Confidentiality

The ethics of the counseling profession require that all services offered by University Counseling Services (UCS) are confidential. Simply put, this means that, within ethical limitations, students who utilize our services are guaranteed that information concerning them will not be released to offices or departments outside UCS without the student's express written permission, except in cases of imminent danger or as otherwise required by law.

If you refer students to UCS, you should be aware that we will be unable to answer any questions you have about that student's contact with us without his/her written consent. If you have information you think we should know about a student who may or may not be utilizing our services, do not hesitate to contact us; we will be happy to listen to your concerns but we will be unable to provide any information about specific students.

The same guarantee of confidentiality extends to university employees who might make use of our referral service.