Limits to Confidentiality
Distress Centre Calgary adheres to the Canadian Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics which contains very specific guidelines for the treatment of your personal information. Personal information may include your name, phone number, email address, or IP address. Both the Code of Ethics and Distress Centre Calgary Policies and Procedures ensures, to the best of our ability, that we will not share any personal information about your use of Distress Centre Calgary services unless:
- You explicitly agree and provide consent to have your personal information shared for specific reasons and to specific agencies or people you want involved in assisting you.
- Distress Centre Calgary believes that you are at serious risk of harm to yourself or someone else (as determined by our risk assessment procedures), in which case we are ethically obligated to use any and all reasonable steps to prevent that serious harm. Those steps may include contacting law enforcement or other authorities.
- If you share information that indicates a child is at risk of abuse or neglect.
- We are required by law, such as a valid court order, legal subpoena or government investigation, to report information about your use of Distress Centre Calgary
Distress Centre Calgary will work with you to reduce any risks or safety concerns before sharing your personal information without your knowledge. If you have any questions about the confidentiality of our services, then please feel free to contact us at: info@stagingdc.podmarketinginc.com.
