confidentiality

Little that goes on in groups becomes public knowledge, primarily because of the integrity of the participants and the awareness of the harm that gossip can cause. There is an implied, unspoken, but well-accepted agreement about this among the participants. However, there are no guarantees of confidentiality from other participants.

As a practical matter, The Wellness Community (TWC) cannot enforce confidentiality among participants. During group sessions, participants share their feelings in order to get feedback and wisdom from each other.

The facilitators, of course, are bound by their professional standards for confidentiality and never discuss personal issues of participants outside of The Wellness Community. However, they will discuss group meetings in TWC’s weekly supervisory sessions with their peers to gain insights that they may bring back to the group meeting. We all benefit from the process of multiple viewpoints and shared experiences.