Disclosures
Scene Summary and Themes
This scene portrays an instance of a possible inappropriate disclosure. A graduate supervisor (Terry) may have revealed the mental health condition of one student to another student (Daniel). Daniel is uncomfortable with the possible disclosure and wonders if Terry has told others about Daniel’s own PTSD. He turns to Paul, a staff member in their institution’s accessibility and diversity unit, to discuss how he feels about what happened and explore possible resolutions.
[CW // depictions of systemic ableism, student in crisis, possible violation of privacy]
Characters:
- Daniel – graduate student
- Paul – accessibility and diversity staff member
- Terry – Daniel’s supervisor (not seen)
Potential themes for discussion:
Prompting participants to consider how the dynamics of the situation might be different if Daniel had a visible disability instead can lead to a particularly fruitful line of discussion.
- Personal disclosure
- Privacy violations
- Confidentiality
- Minority representation
- Unclear communication
- Accessibility/accommodations
- Conceptions of disability
- Invisible/visible disability
- Neurodiversity
- Safe/inclusive space messaging
