tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471031006553442541.post4266018070634399469..comments2024-02-04T09:44:21.971-05:00Comments on Mountain Mama: Secrets? Not Here!jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08772053505930801670noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471031006553442541.post-60584668685817008372007-05-14T23:18:00.000-04:002007-05-14T23:18:00.000-04:00This situation definitely makes me wonder what oth...This situation definitely makes me wonder what other ethical violations beside breaching of confidentiality she might have committed. Were there other incidents you know of in which she ethically misbehaved?studentterp/socialworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03640940223842599110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471031006553442541.post-79700530927123939802007-05-05T23:48:00.000-04:002007-05-05T23:48:00.000-04:00Thanks to all who commented on my post! Call Me...Thanks to all who commented on my post! <BR/> <BR/>Call Me Betty--It is so true how the Deaf "grapevine" can be so fast and spread so wide. Part of the reason why my parents moved away from a large deaf community was to keep their lives private and raise their kids in peace. That's why I am secretly glad I am married to a hearing man because it stops the conversation cold when a Deaf person asks "Who did you marry?" Cant gossip about who I married (nyah-nyah-nyah-nyah!). Thanks for your comment!jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772053505930801670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471031006553442541.post-89574423756174427972007-05-04T23:51:00.000-04:002007-05-04T23:51:00.000-04:00That counselor certainly had a lot of nerve, isn't...That counselor certainly had a lot of nerve, isn't that information supposed to be confidential? I had a big shock like that when I was a teenager and told another kid something negative my parents had said. Later, the kid told her parents who must have told someone at deaf club. My parents were not friends with this girl's parents although they knew OF each other. The next thing I know that bit of gossip is travelling faster than lightning all around Baltimore and my parents are furious at me for telling secrets. After that I wouldn't tell anyone a single thing if they even knew someone in the deaf community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471031006553442541.post-54188221660856550702007-05-01T22:19:00.000-04:002007-05-01T22:19:00.000-04:00I am really sorry that your experience with the De...I am really sorry that your experience with the Deaf school counselor turned out so negative. As a Deaf psychotherapist, I know how important it is to safeguard clients' privacy. <BR/><BR/>I've worked in school settings before and confidentiality is not always 100% in this kind of environment. Not to defend the school counselor, but there is always the possibility that she discussed your situation in a team meeting at school (maybe without using your name), and someone else <BR/>guessed who she was talking about and broke confidentiality. Obviously that was wrong, but I just wanted to raise the possibility that someone other than the school counselor was the guilty party.Sharon Duchesneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617180071531871731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471031006553442541.post-78552005201221794272007-04-30T23:06:00.000-04:002007-04-30T23:06:00.000-04:00Not too good! Tsk tsk a school counselor -- I unde...Not too good! Tsk tsk a school counselor -- I understand the Deaf Community is extremely small but she still has to follow the code of ethnics at her work. Hope all goes well for you.Squ65https://www.blogger.com/profile/12302530496499417930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471031006553442541.post-48320879070074046402007-04-30T20:58:00.000-04:002007-04-30T20:58:00.000-04:00This incident with my counselor happened nearly 20...This incident with my counselor happened nearly 20 years ago and the counselor has since retired. If it had happened today, I most surely would have taken some sort of legal action against her. But I didnt and I do wish I had. Who knows what other secrets she shared from her students that trusted her. Just keep in mind that not every professional behaves professionally.jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772053505930801670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471031006553442541.post-75606476210689229132007-04-30T19:58:00.000-04:002007-04-30T19:58:00.000-04:00I am very sorry to hear that you have gone through...I am very sorry to hear that you have gone through like that. Needless to say that your counselor lacks professioanl integrity. His license should be<BR/>torn up for good. I think that <BR/>it is not too late for you to file a lawsuit against your counselor for breaching the confidentiality. The lawsuit will surely help wake up your counselor as well as teach other counselors not to violate their clients' privacies.Beaux Arts de Boutjeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05453552767797746706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471031006553442541.post-58508932300303807272007-04-30T16:18:00.000-04:002007-04-30T16:18:00.000-04:00That counselor broke job regulations and state law...That counselor broke job regulations and state laws when she shared confidential issues with her peers without your signed permission. She was lucky you didn't sue her for violations of your privacy. She would also have lost her license had you filed a formal complaint at the state regulatory agency.mishkazenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07714824721166601510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471031006553442541.post-13848008558396238422007-04-30T16:15:00.000-04:002007-04-30T16:15:00.000-04:00Yeah, that counselor should follows ethnics and po...Yeah, that counselor should follows ethnics and policies required at the agency where she works. She breached the confidentiality and hence you can sue her and the agency.<BR/>On the other hand, I think that's why I'm kinda glad I grew up in mainstreamed schools. I didn't develop much "links", especially with my dad being in the army, hence.. a LOT of moves throughout childhood! In some ways, it's good because many deaf folks know I don't know anyone much hence they can confide in me as a mental health counselor. Does it make sense?Wolfershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937704236275533865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471031006553442541.post-31923878021850963382007-04-30T16:01:00.000-04:002007-04-30T16:01:00.000-04:00Deaf, hearing, whatever-- they should be bound by ...Deaf, hearing, whatever-- they should be bound by their code of ethics, especially as a consuelor!<BR/>I feel sorry for you to have your privacy violated. <BR/><BR/>I think there is boundaries when it comes to "share", deaf-way-- gossip is not for everything!gnarlydorkettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089474600095019289noreply@blogger.com