethical. I recently had a situation when I wanted to have an LBL session with Michael Newton’s student who is also QHHT practitioner and when I asked my SC about it – it screamed “NOOOOO!” I was advised to have LBL with my original hypnotist who only does LBL and is not DC’s student. FOR PRIVACY REASONS. I just declined to have a session with a local lady who wanted to have QHHT session wit me “to see how it looks like” because she’s thinking about taking level 1 class (But I offered her to trade sessions after she takes a class.) I feel that there are a lot of issues at play here and we have to be extremely careful when it comes to posting/discussing on forums sessions with fellow practitioners.
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Irina — it’s good for us to have these reminders …. because I think we get casual and can truly forget …..
thanks !
xx j
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Hello,
I am a recent graduate of QHHT L1 and am very new to practicing this kind of work. However, having said that, I am a LCSW an understand about confidentiality. Thank you for discussing this in such great detail, not only in regards to clients, but also with other QHHT practitioners playing the role of client.
Robyn and Chiara, I am wondering if either of you have a template for a QHHT release form I can use? I am hoping to not reinvent the wheel, so to speak ;-).
I am so appreciative to have all of you and this Forum as a resource of information and support on this journey.
Thank you,
Tanya
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I agree i did this mistake in past will not repeat . Lots of love Sai
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Tanya my husband is an attorney he has done a firm for me I am happy to post it if you would like.
Lol. Anna.
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Oh I meant form.
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It would be great to have a couple of different forms available to use — Please please post Anna – it would be appreciated.
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j
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Anna, I would like to see it also!! I know that Dolores does not use one, but nowadays it is better to be safe than sorry. I have one for my CHt practice, but I would like to see yours please.
Katy
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