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Desperate - therapist disclosed csa to mother

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This duty comes about by virtue of employment contract or ethical code if the T belongs to a registerin...

One way a t is legally/morally required to be under a duty to report knowledge of abuse to other authorities in the UK is where the abuser is known to be a medic, nurse, allied healthcare worker, teacher etc. It is about DBS checks and Protection of the Vulnerable surrounding "Regulated Activity". "Regulated Activity" includes a person working closely with vulnerable people in intimate situations or the worker having power over vulnerable people's lives.
The CQC and OFSTED respectively monitor health and education/adoption services in the UK. Providers of psychology services have to be registered with the CQC (so do GP surgeries). The service provider who supplies/recommends a t to work with a csa victim would require the t to report known/suspected abusers. If a t chooses not to report such an abuser then that t's professional conduct could be called into question at some point - effectively non disclosure equates to the t aiding and abetting the said abuser to continue to commit more csa crimes.
Every Local Authority in England has to have a Safeguarding of the Vulnerable Team. This Team investigates and monitors the abuse of vulnerable children and adults. Safeguarding Teams include in their workforce Specialist Social Workers and Police representatives. Such teams have the responsibility of keeping the vulnerable safe and this sometimes includes prosecuting offenders and maintaining POVA Lists of Abusers who should not be granted a DBS certificate to work with vulnerable people.
The whole system does not only include monitoring employees in the strictest sense of the word, it includes monitoring volunteers who work in charities, clubs, schools, care etc.
 
Which is why I said the duty arises out of contract or ethical code rather than being written into legislation. I’m not sure what your point is but I’m the very last person who needs a lecture on safeguarding, thanks.

effectively non disclosure equates to the t aiding and abetting the said abuser to continue to commit more csa crimes.
This is not the legal position, not is it ethical or moral. The person entirely responsible for the offences of a perpetrator is the perpetrator. There are very good, therapeutic reasons for holding confidentiality which certainly don’t amount to aiding and abetting.
 
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where the abuser is known to be a medic, nurse, allied healthcare worker, teacher etc

I wish this were the case 40 years ago when mine took place here in the United States, CAPTA was in place as federal law, and it funded and required DSS (dept of soc svcs) in each state/county to establish an investigative division where reports could be received, and proper enforcement action referred (court, police, etc.).

At the time I was a ward of the court, and placed with a for profit entity that ran group homes, I reported my abuse, only to be told to learn to live with it. At the time there was a national foster home placement crisis, and this for profit entity solved this problem, so the higher ups in DSS were happy and the lower staff (social workers) did not want to lose there jobs. So the abuse was ignored and allowed to continue.

EVEN WITH LAWS AND AGENCIES IN PLACE AND REPORTING DONE THE VULNERABLE CAN INTENTIONALLY GO UNPROTECTED BY THE VERY AGENCIES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO TAKE REPORTING, INVESTIGATE IT, AND REFER IT TO PROPER ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OR BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.

Unfortunately, this and the life that resulted has left me permanently feeling I can never be safe in any situation or with anyone. I don't even have functional body language skills because expressing period brought more abuse, especially during active abuse, It's a miserable way to exist.
 
Oh @recoveringfromptsd I am so sorry this happened to you. It is no consolation for you & the way your life has been damaged is it?
For all the new laws, policies etc now in place they cannot redress your circumstances. Even now the 'system' has flaws & victims are still sliding through the cracks.
 
Can we please take discussion of safeguarding and disclosure rules to a new thread now if people wish to continue that topic.

The OP's situation is of a therapist disclosing confidential information to friends/family members outside of any ethical requirements or safeguarding procedures.
 
I have seen my social Worker today who told me that I am well within my right to make a complaint against my therapist and that if I want to she would help me with it. Furthermore her managers are currently conduncing a inquiry/ investigation into why on earth my mother was informed as the organisation that my T works for did not follow the correct adult safeguarding procedures.
 
Well done @Star76 have been wondering how you were going. This t need's to be held accountable.
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Hiya, she is finding it very difficult. My social worker is going to my house tomorrow to talk to her about it. My social worker is also pushing for me to do a police interview. I have done one before and never want to do one again! And I think I’m to vulnerable at the moment - now is not the right time.
 
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