As your treatment with Frisky Frank continues, he begins to share with you how he has been engaging in unprotected sex with his girlfriend. Frank is seventeen, almost eighteen. You know that his parents do not approve of his girlfriend. What is your place as a therapist?

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As therapists, we do not give advice. Not to mention that our primary job is to protect the client's confidentiality as a matter of safety. By sharing with anyone, we violate that confidentiality. Terminating therapy when Frank needs your presence the most is probably not something to set up for any expectation of future relationships. Stay the course by providing Frank with a safe environment in which to explore his options.

As Your Treatment with Frisky Frank Continues, He Begins to Share