When counseling minors, __________ confidentiality rights belong to the child, but __________ confidentiality rights belong to the parent.

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Counseling minors requires balancing the legal and ethical rights of both the child and their parent. Legally, minors do not have the same confidentiality rights as adults, which means that counselors have a legal obligation to report certain things to parents or authorities. However, ethically, counselors also have a responsibility to protect the privacy and autonomy of their minor clients. Therefore, while the child's confidentiality rights belong to the child, the counselor must also consider the parent's legal rights to be informed in certain situations. So, the best answer would be D, where ethical confidentiality rights belong to the child and legal confidentiality rights belong to the parent.

When Counseling Minors, __________ Confidentiality Rights Belong to the Child