why is confidentiality important when working in social care?

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It is important in any field dealing with physical, mental health, or in social situations. Unfortunately people judge others in our society, and also make decisions based on our character due to things we have done in the past. Assume (for the sake of conversation) that you are working with a person in their mid-twenties, doing well in their job, attends church regularly, and has a slight case of depression...oh yes, and they shoplifted when they were 16. Most of society will not really start thinking negatively until the read the part about depression, then their level of trust in that person plummets due to something they did when they were younger (even if it was just a one-time thing). People have sicknesses and chemical imbalances all of the time, it may or may not affect their social lives, but when society is aware that someone has a certain problem they are dealing with, most automatically link their thoughts to something negative that happened with SOMEONE ELSE who had that same imbalance/was in a similar situation. This is just the tip of the iceberg, and I could go into many different reasons for the HIPAA act and confidentiality guidelines. Not to mention everyone deserves their privacy, and when seeking help, their privacy is preserved as well as possible. I hope this helps! :)

confidentiality is so important whatever job you do if you seriously think about....would you want everyone knowing your business...NO I think not either

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