Limits+of+Confidentiality

One of the most important parts of being a school counselor is being able to talk to students about personal things. Most of what students tell me can be kept confidential, parents please allow your child to have some control over confidentiality. I am required to violate that confidentiality if a student tells me one of the following things:
 * If he or she is planning to hurt himself or herself
 * If he or she is planning to hurt someone else
 * If he or she is being abused and neglected