I can tell you that psychologists, along with teachers, school administrators, doctors, nurses, dentists, therapist and others have certain rules that they must abide called “Mandated Reporting.” If a child tells the professional that they are abused or neglected, the professional must report it to the State Central Registry. The professional cannot investigate it themselves, they must report it.
Also, if a client/;patient reports to their therapist or psychologist or psychiatrist that they are considering suicide or homicide, the professional is obligated to report that to try to mitigate the circumstances (perhaps the person will be brought to a psychiatric hosppital for evaluation, is one outcome that may occur).
All professionals (doctors, dentists, etc.) must abide by HIPAA laws, which means they cannot reveal diagnoses and other information to anybody except the patient, without the patient’ s consent. For example, if you tell your boss you were out for the day because you were sick, if the boss contacts the doctor that you said you went to, the doctor cannot say “yes, he was here yesterday for a visit.”