Viveca, a case manager for people with serious physical disabilities, makes it a point to stop colleagues whenever they start talking about cases she has nothing to do with. She feels that although such information at times can be "juicy," it violates a professional's responsibility to maintain confidentiality among colleagues. This is the ethical thing to do.

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Viveca's actions align with the ethical principle of confidentiality, which mandates that professionals safeguard information about clients and only share it with others as necessary for the provision of services or as required by law.

Viveca, a Case Manager for People with Serious Physical Disabilities