Under what condition can L reveal the substance of H's request to W?

• A. Only if both clients consent to waive both confidentiality and decision-making disclosure rules
• B. If the court orders disclosure
• C. If W requests it
• D. Never

Answer: (A)

This item hinges on how confidentiality works when more than one client is involved. In such cases, information shared by one client remains confidential unless both clients agree to override that protection. The key is that a professional cannot disclose the substance of a client’s request unless there is a mutual waiver from both clients that covers both confidentiality and any rules about sharing a decision-making process.

So, the best condition is that both clients explicitly consent to waive both protections. That mutual consent ensures that neither client’s privacy or autonomy in the decision-making process is being compromised without agreement. Without that two-way waiver, sharing the content would breach the confidentiality and the related decision-making disclosure rules.