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Confidentiality



 Related Terms
• Identifying Information
• Non-Identifying Information
• Sealed Adoption Records
 
 
Definition: The legally required process of keeping identifying or other significant information secret; the principle of ethical practice which requires social workers and other professional not to disclose information about a client without the client's consent.

Also Known As:Secrecy

Related Resources:
Access to Information
State statutes covering the release of identifying and non-identifying information from sealed adoption records.
http://www.adopthelp.com

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