Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Creighton Law Review
Publication Date
1997
Page Number
319
Keywords
social workers; confidential communications; evidence
Disciplines
Evidence | Law | Law and Society
Abstract
Part I of this Article reviews the Jaffee decision.' Part II discusses the meaning of the Supreme Court's opinion, focusing on the Court's analysis of the important interests at stake in recognizing the asserted testimonial privilege. In Part II, this Article argues that the Court followed the intent of Congress in crafting a psychotherapist- patient privilege. Furthermore, the extension of the privilege to cover confidential communications made to social workers indicates that there is room for further development of the privilege. In Part III, the Article argues that Jaffee provides the foundation for recognition of a counselor-battered woman privilege in federal court.
Recommended Citation
Michael Bressman,
Jaffee v. Redmond: Towards Recognition of a Federal Counselor-Battered Woman Privilege, 30 Creighton Law Review. 319
(1997)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/faculty-publications/166