What does honor and preserve confidentiality imply?

What does honor and preserve confidentiality imply?

• A. I must keep information shared by peers confidential
• B. I may disclose it to my family
• C. I may discuss it in a group
• D. I may publish it

Answer: (A)

Maintaining confidentiality means protecting the private information a peer shares with you and not revealing it without their explicit permission or a clear, legitimate exception. As a CPRS, you build trust by handling what is shared as sensitive and keeping it private unless the person agrees to disclose or there is a mandated reason to disclose (such as safety concerns or as required by policy or law). This respect for privacy supports safety, dignity, and openness in recovery. Sharing with family, discussing in a group, or publishing the information would breach confidentiality and undermine trust and the recovery process. So, keeping information shared by peers confidential is the proper approach.

Maintaining confidentiality means protecting the private information a peer shares with you and not revealing it without their explicit permission or a clear, legitimate exception. As a CPRS, you build trust by handling what is shared as sensitive and keeping it private unless the person agrees to disclose or there is a mandated reason to disclose (such as safety concerns or as required by policy or law). This respect for privacy supports safety, dignity, and openness in recovery. Sharing with family, discussing in a group, or publishing the information would breach confidentiality and undermine trust and the recovery process. So, keeping information shared by peers confidential is the proper approach.