Parents of a minor client demands to be informed by the counselor about what the client is talking about during counselor sessions. In this situation, the first thing the counselor should do it
a. Inform the parents about what is discussed in the sessions because the parents hold the legal right to know
b. Tell the parents that the sessions are confidential and that their child holds the sole right to that confidentiality
c. Explain the importance of confidentiality to the parents and if the still insist, try to seek release from the child before disclosing any information to the parents
d. Describe to the parents how the counseling relationship will suffer if confidentiality with the child is breached
Ans: c. Explain the importance of confidentiality to the parents and if the still insist, try to seek release from the child before disclosing any information to the parents
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