SummarySchool psychologists have numerous legal and ethical obligations to students and their parents. During counseling sessions and other therapeutic interventions in schools, confidentiality and privacy issues for the student may arise. Before performing and providing treatment services, they must notify the child's parents or legal guardians to approve the services planned by the school psychologists. When working with children it can be very difficult to explain to them their rights and then explain to them their lack of rights if their parents want information. The fortunate thing is that most families will respect their children's privacy and not question school psychologists while a small percentage of parents can. What may be difficult for some school psychology students and certified school psychologists to understand is that the child is not their only client, but the parents are. Due to the law and ethics governing the treatment of minors in schools, parents and/or legal guardians have the right to know what their child is experiencing throughout the school day. If a school psychologist offers counseling sessions to a child, he or she must obtain permission from the parent. To get their parent's permission, they may need to inform them of certain information that the child may consider private. When meeting with students in counseling situations, the first step is to explain the limits of confidentiality. School psychologists will explain to the student that they will keep information expressed during counseling sessions private unless three things happen. The three things are safety, middle of paper......details between school psychologists and the child for the well-being of the child. This will affect the learner's future work. This specialist has difficulty accepting the concept that the parent is the client and not the child. This learner believes that to make a difference in the life of a child or adolescent, you must trust them, and betraying that trust will be very difficult even if the parent or guardian asks for it. This learner will find themselves practicing vague responses to the parent. Another method this learner will use is that when writing notes during counseling sessions, it will be very vague. This learner will not write verbatim notes of what the student says, so if a parent or guardian asks for these notes, they will not be able to know what the child's words were but will be able to see that child's projects. learning for the student and what topics were covered instead..