Scenario 1: You are working as an Induvial provider (IP) in a client’s apartment. You have a difficult day at a client’s home while working with them that day. They didn’t want any help with any of their activities of daily living, had explosive diarrhea and has been shouting at you the whole shift. As you leave their apartment you run into one of the client’s friends in the elevator. When the friend asks question’s regarding your client’s day health.
Do you disclose any information about the client health or day to the friend? Explain.
What legal right protects the client from you disclosing private information?
**Hint: You can refer to module 2 lesson 2 Confidentiality (page 19) to help guide you in answering these questions. **