Confidentiality Agreement for Workshop Participants

Ackerman Institute for the Family: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND PROMISE OF CONFIDENTIALITY 

By registering for this course/workshop you agree to all of the following terms:

This workshop content is intended solely for the use of licensed mental health care professionals, interns, trainees, and students involved in psychotherapy, family therapy, and similar professions. This content contains training in the theory and practice of Family Therapy and Psychotherapy and excerpts from or descriptions of actual clinical therapy sessions with clients, as well as descriptions of clients and their treatment. These clients have graciously and generously consented to this use of their experiences.  

By registering for this course/workshop, you agree to the following terms: 

  • No recording of any clinical material shown during the workshop
  • If viewing on-demand, you agree to view this workshop in a private setting 
  • Do not share any information about the patients depicted in this content that might lead to someone identifying these clients

Professionals also respect the work of their colleagues. Therefore, you are agreeing not to infringe on the intellectual property contained in and constituted by this content. For example, do not copy this content or share or distribute it in any way.

You also agree to respect the spirit in which your fellow professionals offer this content. Client responses and outcomes will always vary based on the individual, family, and many other factors. Therefore, you are agreeing that you understand that the practices and techniques discussed in this content do not guarantee any particular patient outcome and that the Ackerman Institute for the Family and its advisors, faculty, and staff (collectively, “the Institute”) are accepting no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any actions, omissions, injuries or damages by or of you or any third party. In addition, you agree that the Institute is not providing you with professional advice of any kind; does not owe you or your clients any expert, professional, heightened, special, or fiduciary duty of any kind; and is not responsible for the statements or misstatements of others, intentional or otherwise.

IN NO EVENT WILL THE INSTITUTE, OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WITHIN THE INSTITUTE, OR DEPICTED IN THIS CONTENT BE LIABLE IN CONTRACT, IN TORT (INCLUDING FOR ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE), OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY) FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES, LOSS OF USE, OR SIMILAR ECONOMIC LOSS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, CONTENT IN, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE CONTENT YOU ARE LICENSING.


For questions, please email us at workshops@ackerman.org