Confidentiality Laws

Confidentiality Laws Laws and ethical standards work hand in hand to protect peoples privacy, creating a safety net that guards sensitive information from misuse or exposure. Laws set the formal rulesclear, enforceable boundaries that outline what can and cannot be sharedwhile ethical standards go a step further, guiding professionals to act with integrity, respect, and compassion, even in situations where the law may not give explicit direction. Together, they build trust between individuals and the professionals who serve them, ensuring that personal details are treated with care. This protection matters because privacy is more than just a legal rightits a foundation for dignity, safety, and open communication. Without it, people may feel exposed, vulnerable, or hesitant to seek the help, care, or services they need. Objective: Take a closer look at how laws and ethical standards work together to protect peoples privacy and why that matters. Instructions: 1. Choose a field that interests yousuch as healthcare, education, counseling, or journalism and explore how confidentiality is handled there. 2. Write a 12 page paper analyzing Why confidentiality is so important in this field. The main laws or policies that set the rules for protecting private information. What can happenboth legally and ethicallyif someone breaks those rules. A real-life story of when confidentiality was breached, and what the results were. 3. Wrap it up with your own perspective: How should we balance keeping information private with other important ethical responsibilities, like keeping people safe or serving the publics right to know? 4. Please ensure that the assignment is in pdf format (docx not acceptable) and submit it using the Assignments Tool. 5. Look to the sources we have read for class for some direction in approaching this assignment. Feel free to use sources we have not used in class. 6. Make certain that you support your arguments with evidence (articles, philosophers, statistics, etc.). 7. Make sure that you explain your position/argument fully and clearly. 8. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask or see me. 9. Your paper should be 1-2 full pages in length. As with everything in class, grades will be based on quality. 10. All papers should be of a quality befitting that of students in college. Proper citation form (in text citation) must be used. Papers must be carefully proofread and edited. All papers must be single-spaced with one-inch margins, 12-point font, and Times New Roman.