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Discussing
Confidentiality
Discuss
confidentiality during your first mentoring session. Share what confidentiality means to
you and any circumstances under which you will have to override
your commitment to confidentiality. Such a conversation should
also include vows that are similar to those offered below.
- I recognize that my
ability to provide support depends on your confidence and
trust in me.
- I recognize that what you
tell me is in confidence.
- I will not disclose
anything you tell me to anyone without getting your
permission.
- I will never use the
information you give me against you in any way.
Decide on the
circumstances under which you would have to get outside
assistance. You may decide, for example, that
discussions of feeling suicidal or a threat to
physically harm someone would be cause for getting help
with or without permission. You should tell your peer
about your decision concerning when it would be
necessary for you to get outside assistance even without
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