Professional Secrecy in Psychology

  At certain points in their career, psychologists may face the dilemma of whether or not to share certain information that, due to the position they hold and the functions they perform, they come to know. However, in most cases they must leave this temptation aside because their professional secrecy obliges them to do so. Every client has the right that everything they say or that happens in the context of the professional relationship with a psychologist is confidential. That said, there are situations when the psychologist has to break with professional secrecy because there’s a compelling cause that justifies…