​Read the paragraph and answer the questions below


​Psychotherapists recognise that the law is generally in place to uphold client-therapist confidentiality however, there are situations that may occur where the therapist is under obligation to break that confidence. This obligation can vary depending upon where the therapist is practising and it may occur as a result of their employment contract or of the law. Where such an issue does occur, the therapist is expected to firstly try and discuss the presenting issue with their client; however, in situations where the factors under consideration are particularly urgent, it is accepted that this cannot always be the case.  
 
Legitimate breaches of confidentiality relate to circumstances where the information the client has shared relates to acts of terrorism; information of this nature must be reported. There are other circumstances where breaching confidentiality maybe considered legitimate, for example, in the case of serious crime or suspected child abuse. Individual employers and independent therapists have their own boundaries but must agree this contractually with their client at the outset of the therapeutic relationship.
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