“Navigating Confidentiality and Informed Consent in a Mental Health Encounter” Title: Navigating Confidentiality and Informed Consent in a Mental Health Encounter Role: Healthcare provider Setting: Outpatient mental health clinic Participants: Patient, therapist

Describe an ethical situation in a mental health encounter. This encounter might take place between a patient and health care provider, or between two health care providers in reference to a patient. This could be entirely fictitious or a case from your practice/experience where the details have been sufficiently altered to retain anonymity. Include the following in your description: your role (e.g.,
healthcare provider, patient, or family member) setting in which the encounter took place, who was present/involved, the ethical dilemma, and your perception of whether or not the encounter was resolved.