10/28/2026
A social worker wrote a letter about a custody case, sharing confidential therapy details with a parent’s attorney without consent. The result was a Board complaint, a license suspension and probation, and more than $9,000 in defense costs.
This case study walks through what happened, how the Board evaluated mandated reporting against the risk of improper disclosure, and what social workers can learn about confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and managing their own emotional reactions in high conflict family cases.
Read the full case study and see key takeaways for social workers: https://brnw.ch/21x6JJs