While the duty of confidentiality allows disclosure in certain
situations, such as when disclosure is necessary
to abide by a court order, the
privilege, if it
applies to a communication, prevents court compulsion.
This curriculum helps foster, adoptive, step or birth parents: 1) Discover how disruptive behavior can be changed, whatever a child's age; 2) Recognize «acting out» and «hidden» behaviors and know how
to respond
to both; 3) Understand the nature of positive, effective discipline and how
to apply it using encouragement, behavior contracts, time out, setting limits and removing
privileges; 4) Practice using these tools by working with a DVD portraying realistic family
situations; 5) Know when
to call for help and where
to get help; 6) Experience cooperation in the home — and enjoy being parents.