The principle of confidentiality is the most important principle in psychological counseling, which is not only the premise of establishing mutual trust between counselors and visitors, but also the basis for the smooth development of psychological counseling activities in schools.
When consultants have to use visitors' personal data when consulting case studies publicly or publishing related articles, they must fully protect the interests and privacy of visitors. The principle of confidentiality is not absolute, and sometimes it requires the wisdom and judgment of consultants. For example, for visitors who have obvious suicidal intentions or aggressive behaviors, it is necessary for counselors to break through the principle of confidentiality and consult with relevant school personnel to avoid the occurrence of vicious accidents.
Matters needing attention in psychological consultation:
First, visitors should be active, and the motivation for seeking psychological help should be sincere, because the effect of psychological counseling has the characteristics of "sincerity is spiritual".
Second, visitors need to know that the improvement of psychological problems begins with psychological counseling, which often requires multiple consultations to alleviate, and it is not a long-term psychological problem that can be solved by one consultation.
Third, don't regard psychological counseling as always completely effective, and don't regard it as the only effective. Sometimes with drug therapy, it can play a complementary role, especially in medical psychological counseling involving diseases.
Fourth, visitors need to have a certain understanding and receive psychological counseling.
5. Don't control your inferiority complex or cover up your real situation during the consultation process, so as not to make it difficult for the consultant to judge.
Sixth, we should pay attention to the principle of avoidance: counselors often avoid and reduce the consultation with colleagues, relatives, friends and other direct or indirect stakeholders. The reason is simple, that is, psychological distance. Psychological counseling often involves visitors' usually depressed mood or unconscious unwilling content or some information that is inconvenient to disclose in front of acquaintances. On the other hand, psychological counseling requires counselors to remain value neutral, which is often difficult for acquaintances to do.