As a wellness professional will likely have written personal information about their clients, it is required that __

• A. Destroy all personal records after the professional relationship has ended.
• B. Provide a copy of all paperwork to the client.
• C. Maintain privacy and keep client information secure.
• D. Keep electronic copies of the information as a backup.

Answer: (C)

Protecting client privacy and keeping information secure is a fundamental duty for wellness professionals. Clients share sensitive details about health, personal history, and circumstances, and trust hinges on knowing that those records will be kept confidential. This means limiting who can access the data, using secure methods for storing both paper records and digital files, and sharing information only with the client’s informed consent or when required by law. Destroying all records after the relationship ends isn’t automatically required and can run afoul of retention rules. Providing copies to clients should follow proper procedures if a request is made, rather than being done automatically. While keeping backups is sensible, the core obligation is safeguarding confidentiality and security of client information.