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Kansas State University

Confidentiality

We strive to protect your privacy and hold your information in confidence. Our procedures are in accord with professional and ethical guidelines established for counselors and psychologists by the American Psychological Association and the American Counseling Association and with the legal parameters outlined in statutes of the State of Kansas. CS maintains security for all written and computer records of all counseling; financial records of your contacts are maintained indefinitely while clinical notes are maintained for 7 years past the date of your last contact and then are destroyed. Confidentiality means that your contact with this office does not go on your academic record and that clinical materials will not be disclosed to any other office or individual unless you have signed a written release for this to occur.

There are, however, some exceptions to confidentiality. Counselors are required to release certain information in situations in which there is potential harm to yourself or others, in instances of child abuse, or as a result of a court order. While these types of events are extremely rare, you should know that these possibilities exist. In addition, files may be reviewed in the process of agency accreditation visits by professional review teams and data that you have supplied is used in agency evaluation and research. All materials are handled confidentially and no materials with identifying information (except billing purposes) will leave the agency without obtaining specific release to do so.

Our overall goal is to make this a place where you will feel safe to talk about personal concerns.