Kevin Stafford is committed to ensuring the privacy of all clients. A Privacy Pplicy is currently being developed and will be available for review by February 2006.

 The following is the current confidentiality policy and guidelines.

 All our conversations are confidential.  I keep a written record of our meetings and conversations. This record is kept in a locked cabinet in my home office.  There are five exceptions to the rule of confidentiality that you need to be aware of:

 1.                  when you provide me with written permission to have information from your therapy sessions disclosed to another person(s) (eg: physician; another therapist; community agency).  In this case you will sign an authorization for the release of information.

 2.                  when you disclose to me or it becomes evident that you are at risk of injuring yourself or others (eg; suicide, assault, homicide).  In this situation we need to access other resources as a means of helping to ensure your safety and the safety of others.

 3.                  when you disclose that a child has been or is at risk of being physically, sexually or emotionally abused  or neglect or,  has been a witness to violence in the home. Ontario Provincial law requires that I make a report to Child and Family Services when I become aware that a child is at risk and in need of protection according to the Child Protection Act. 

4.                  when you disclose that you have been abused by another helping professional who is a member of a profession regulated by the Health Professions Act (eg: doctor, social worker, etc).

 5.                  when I am mandated (subpoenaed) by a court to disclose information in a legal proceeding.