The conflict between maintaining confidentiality in social work and protecting a minor from harm

Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1080/10522158.2023.2194346
M. Segal
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ABSTRACT Social workers often face dilemmas involving their duty of confidentiality when dealing with multiple members of a family, school or other system. These dilemmasare challenging for social workers worldwide given their need to overcome the tense relationship between representatives of the legal and social welfare systems and their lack of training in the relevant law. I illustrate this dilemma using the case study of an Israeli social worker who revealed confidential information shared by his client, a father whom the social worker determined might harm or be harming his child. Using this case study, I investigate the question of the court’s view regarding a social worker’s dual obligation to maintain client confidentiality and to protect the safety of minors. I first present the tensions between the law, the court system, and the social worker. Second, I discuss the legal framework for the duty of confidentiality in Israel. Third, I review a recent key ruling indicating the court’s view regarding a social worker’s dual obligation to maintain client confidentiality and to protect the safety of minors. Lastly, I suggest policy changes and actionable ways to help social workers worldwide make decisions related to the duty of confidentiality in daily practice.
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社会工作中的保密与保护未成年人免受伤害之间的冲突
摘要社会工作者在与家庭、学校或其他系统的多个成员打交道时,经常面临涉及保密义务的困境。鉴于世界各地的社会工作者需要克服法律和社会福利系统代表之间的紧张关系,以及他们缺乏相关法律方面的培训,这些难题对他们来说是一项挑战。我通过一名以色列社会工作者的案例研究来说明这种困境,该社会工作者透露了其客户共享的机密信息,该社会工作人员认定该父亲可能会伤害或正在伤害他的孩子。通过这个案例研究,我调查了法院对社会工作者维护客户保密和保护未成年人安全的双重义务的看法问题。我首先介绍了法律、法院系统和社会工作者之间的紧张关系。其次,我讨论了以色列保密义务的法律框架。第三,我回顾了最近的一项关键裁决,该裁决表明了法院对社会工作者维护客户保密和保护未成年人安全的双重义务的看法。最后,我提出了政策变化和可行的方法,以帮助世界各地的社会工作者在日常实践中做出与保密义务相关的决定。
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