A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of Zululand, 2008. / Confidentiality is an essential tool in a therapeutic relationship, thus, the focus of this study was based on the views and experiences of intern psychologists and registered psychologists on the concept of confidentiality in a therapeutic relationship. The researcher selected ten participants, of which four were intern psychologists and six were registered psychologists. A qualitative research method of collecting data was used in a form of an open-ended questionare. This questionare was consitituted of two quastions which formulated vignettes of participants. A phenomenomenological approach was adopted in this study to facilitate the understanding of the information gathered. The findings from the present study indicated that confidentiality in a therapeutic relationship is a confusing stance. There was a strong view that confidentiality leaves psychologists in a dilemma especially where there is conflict of interest. This was noted to be of significance that the participants believed that the clients they serve are their first priority. It was also found in this study that the lawyer-client relationship is protected as compared to a client-psychologist relationship. This study concluded with a brief discussion on the limitations of the study and recommendations of future research.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uzulu/oai:uzspace.unizulu.ac.za:10530/359 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Zungu, Cebelihle Primrose |
| Contributors | Ngcobo, H.S.B. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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