Confidentiality is vital to ensure the group is safe and you can share whatever you want. All group members must commit to never discussing what another group member has said. You can talk about your personal experience being in the group to friends & partners but never talk about what another man has shared. We discuss this in more detail when the group first meets.
As professionals, we offer complete confidentiality except in the following instances:
• If we believe you are at serious risk of harming yourself or others. We would only do this in imminent circumstances, and we will try and discuss it with you first.
• Like all mental health professionals, we are mandatory reporters under NSW child protection law, which means that in a case where a child is at risk, we must report to the relevant authorities.
• We may sometimes discuss client work with a clinical supervisor. The same code of ethics and confidentiality binds our supervisors.
• Absolute confidentiality cannot be guaranteed in a group context, and participants acknowledge shared responsibility for maintaining confidentiality.
We do not keep case notes from the group.