A Client Discloses Information to a Social Worker About Domestic

Multiple Choice

A client discloses information to a social worker about domestic violence within the home. Several times it has involved the injury of their child. At a court proceeding, this is shared as circumstantial evidence. The client is angry with the social service agency and declares her confidentiality was violated. The administrator looks at the case and determines:

A) The information should have been forwarded to administration
B) The social worker should never have disclosed this information
C) The social worker acted appropriately considering the danger
D) The social worker wanted to make a bigger case out of the proceedings