Shaniya Robinson arrives at the county social services authority for her monthly appointment with her social worker. Ms. Robinson is a 25-year-old African American woman who is receiving treatment for schizophrenia in the Adult Behavioral Health Services program. During a session, the client reports that she is experiencing a lot of stress because she is having difficulty adapting to her role as a new mother. Her five-month-old daughter Shanice is teething and cries frequently. Ms. Robinson is also struggling financially because she is currently unemployed; his mental illness makes it difficult to maintain long-term employment. And she does not receive constant support from the child's father. The combination of these interactional difficulties weighs heavily on the client who reports an increase in positive and negative symptoms (i.e. auditory hallucinations and social withdrawal). Because the client does not have insurance, she disclosed to her social worker that she was self-medicating using marijuana in an effort to manage her symptoms. Even more remarkable, the client explains that she uses the same method to soothe the baby by blowing marijuana smoke in his face. It is certain that Ms. Robinson has disclosed such information for several reasons, she wants help and she believes that any information she shares in her sessions is confidential. Confidentiality The expectation in the practitioner/client relationship is that any information disclosed is not shared with others. Emphasis is placed on confidentiality to provide the client with a safe haven in which to share traumatic events or embarrassing personal information about themselves (Krase, 2013). Disclosure of this type of sensitive information...... middle of paper ......). Marijuana and Breastfeeding: Is it safe to smoke marijuana and breastfeed? Retrieved from http://addictions.about.com/od/legalissues/a/Marijuana-And-Breastfeeding.htm?p=1Krase, K. (2013). Social workers as mandated as journalists: in conflict over confidentiality? Part IV. The new social worker. Retrieved from http://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/social-workers-as-mandated-reporters%3A/page-2.htmlLouisiana Children's Code. (nd). Accessed March 27, 2014, from http://www.nicholls.edu/frc/louisiana-chidrens-code/National Association of Social Workers (2008). NASW Code of Ethics: A Guide to the Daily Professional Conduct of Social Workers. Washington, DC: NASW. Sheafor, B. and Horejsi, C.J. (2012). Techniques and guidelines for social work practice. (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc..