ECE 260 Confidentiality Exercise
Issue #1: Mia’s father has signed a “Release of Information” to give you permission to
contact the child psychologist who has been counseling with Mia’s parents in managing
Mia’s behavior. You have sent a written request for a summary letter and called his office
three times, leaving more detailed message each time, but he has never responded. It
appears to you that he has no intention of sharing information with you. What do you do?
If there was already permission and Mia’s dad had given me the teacher's
access information with the psychologist and if I have called three
different times, that’s when I would with the director of the school and
have a meeting. Going to speak with the director can benefit the
relationship between them because then I would feel like I am being
supported through this tough situation. Hopefully, the director and the
psychologist can try to reach out to dad while he isn’t here during pick up
but I would approach the situation gently and patiently but still get my
concerns across.
Issue #2: Ethan has been in your child care program now for 5 months. You obtained
written permission from his parents to contact his physical therapist and early
intervention specialist. His child care file includes materials from both of these
specialists, your daily notes and developmental progress reports, medical records which
his parents filled out, and your child care enrollment form. In the fall, he will go to a
special preschool half-days; the teacher calls you to request that you send her “any
information you have about Ethan which will help her in assimilating him into her class.”
What should you send her?
The information that I would send her is the goals that Ethan has reached
and is able to attain within the classroom, I would also send over his
classwork, big and small group projects, spelling, writing, and reading
skills as well. Also, I would send the teacher the assessments that we have
to do quarterly so that I can see where the class is and with this assessment
can see who may need extra help or others who may be advanced as well,
basically any documentation, medical records, physical therapy date and
times and that he will have half days and that his parents are on board as
well.
