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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

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State statutes covering the release of identifying and non-identifying information from sealed adoption records.

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