My child is in YSB counselling. Are the sessions confidential, or will the counsellor share what was discussed with me?

Youth aged 12 and older can receive confidential counselling services without a parent’s consent. However, there are some situations when safety concerns outweigh the right to privacy. So if a youth tells a counsellor that somebody under the age of 16 is being hurt by somebody else or that he or she is thinking about self-harm or harming others, we do not need consent to share that information with parents and other authorities. All other details revealed in counselling are confidential unless the youth waives the right to privacy and consents to his or her information being shared.