Confidentiality

Confidentiality increase the likelihood that  persons in need of the program will seek assistance. It covers our trainees as well as individuals or agencies providing activities related to alcohol and drug abuse education, training, treatment, rehabilitation, research, and job searches.

IAGW does not disclose any trinee-identifying information outside of the program or outside a Qualified Service Agreement.

Disclosures may be given with consent to: medical personnel; other programs; central registries; attorneys; family and friends; third party payers; employers; and conditional release situations.

Disclosures may be given without consent for: medical emergencies; research, audit or evaluation; court order (may be oral); crime committed on premises; and child abuse or neglect.

CONFIDENTIALITY SPECIFIC TO IN A GOOD WAY

Confidentiality is important to the success of our program. Information received from one trainee is NOT shared with other trainees, or with anyone outside the staff. Information received from other staff members about our trainees is not to be shared with anyone outside the staff members of IN A GOOD WAY.

Staff members may NOT promise secrecy or confidentiality to trainees in regards to sharing information with other staff members.

We will not disclose that a trainee even resides at IAGW. If someone calls the office asking for a trainee, IAGW staff says, “if someone by that name lives here, the caller can reach them by calling the trainee cell phone or by leaving a number.”

Our staff members deserve respect for their privacy also. IN A GOOD WAY business stays within the IN A GOOD WAY staff.  IAGW does not give the home phone number of a staff member to anyone except another staff member.