Substance

Substance Order Description a counselor workin" rel="nofollow">ing at a publicly funded alcohol and drug treatment program. Your client, Doug, attends one of your counselin" rel="nofollow">ing groups. Although he has a previous conviction and is on probation for possession of an illegal substance, he entered treatment as a voluntary client. Doug's probation officer recently learned from another probationer that Doug is in" rel="nofollow">in treatment, and the officer has sent you a letter requestin" rel="nofollow">ing that you provide a progress report and an assessment of Doug's likelihood of relapse. The probation officer will use this in" rel="nofollow">information, if favorable, to petition the court for Doug's early release from probation. Discuss your options for respondin" rel="nofollow">ing to the probation officer's request and describe what you would do. Cite relevant legal issues, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing federal confidentiality and privacy regulations in" rel="nofollow">in your discussion. Identify the specific circumstances under which you would provide the in" rel="nofollow">information requested by the probation officer. How would you handle this differently if Doug were in" rel="nofollow">involuntarily attendin" rel="nofollow">ing the group? This discussion question meets the followin" rel="nofollow">ing CACREP Standard: 5.C.3.c. Strategies for in" rel="nofollow">interfacin" rel="nofollow">ing with the legal system regardin" rel="nofollow">ing court-referred clients.