Confidentiality Agreement:
The Voice of the Child Report Practitioner (VCRP) will not voluntarily disclose any verbal and/ or written communication that takes place during the intake appointment(s). The following exceptions apply:
a) Where information suggests an actual or perceived threat to human life and/ or safety (notify CAS for a child, notify Police for an adult);
b) Where ordered to do so by law;
c) Disclosure for my lawyer or third party advisors;
d) Where any party makes a claim or complaint against the Mediator, their staff or interns;
e) Research and/ or educational purposes (non-identifying information);
f) On written consent.
I consent to the presence of language interpreters, interns and/ or assistants for the purposes of professional training. All such observers and/ or participants are also bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the VCRP as previously outlined.
Voice of the Child Reports are a voluntary process, and any participant has the right to withdraw from the process at any time. The VCRP will not disclose if a party withdraws from the process unless that party consents to the disclosure.
I shall not record the content of any voice of the child report appointments through any means such as audio, video etc.
I shall not summons nor otherwise require the VCRP to testify and/or produce records and/ or notes in any current or future civil proceedings (including Family Court and Child Welfare Court).