Ethical Emma and Safety Sam are great people to have around in your practice. Still, every now and then, like any old married couple, they can get into a heated debate. You work with a sixteen-year-old who shares that he smokes a little and drinks a little. To keep your internal therapist couple happy, you would choose to:

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Keeping the therapist couple happy would mean assessing for safety by evaluating for context, while keeping in mind that your obligation to keep things confidential ends when his safety is threatened. So long as he understands this, you will be able to continue building a relationship with him, even when assessing for danger.

Ethical Emma and Safety Sam Are Great People to Have