Marcos and the Duty to Warn | Threat Assessment, Confidentiality & Crisis Ethics Explained

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🎥 Video Title: Marcos and the Duty to Warn | Crisis Ethics in Action

In this educational video from Your.Hopeful.Healing.Pathways, we explore a complex crisis scenario involving Marcos—a court-mandated client with a history of violent outbursts. When Marcos makes a potentially threatening statement during a counseling session, the ethical and legal dilemma becomes clear: Does the clinician have a duty to warn?

🔍 In this breakdown, we address:

How to identify red flags in client behavior

The Tarasoff duty to warn and protect

Best practices for documentation, supervision, and referrals

Crisis worker safety strategies

The ethical tension between confidentiality and public safety

Cultural reflections and self-awareness in clinical judgment
🛡️ This video is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for legal advice. It is based on content from A Guide to Crisis Intervention by Kristi Kanel and grounded in principles from the NASW Code of Ethics, Black’s Law Dictionary, and California state law.

📚 References are listed below for your further learning.

Created by Brandon Harmison | Your.Hopeful.Healing.Pathways
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🔖 Timestamps

00:00 – Intro: Marcos and the Duty to Warn
00:42 – Presenting the Case: Marcos’s Background
01:24 – Identifying Red Flags in Client Behavior
02:07 – Threat Assessment: Ideation, Plan, Means, Access
03:00 – Tarasoff v. Regents: Legal Duty to Warn
03:45 – Required Actions: Consult, Document, Refer, Warn
04:33 – Example Documentation: What to Record
05:15 – Ensuring Clinician Safety in Threatening Sessions
06:04 – Personal Reflection: Cultural Values and Bias
06:55 – Ethical Balancing: Confidentiality vs. Public Safety
07:35 – What if Marcos Were a Minor or Undocumented?
08:12 – Summary & Ethical Takeaways
08:50 – Outro and Educational Disclaimer
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#Confidentiality #ThreatAssessment #NASWCodeOfEthics
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📚 References

Kanel, K. (2022). A Guide to Crisis Intervention (6th ed.). Cengage Learning.

NASW (2021). NASW Code of Ethics. National Association of Social Workers.

Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California, 17 Cal.3d 425 (1976).

Black’s Law Dictionary (11th ed.). (2019). Thomson Reuters.

California Welfare and Institutions Code § 5328 & § 5150-5155 (regarding confidentiality and danger to others).

NASW Legal Defense Fund. (n.d.). Standards for Duty to Warn and Protect.

American Counseling Association (2014). ACA Code of Ethics, Section B.2.a–B.2.c.
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